The QSRU selects a representative side to play annual matches against NSW Suburban, for the Barraclough Shield.

[3] The Subbies competition has around 1000 players and 20 clubs competing in three divisions,[4] spread across Brisbane spanning from Redcliffe to Beenleigh, and Wynnum to Ipswich.

Teams in the renamed competition's inaugural season in 1994 included Caboolture and Everton Park to the north, Kenmore and Ipswich to the west, Redlands and Wynnum to the east, and Beenleigh and Logan City to the south.

[5] When Coca-Cola's sponsorship ended after the 1998 season, the QSRU administered 47 teams representing 30 clubs in seven grades of competition spread across five divisions.

[9] New clubs, including the Black Rhinos and Brisbane Irish, were added in 2001 and the QSRU competition was restructured into three divisions.

[24] Division 1 men's reserve grade was reinstated in 2021, with the Pegg Cup awarded as its competition trophy.

[1] Until the end of the 2011 season, an under 19 representative Subbies team was also selected to compete in the annual City v Country Carnival.