[3] Gold Coast representative teams play under the name "Cyclones" in a range of rugby competitions for senior and junior players.

The club was registered with the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) after a positive response at the initial foundation meeting in late 1964.

This meeting was attended by people such as Tom Perrin who had represented Australia both in Rugby Union and Rugby League, Nap Palmer, the brother of Brian Palmer the ex Australian Coach, Ken Hughes, Paul Perrin (son of Tom, who played for Australia against Japan and France)...The Gold Coast team's first season of rugby was in the 1965 Queensland Subbies competition, playing out of Rudd Park in Burleigh Heads.

[6] The team managed to defeat the eventual premiers GPS on their home ground but did not win any other matches for the season.

Coached by ex-Wallaby Alan Ware, the Surfers Paradise club played their first home games on the grounds of The Southport School.