JCU Mariners Rugby Union Football Club

Last updated October 2026

Rugby union club at Smithfield with junior teams for ages U6 to U17 in the FNQ competition; junior season runs after the senior season, fees on enquiry.

JCU Mariners is a rugby union club in Smithfield that competes in the Far North Queensland rugby union competition. Its contact page gives the home ground as Ivanhoes, 50 Leisure Park Road, Smithfield, and FNQ Rugby says training is based at the James Cook University Smithfield campus. The club runs junior rugby for ages U6 to U17. The junior season starts after the senior season ends; the club says dates change each year and to check its Facebook or Instagram pages. FNQ junior rugby plays Under 7s, 9s and 11s (mixed) and Under 13s, 15s and 17s (boys and girls), with Friday night games at Jones Park, Westcourt, from August or September for 10 or more weeks. Fees are not published on the website. Register through the Rugby Xplorer app or portal. Contact the club secretary on 0424 428 417 or [email protected].

Facts checked against the venue's own website on 11 October 2026.