Suncorp Stadium Brisbane: The Cauldron
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane (nicknamed 'the Cauldron'), located in the suburb of Milton, is the spiritual home of rugby league in Brisbane and it's the home of the local team, the Brisbane Broncos. It's also the place for the annual 'State of Origin' rugby league clash between Queensland (the Maroons) and New South Wales (the Blues).
The other type of rugby 'footy' is rugby union. Although not as popular in Australia as rugby league, it still has plenty of fans. The Queensland Reds, the local team, play at Suncorp and compete in the Super 14 League, which consists of teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Suncorp is also now home to the local Brisbane team of the Australian professional soccer league, the A-League, in which Queensland has 3 teams. The original Queensland team, Queensland Roar, is now the Brisbane Roar because two other Queensland teams, Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury (Townsville), have joined the league.
With these two new teams there are 10 teams, 9 from Australia and one from New Zealand. The season runs from August to February with the winner of league also playing against top Asian teams in a Asian club tournament.
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