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 21st January 2025.
Send an EOI to juniors@gpsrugby.com.au.
Registrations for 2025 will open 22nd January through Rugby Xplorer
Competing in Queensland Premier Rugby competition, the Colts season runs across 18 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 80 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 Nicholas Baker - Australian U20s
Queensland Premier Rugby Colts
2025 Colts Coaching Set-Up
Lightning Cup Wayne Londema, Michael Richards, Peter Collins, Nick Styman
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 HC: Kieran Johnston (Former GPS 1st Grade) AC: Joe Tomane (Former Wallaby, ACT Brumbies, Melbourne Storm)
Colts 1 HC: John Gabbett (2024 1st Grade Attack Coach) 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
2024 Colts Representative Honours
Australian U20
James Martens
Super Rugby U19
Reuben Downes - QLD Reds
Jude Knapp - QLD Reds
James Prole - QLD Reds
Avery Thomson - QLD Reds
Matthew Ribot-de-Bresac - ACT Brumbies