Rugby league · Queensland

Rugby league training for east Brisbane, bayside & Redlands

From Coorparoo out to the bay and across to the islands, Brisbane’s east has two Cup clubs with long histories — the Tigers since 1917, as Coorparoo, and the Seagulls at Kougari Oval. Which one your club belongs to decides the program you trial for.

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Short answer

Brisbane’s east is shared by two Queensland Cup clubs. The Brisbane Tigers — Easts until 2020 — play at Langlands Park in Coorparoo, and their juniors still play as Eastern Suburbs Tigers. The Wynnum Manly Seagulls’ affiliated junior clubs are Wynnum Manly, Capalaba Warriors, Redlands, North Stradbroke Island, Russell Island, Beenleigh and Slacks Creek. Both field Cyril Connell Cup (under-17) and Mal Meninga Cup (under-19) teams.

Your pathway

Which club your address belongs to

Two Queensland Cup clubs run the junior representative pathway in the east.

Brisbane Tigers
At Langlands Park, Coorparoo. Founded as Coorparoo in 1917, Eastern Suburbs from 1933, Brisbane Tigers from 2020. Juniors play as Eastern Suburbs Tigers.
Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Bayside. Affiliated juniors: Wynnum Manly, Capalaba Warriors, Redlands, North Stradbroke Island, Russell Island Stingrays, Beenleigh and Slacks Creek.

Catchments follow the junior club you play for. If your club sits near a boundary, the Cup club or your junior club can confirm which program you trial for.

How the rugby league pathway works, step by step →

Where you play

The competitions

Cyril Connell Cup and Mal Meninga Cup
The Tigers’ and Seagulls’ under-17 and under-19 teams.
Junior Rugby League Brisbane
Club junior football, March to September.
BRL Premier A Grade
Brisbane’s top community competition.
Queensland Cup sides here
Brisbane Tigers
Queensland Cup, at Langlands Park.
Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Queensland Cup, at Kougari Oval.
Your first ten minutes

Set it up for East Brisbane, bayside & Redlands

Four things, in the order the app asks them. None of them needs a coach.

Choose rugby league, then your team nights

Onboarding asks “When do you train with your team?” Pick your club nights — Cyril Connell Cup and Mal Meninga Cup or wherever you play — and your gym and conditioning are scheduled around them, lighter the day after a big one. Tell it your equipment and any niggles and every exercise is fitted to both.

Match the program to your league’s start

The app treats November to February as rugby league pre-season and March to October as the season. A junior rep player whose games start in February can set their phase to in-season early. The phase lives in Program → Your year.

Know your numbers on day one

Your first testing session is ready immediately: Bronco test, Bench press 1RM, Weighted chin-up 3RM, Back squat 1RM, Standing vertical jump. It is re-run every 8 weeks, and the results re-price your training weights and conditioning paces.

Put your suburb on the board

In Social → Town, set where you train. Your minutes count toward that town’s weekly conditioning and strength top-10 boards — only the town is kept, never your location.

CoorparooCarinaCannon HillWynnumManlyCapalabaClevelandBeenleighSlacks Creek

Starting now

What you start with, by the month you join

Every block is four weeks — three building, one deload — so a free month is one complete block. The rugby league calendar and conditions are on the Brisbane guide.

Jan
Pre-season
Max-strength block
Feb
Pre-season
Max-strength block
Mar
In-season
Maintenance block
Apr
In-season
Maintenance block
May
In-season
Maintenance block
Jun
In-season
Maintenance block
Jul
In-season
Maintenance block
Aug
In-season
Maintenance block
Sep
In-season
Maintenance block
Oct
In-season
Maintenance block
Nov
Pre-season
Max-strength block
Dec
Pre-season
Max-strength block
Read from the app: the season phase a new rugby league account starts in, and the first four-week block it runs.
For coaches

Coaching a side in East Brisbane, bayside & Redlands?

A club licence is A$8 per player, per month (minimum 5), and every player on it gets full Train Smart membership at no cost to them. You write the block once, it lands in each player’s app, and the console shows who actually did it.

FAQ

Rugby league in East Brisbane, bayside & Redlands: questions

What happened to Easts in the Queensland Cup?
Eastern Suburbs rebranded as the Brisbane Tigers in 2020. The senior side plays as Brisbane Tigers and the juniors as Eastern Suburbs Tigers, at Langlands Park in Coorparoo.
Which junior clubs are affiliated with the Wynnum Manly Seagulls?
Wynnum Manly, Capalaba Warriors, Redlands, North Stradbroke Island, Russell Island Stingrays, Beenleigh and Slacks Creek.
Sources

Where these facts come from

Checked September 2026. Zones, grades and dates change — if something here is out of date, the governing body is right and we are wrong.

  1. Brisbane Tigers
  2. Wynnum Manly Seagulls — affiliate clubs
  3. Queensland Cup — 2026 clubs and season
  4. QRL — 2026 junior representative draws

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Turn up to round one already fit

Pick rugby league, tell it your team nights, and your first block and testing session are ready before you leave the car park.

One month free, then A$24.99/month. Cancel any time. iPhone and iPad.