The 2025 Rugby League Gold Coast (RLGC) Grand Final capped off a season of growth, new ideas, and stronger connections right across the game.<\/p>\n
The Gold Coast has shown what\u2019s possible when professional clubs and community competitions work side by side to create genuine opportunities for young players.<\/p>\n
Last year, the Titans partnered with RLGC to launch a new framework for the Under 13 and Under 14 boys\u2019 age groups.<\/p>\n
From that came the Titans Challenge – a competition designed to bridge the gap between junior development and more structured, results-driven footy.<\/p>\n
The model has been a game-changer, balancing competition with development and supporting players at different stages of maturity and experience.<\/p>\n
To recognise the Titans\u2019 history, each division was named after a former player – a powerful way to link past and present and give young players a sense of pride in the jersey.<\/p>\n
None of this progress would be possible without the QRL and NRL, whose governance and support have been central to lifting these competitions to a new level.<\/p>\n
2025 Titans Challenge \u2013 Competition Names & Results<\/p>\n
U13 Preston Campbell Division 1\u00a0\u2013 Burleigh def. Tugun 12\u201310
U13 Anthony Don Division 2\u00a0\u2013 Runaway Bay def. Coomera 36\u20136
U13 Ryan James Challenge\u00a0\u2013 Nerang def. Ormeau 52\u20134
U14 Clinton Toopi Division 1\u00a0\u2013 Helensvale def. Burleigh 16\u201312
U14 Anthony Laffranchi Division 2\u00a0\u2013 Beaudesert def. Burleigh 32\u20136
U14 Brad Myers Challenge\u00a0\u2013 Currumbin def. Runaway Bay 24\u201316<\/p>\n
2025 RLGC Grand Final \u2013 Winners & Runners Up<\/p>\n
U15 Division 1\u00a0\u2013 Coomera def. Runaway Bay 32\u20134
U15 Division 2\u00a0\u2013 Coomera def. Mudgeeraba 20\u20136
U16 Division 1\u00a0\u2013 Southport def. Coomera 36\u20134
U16 Division 2\u00a0\u2013 Currumbin def. Helensvale 28\u201320<\/p>\n
Rising Participation<\/p>\n
Participation across the region has continued to climb year-on-year:
Total participation (Junior & Senior):\u00a0\u2191 4.12%
Junior Male participation:\u00a0\u2191 8.11%
Junior Female participation:\u00a0\u2191 2.3%<\/p>\n
These results highlight the Coast\u2019s ongoing commitment to creating accessible and sustainable pathways for every young person who wants to play rugby league.<\/p>\n
Partnership in Action<\/p>\n
The collaboration between RLGC and the Titans continues to deliver both on and off the field – from co-branded competitions and improved grading processes to stronger pathways for boys and girls, and a clearer bridge from community into elite footy.<\/p>\n
Renee Cohen, Titans General Manager of Community and Game Development, said the partnership is built on a genuine commitment to young people and their futures.<\/p>\n
“The Gold Coast Titans are committed to building pathways that give every young person the chance to succeed in rugby league. We\u2019re incredibly proud of what our partnership with RLGC has achieved – it\u2019s about creating real opportunities for kids, giving them a pathway to develop as players and as people. By working together, we\u2019ve built a competition that strengthens clubs, brings the community closer and ensures every young person has the chance to grow, thrive and fall in love with the game.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s been a fantastic year for junior rugby league on the Coast and this is only the beginning.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 Rugby League Gold Coast (RLGC) Grand Final capped off a season of growth, new ideas, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-231383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-national-rugby-league","11":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","12":"tag-nrl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}