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Full name | Wynnum Rugby Union Football Club |
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Union | Queensland Rugby Union |
Branch | Queensland Suburban Rugby Union |
Founded | 1929
Re-established 1979
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Region | Wynnum, Queensland |
League(s) | QSRU Division I |
2014 | Premiers |
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The Wynnum Rugby Union Club, known as Wynnum Bugs, is a rugby union football club located in Wynnum, in Queensland, Australia. The original Wynnum club was one of the founding teams of the Brisbane Premiership (now Queensland Premier Rugby) that was formed by the revived Queensland Rugby Union in 1929. The club now plays in the QSRU competition, with junior teams playing in the Brisbane Junior Rugby Union (BJRU) competition. Wynnum won the Barber Cup for the first grade Division I premiership in 2014.
The Wynnum Bugs' nickname comes from the Moreton Bay Bug, a species of lobster found in Moreton Bay, near Wynnum. The team's colours are red, white and blue.
The original Wynnum Rugby Union Football Club was formed in 1929, and played in the Brisbane Premiership that year. Refounded in 1973, Wynnum was amongst the inaugural clubs to play in the new Queensland Sub-districts Rugby Union competition sponsored by Coca Cola in 1993.
Wynnum won the Barber Cup for the QSRU Division I premiership in 2007. The team finished as runner up in 2012 and 2013, The Wynumm Bugs regained the Barber Cup in 2014, defeating Caboolture 45–42 in the grand final at Ballymore. The club also won the Sydney Cup for the QSRU club championship in 2014.