Location | Queensland |
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Teams | Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys |
First meeting | 8 April 1995 Broncos 20–12 Cowboys |
Latest meeting | Friday 29th March 2024 Broncos 38–12 Cowboys |
Next meeting | 10 March 2023 Broncos vs. Cowboys |
Stadiums | QE II Stadium Lang Park Willows Sports Complex North Queensland Stadium |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 57 |
Most wins | Brisbane Broncos (36) |
Most player appearances | Corey Parker (32) |
Top scorer | Johnathan Thurston (204) |
All-time series | Broncos: 36 Drawn: 2 Cowboys: 19 |
Largest victory | Broncos 58–4 Cowboys (12 April 1998) |
The Queensland derby refers to rugby league matches between National Rugby League (NRL) clubs, the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys, first contested in 1995. The rivalry features the two longest-serving Queensland based clubs in the ARL/Super League/NRL competitions. They have met 53 times since 1995, with Brisbane leading the head-to-head series 35–18; with two drawn matches.
The derby is also known as the XXXX Derby, due to sponsorship from Castlemaine XXXX.[3]
In 2015, the clubs played in the first all-Queensland grand final, with North Queensland defeating Brisbane 17–16 in golden point extra time to win their first premiership.