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{{Short description|Australian rugby league club, based in Runaway Bay, QLD}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| clubname         = Runaway Bay Seagulls
| emblem           = [[Image:Runaway Bay Seagulls 2005.jpg|200px]]
| fullname         = Runaway Bay Seagulls RLFC
| colours          = {{color box|Navy}} Navy Blue<br>{{color box|White}} White<br>{{color box|Red}} Red
| founded          = {{start date and age|1979}}
| league           = [[Gold Coast Rugby League]]
| ground           = Bycroft Oval
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| premierships     = 4
| premiershipyears =  1997,2000,2018,2020
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The '''Runaway Bay Seagulls''' is a rugby league club based on the northern end of the [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], Australia. They play out of Bycroft Oval and their colours are Navy Blue, Red & White.
The Seagulls' first season in the Gold Coast Rugby League competition was in 1979 but did not win their first 1st grade title until 1997 when they defeated Cudgen 18–17 in the Gold Coast -Group 18 competition. They won again in 2000 by easily accounting for Burleigh 32–0.
In season 2018 Bay defeated Tweed Heads 36-10 and in 2020 CBus Super Stadium Robina was host to Runaway Bay 22 def Burleigh 14 Grand Final.
Runaway Bay Seagulls were crowned Undefeated Minor and Major Premiers 2020.
Runaway Bay joined the Mixwell Cup in 2003 but have struggled to compete in both A Grade and Colts sometimes forfeiting matches due to lack of players.  It is expected they will pull out of the competition in 2006 and concentrate their efforts fully on the Gold Coast Rugby League.
==Notable juniors==
Notable First Grade Players that have played at Runaway Bay Seagulls include:
*[[Ian Turner (rugby league)|Ian Turner]]
*[[Peter Jackson (rugby league)|Peter Jackson]] (1987-93 [[Canberra Raiders]], [[Brisbane Broncos]], and [[North Sydney Bears]])
*[[Brett Horsnell]] (1989-98 [[Gold Coast Chargers]], [[South Queensland Crushers]], and [[Parramatta Eels]])
*[[Eddie Fallins]] (1990-95 [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Seagulls]])
*[[Scott Sattler]] (1992-04 [[Gold Coast Chargers]], [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs Roosters]], [[South Queensland Crushers]], [[Penrith Panthers]], and [[West Tigers]])
*[[Nathan Antonik]] (1996-97 [[South Queensland Crushers]])
*[[Jeremy Smith (rugby league born 1980)|Jeremy Smith]] (2004- [[Melbourne Storm]], [[St George Illawarra Dragons|St George]], [[Cronulla Sharks|Cronulla]], and [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]])
*[[Tim Smith (rugby league)|Tim Smith]] (2005- [[Parramatta Eels]], [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]], [[Cronulla Sharks|Cronulla]], [[Wakefield Trinity]], and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]])
*[[Jace Van Dijk]] (2006-09 [[Crusaders Rugby League|Celtic Crusaders]])
*[[Jarrod Wallace]] (2012- [[Brisbane Broncos]], [[Gold Coast Titans]] and [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]])
*[[Brendan Elliot]] (2014-23 [[Sydney Roosters]], [[Newcastle Knights]], [[Gold Coast Titans]], [[Manly Sea Eagles]], and [[Leigh Centurions]])
Mitch Gleeson (2018 Australian disability captain)
*[[Jesse Arthars]] (2019- [[Gold Coast Titans]] and [[Brisbane Broncos]])
*[[Tanah Boyd]] (2019- [[Gold Coast Titans]])
*[[Jayden Berrell]] (2022- [[Cronulla Sharks]])
*[[Jahream Bula]] (2023- [[West Tigers]])
*[[Blake Mozer]] (2023 [[Brisbane Broncos]])
*[[Jye Gray]] (2024 - [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]])
== Sponsors ==
The Seagulls' sponsors have included [[Queensland Rugby League]] chief [[Ben Ikin]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 February 2024 |title=Ikin steps up to help Seagulls soar |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2927616726 |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The Gold Coast Bulletin |id={{ProQuest|2927616726}} |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Sports|Queensland}}
*[[List of rugby league clubs in Australia]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Gold Coast Rugby League}}
{{Rugby League in Queensland}}
[[Category:Rugby league teams on the Gold Coast, Queensland]]
[[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1979]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Australia]]
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