▁Queensland ▁team ▁already ▁has ▁a ▁Queensland ▁Cup ▁side . ▁With ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁local , ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁govern ments , ▁the ▁club ▁is ▁currently ▁building ▁a ▁$ 1 5 m ▁bout ique ▁stad ium . ▁With ▁this ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁stad ium , ▁a ▁pl ush ▁le agues ▁club , ▁a ▁recogn is able ▁brand ▁and ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁success , ▁the ▁club ▁cons iders ▁itself ▁ready ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁National ▁Rugby ▁League . ▁ ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Cy cl ones ▁Rep la cing ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Or cas ▁bid , ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Rugby ▁League ▁have ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁proposal ▁and ▁business ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁New ▁Zealand ▁based ▁team ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁club ▁would ▁be ▁based ▁in ▁Well ington ▁and ▁propose ▁to ▁play ▁half ▁their ▁home ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁capital , ▁with ▁other ▁games ▁to ▁be ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁including ▁Rot or ua . ▁ ▁West ▁Coast ▁Pir ates ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Rugby ▁League ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Per th - based ▁W A ▁Red s ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁res ur rect ed ▁with ▁an ▁aim ▁to ▁re - join ▁the ▁N RL . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁W A ▁Red s ▁were ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Pir ates . ▁Both ▁West ▁Coast ▁Pir ates ▁and ▁the ▁W A ▁Red s ▁played ▁out ▁of ▁Per th ▁O val ▁in ▁the ▁under - age