The Hastings Deering Colts was a junior rugby league competition based in Queensland, contested among teams made up of players aged 21 or under.

The competition, which was won by the Redcliffe Dolphins, ran over nine-weeks, alongside the Mal Meninga Cup, and featured all 15 teams who would eventually participate in the Hastings Deering Colts.

[1] On 9 October 2018, the Victoria Thunderbolts left the competition after one season to return to the NSWRL setup, joining the Jersey Flegg Cup.

[6] On 17 March 2020, two days after the completion of Round One, the QRL announced a 10-week suspension of the competition until 5 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[2] In October 2019, QRL Chief Operating Officer Rohan Sawyer announced that Caterpillar equipment supplier, Hastings Deering, would continue as the naming rights sponsor of the competition from 2020 until 2022.

The Hastings Deering Colts followed the same regular season format as the Queensland Cup, with games usually played as curtain-raisers to the senior fixtures.