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Burleigh Bears are one of the oldest Rugby League clubs on the Gold Coast . It was originally formed as the Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club by Mr Bob Singh in 1934 with Rudd Park as its home ground. After a nine year cessation, in 1959 they reformed with Currumbin in hope of producing a stronger Rugby league club. 1971 saw the club relocate to Pizzey Park, which is still their current home. The club was founded in an effort to field three competitive grades in the Gold Coast Group 18 competition and to provide a social club for the population of the local area. Both of these factors have worked and today Burleigh have one team playing in the Queensland Cup, an A-Grade and a Colts (Under19) side playing in the Mixwell Cup which is based in Brisbane. All home games are played at Pizzey Park on Bob Singh Oval. The Burleigh Bears have produced many players, coaches and officials that have become synonymous with Rugby League in Queensland. Names like Ray McCarron, Graeme Ambrose, Laurie Oar, Wayne Homer, Yogi Thompson, Mick Toomey, and Joe Tangatta Toa are still bandied around the club as probably the best the Gold Coast have seen. Some of these past players now have sons playing and some have been fortunate to see their sons play with NRL clubs and watch the tradition live on. In recent times Burleigh has captured Queensland Cup titles in 1999 again Redcliffe Dolphins and 2004 against Easts Tigers . RESULTS
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