[1] The NRC was launched in 2014, reinstating the national competition after the Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) was discontinued following the first season in 2007.

[6] Regional centres such as Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Maryborough and Charters Towers established their own rugby unions in the 1880s and 1890s.

[8] While the format of competition has varied over time, City-Country matches between the Brisbane and Queensland Country representative teams have remained regular fixtures since.

[10] The Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Aces said that the team had selected a name that would embrace the various stakeholders at club level.

The team had incurred significant financial losses, with an average home attendance for the season of just 1,428, the lowest in the ARC.

[2] On 24 March 2014, it was announced that the Queensland Country and Brisbane City teams would play in the NRC competition.

[26] The team has scheduled home matches at the following locations: The squad for the 2019 NRC season: Notes: National Rugby Championship Australian Rugby Championship (Aces) Props Hookers Locks Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves Centres Wingers Fullbacks

Props Hookers Locks Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves Centres Wingers Fullbacks

Props Hookers Locks Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves Centres Wingers Fullbacks

Props Hookers Locks Back row Halfbacks Flyhalves Centres Wings Fullbacks