Queensland Touch to return to Rockhampton in 2025 for Junior State Cup
Published on 08 July 2024
Queensland Touch Football CEO Greg Denny announced that the Queensland Touch Football’s 2025 Junior State Cup will once again be hosted at Cyril Connell Fields and Norbridge Park in Rockhampton, proudly supported by Rockhampton Regional Council.
The Queensland Touch Football (QTF) Junior State Cup is the premier junior affiliate competition in Queensland and following the success of the event held in Rockhampton in 2023, it is once again expected to host over 230 teams, bringing together more than 3000 junior touch players from across Queensland to represent their affiliate in Rockhampton.
Rockhampton initially hosted the event in 2023 and has been confirmed to host the flagship event biennially in 2025, 2027, 2029, and 2031.
Rockhampton Region Parks, Sport and Public Spaces Councillor Cherie Rutherford said that Council will work closely with QTF to ensure the city comes alive as we welcome thousands of families to our region once again.
“Rockhampton is home to national, international and Olympic standard sporting facilities that nurture beginners through to professional athletes, and we are proud to have the QTF Junior State Cup on our major events calendar,” Cr Rutherford said.
“Major sporting events like these are not only good for our economy, but they also evoke a sense of pride amongst our community.
“It will be great to see our region buzzing with markets and third-party events to complement the competition program and activate our public spaces during the event week.”
Advance Rockhampton’s Tourism and Events Manager Zac Garven said that as the lead tourism, marketing and major event agency in the region, hosting a sporting event of this size presents a significant boost to Rockhampton’s visitor economy.
“We’re continuing to put Rockhampton on the radar as a destination of choice amongst state and national sporting peak bodies and are yet again providing a major event that will give an economic boost not only to Rockhampton, but neighbouring councils across Central Queensland as visitors choose to stay longer,” Mr Garven said.
“This event is a significant boost to our visitor economy, expecting to attract more than 10,000 attendees per day, filling our hotel rooms, hospitality venues and tourism businesses.
“Promoting our region to peak bodies such as Queensland Junior Touch Football aligns with Advance Rockhampton’s economic development strategy, and we will continue to promote our world-class sporting facilities and advocate for events like these over the coming years”.
Queensland Touch Football CEO Greg Denny said the Junior State Cup is a mainstay on our event calendar and we are excited to once again partner with Rockhampton Regional Council, Advance Rockhampton and Rockhampton Touch Association to bring the event back to the Central Coast in 2025.
“Rockhampton is a heartland for touch football, and with its central location we are hopeful many of our northern affiliates will once again be drawn to Rocky to attend the 2025 tournament.
“We look forward to once again welcoming the junior Queensland touch football community to Rockhampton and partnering with the local community to deliver a vibrant and successful event, as well as a tourism opportunity.”
The 2025 Queensland Touch Junior State Cup will be held at Cyril Connell Fields and Norbridge Park, Rockhampton in the second week of school holidays from the 10th- 12th July 2025.
For more information on the QTF Junior State Cup go to https://juniorstatecup.qldtouch.com.au/