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| Founded | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | Australian Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Gold Coast, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Region | Brisbane South and southern Queensland | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s) | Carrara Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 22,000[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | John Boe | |||||||||||||||||
| Captain | TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| League | Australian Rugby Championship | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
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The East Coast Aces are an Australian rugby union football club that played in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU is the governing body of Rugby union in Australia. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of The Australian Rugby Championship or ARC (also known as the Mazda Australian Rugby Championship or the Mazda Championship for sponsorship Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The Australian Rugby Championship or ARC (also known as the Mazda Australian Rugby Championship or the Mazda Championship for sponsorship The Aces were formed as one of Queenslands' two clubs that will participate in the inaugural season of the championship, starting in August of 2007. Based in Carrara Stadium, on the Gold Coast, they represent the southside of Brisbane, as well as the south of Queensland, in Australia's domestic club competition. Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The team colors are black, blue and gold and their local rivals are the Ballymore Tornadoes. Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Gold, also called golden, is a Yellowish orange Color which is a representation of the color of the element The Ballymore Tornadoes were an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now-defunct Australian Rugby Championship.
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History
The inaugural Australian Rugby Championship, starting in August 2007 will include 8 teams, of which 2 will be based in Queensland. August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The name, logo and team colors were unveiled on 14, February 2007, by the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU). February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby union in the Australian state of Queensland. [2] Steering Committee Chairman for the Aces said the team had selected a name that would embrace the various stakeholders at club level. [2] He added that "Our team will draw on players and supporters from Cairns to Coolangatta – and possibly even rugby fans in northern NSW - in what is an exciting development for the code in Queensland,". [2] Details regarding the teams jerseys and coaches are yet to be revealed.
On February 23 John Boe was announced as the coach of the Aces, a former All Black and World Cup coach (leading Samoa at the 2003 tournament as well as in the past being assistant coach at both the Chiefs and the Highlanders. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition The national Rugby union team of Samoa is called Manu Samoa (the name of a famous Samoan chief some 10 generations ago The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England. [3] Boe is also head coach at the Breakers - one of the Ace's feeder teams. [3] The selection process of Queensland's (Aces and Tornadoes) two coaches were overseen by Reds head coach Phil Mooney. [3]
Stadium
The East Coast Aces will play at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast. Carrara Stadium or Carrara Sports Complex is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. [4] Carrara has a capaity of around 22,000. The Carrara Stadium is located in the Carrara suburb of the Gold Coast metropolitan area. Carrara is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Australia located on the southern bank of the Nerang River. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. Built over an old Cricket oval, the current incarnation of the stadium dates back from 1986. ICC standard dimensions These are the standard requirements as per the ICC standard test match ODI and 20-20 playing conditions Playing area minimum from boundary to Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Since then, many sports have been played there, including Australian rules football (AFL), Australian Rugby League (ARL) and National Rugby League (NRL) competitions. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia The Queensland Reds played two pre-season matches at the venue during 2007. The Queensland Reds (for sponsorship reasons referred to as QR Queensland Reds) represent Queensland in the sport of Rugby union. At one point it was rumored that both of Queenslands teams in the competition would play out of Ballymore Stadium. Ballymore Stadium is the name of a Rugby union stadium situated in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. [5][6] However, in November of 2006 it was confirmed that the location of the teams stadium would be on the Gold Coast. Carrara is also the home ground of the Gold Coast Titans (also starting in 2007) and is also used for AFL matches. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
Franchise area
The team will draw on players aligned with clubs from the south side of the Brisbane River that compete in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition (which will run prior to the start of the ARC season). The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Queensland Premier Rugby is a club Rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. These clubs include; Easts Tigers, Souths, Sunnybank and the Gold Coast Breakers. The Easts Tigers are a Rugby union club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Souths are an Australian Rugby union club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Sunnybank are an Australian Rugby union club currently competing in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition The Gold Coast Breakers are an Australian Rugby union club based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The team will also draw on players from the Queensland Country Heelers - the state's Australian Rugby Shield team. The Queensland Country Heelers are the team representing Queensland in the Australian Rugby Shield competition The Telstra Australian Rugby Shield is a national Rugby union competition intended to unearth new talent and foster rugby union development
Current squad
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Records
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| Year | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | Bonus (4 tries) |
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| 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 163 | 343 | -180 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | Did Not Compete |
Head coaches
John Boe (2007)
Captains
- Lloyd johansson (2007)
See also
References
- ^ Carrara Stadium. Lloyd Johansson (b February 5, 1985 in Melbourne, Australia) born to Lloyd 'Loiti' Johansson Snr and Maria ' Malia' Johansson the part Caleb Brown (b 8/03/1987 in Gold Coast Australia) is an Australian Rugby union player who plays on the wing for the Queensland Reds in the international Chris Latham (born 8 September 1975 is an Australian Rugby union player who plays for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds Nic Berry (born 13 March, 1984 in Brisbane) is an Australian Rugby union footballer LLM Communications was a political lobbying firm founded in 1997 by Neal Lawson, Ben Lucas, and Jonathan Mendelsohn. Quade Cooper is an Australian Rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby union in the Australian state of Queensland. The Queensland Reds (for sponsorship reasons referred to as QR Queensland Reds) represent Queensland in the sport of Rugby union. Queensland Premier Rugby is a club Rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. austadiums. com. Retrieved on 22 February 2007. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ a b c ARC Team names and logos announced. qru. com. au. Retrieved on 20 February 2007. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ a b c Former Wallaby and ex-AB to coach new Qld national teams. qru. com. au (February 23, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
- ^ Team locations & grounds. rugby. com. au. Retrieved on 22 February 2007. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Two Brisbane rugby teams crazy: Connolly. SMH. Retrieved on 24 August 2006. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ New competition vital for Wallabies. The Australian. Retrieved on 25 August 2006. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- East Coast Aces on QRU. com. au
- Australian Rugby Championship on rugby. com. au
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