Nickname(s) The Bears Colours Maroon White Coach Carl Briggs Date founded 1934 | Website burleighbears.com CEO Damian Driscoll Premiership 3 | |
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Full name Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club Ltd. | ||
The Burleigh Bears are an Australian professional rugby league football club based on the Gold Coast, Australia. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. Since their admission to the competition in 1997, the club has appeared in 5 grand finals, winning three - 1999, 2004, 2016 and won the minor premiership twice - 2003, 2004. The team's leagues club and home ground, Pizzey Park, are located in the Gold Coast suburb of Miami. They currently serve as one of the feeder clubs for the Gold Coast Titans. The Gold Coast Titans Ambassadors are Jamie Dowling & Nate Myles.
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History
Formed in 1934 by Bob Singh, the Burleigh Bears are one of the oldest rugby league clubs in Australia. Originally based out of Rudd Park in Burleigh, the Bears relocated to Currumbin in 1959 after a nine-year cessation. In 1971, they relocated, this time to their current home, Pizzey Park, in Burleigh's neighbouring suburb of Miami.
Originally, the Bears competed in the Gold Coast Group 18 competition, before they were admitted to the state's top competition, the Queensland Cup, in 1997. Current Fiji head coach, Rick Stone, coached the Bears for 13 seasons, leading them to two premierships, in 1999 and 2004.
The Bears have had an affiliation with the Gold Coast Titans since 2007. The Bears briefly became a feeder side to the Brisbane Broncos in 2008, before aligning back to the Titans in 2009.
Queensland Cup
2014 squad
The Burleigh Bears are a feeder side for the Gold Coast Titans. Players that don't make the Titans first grade team play for Burleigh. The following Titans contracted players have played for Burleigh so far in 2014: Matt Beddow, Anthony Don, Mark Ioane, Siuatonga Likiliki, Steve Michaels and Brad Takairangi.