Colts Rugby
“GPS is a place people enjoying coming to, enjoy training at and a place where players can experience success”
Lightning Cup Series
The Lightning Cup series is a BJRU governed event catering for players at an U18 level.
6-week competition across February and early March.
The squad will commence training on the 6th January 2025.
Send an EOI to juniors@gpsrugby.com.au.
Registrations for 2025 will open 18th December through Rugby Xplorer
Competing in Queensland Premier Rugby competition, the Colts season runs across 16 weeks and is a key pathway to Premier Grade rugby. GPS competes in the QPR Colts 1, Colts 2, Colts 3 and Colts 4 competitions, catering for all abilities and commitments. The club has experienced great success through Colts and have won 16 Colts premierships across the 4 Colts grades. In the last decade, more than 50 players have graduated through the Colts program and into the Premier Grade Side.
Notable GPS Colts Graduates
Anthony Herbert - Wallaby #660 Daniel Herbert - Wallaby #715 Ben Tune - Wallaby #727 Daniel Heenan - Wallaby #784 Samu Kerevi - Wallaby #893 Nick Frisby - Wallaby #894 James Tuttle - Qld Reds Campbell Magnay - Qld Reds Emosi Tuqiri - Fiji Drua Floyd Aubrey - Qld Reds
Queensland Premier Rugby Colts
2025 Colts Coaching Set-Up
Lightning Cup Michael Richards (2018 1st Grade Premiership Captain, 100 1st Grade Matches, 200 Club Matches)
Colts 4 Garry Rowe & Glen Wright (2024 Colts 4 Coaching Staff)
Colts 3 Paul Stephens & John Pye (2023/24 Colts 3 Coaching Staff - Semi Finalists 2024)
Colts 2 Joe Tomane (Former Wallaby, ACT Brumbies, Melbourne Storm)
Colts 1 HC: Stephen Meehan (Former GPS 1st Grade, Qld Reds, Bath, Stade Francais) Set-Piece + Forwards: Matt Mafi (Colts 1 Assistant 2024) Contact: Waita Setu (Colts 1 Assistant 2024)
Old Boys Scholarship
The GPS Old Boys Rugby Scholarship was introduced in 2021 and is designed to support outstanding new and continuing 18 to 20-year-old male and female players who have demonstrated exceptional ability in rugby to combine a trade/tertiary education with high-performance sport. This scholarship is awarded based on the yearly available funding from donors. Amounts are awarded in consideration of the athlete’s highest level of sports achievement. This Scholarship has a one-year term and is open to new and continuing players.
2025 Recipients
George Griffiths - Toowoomba Grammar School Spencer Alcock - The Southport School Ewald Kruger - Toowoomba Grammar School Avery Thomson - Brisbane Boy’s College
Applications for the 2025 Season will open November 1st, 2024
2024 Colts Representative Honours
Australian U18
Ewald Kruger
Avery Thomson
Queensland U19
George Griffiths
Harry Gould
Queensland U18
Ewald Kruger
Avery Thomson
Chris Jansen
BJRU Lightning Cup Dream Team
Liam Meade
Dexter Webster
Matthew Condon