The Cyril Connell Challenge is an under-16 competition administered by the Queensland Rugby League.

The 2020 competition was ultimately cancelled in the wake of the COVID pandemic before the tournament re-commenced in a round robin format for the 2021 season.

In the 2016 season, the Cyril Connell Cup consisted of sixteen clubs: fifteen based within Queensland and one in Victoria.

In 2021 The Cyril Connell Challenge comprised 15 teams from across the state split into 3 pools.

Tweed Heads Seagulls and Redcliffe Dolphins finished equal top of the ladder after going undefeated during their campaigns.