A new era at the Brisbane Broncos was unveiled today with the launch of the Club's NRL Women's team.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was among more than 130 guests at Customs House on the banks of the Brisbane River to officially bring to life the city's latest sporting team on the national stage.

The 22-player squad, which includes a host of Queensland, Australian and New Zealand representative stars, will train as a full team from next Monday at Red Hill.

Broncos NRLW CEO Tain Drinkwater said: "Today is a historic day for the Club. In what is our 30th year since we first ran out onto Lang Park, I am proud that we are today acknowledging a new era not only for Women in Sport currently, but for generations to come.

"Rugby league has the fastest growing female participation rates in Australian sport. There are more than 240,000 female participants throughout Australia, the time for change is now.

"The Brisbane Broncos are proud to be a part of this change, and I look forward to an elite competition that will one day see a transition to a truly professional sport – we must keep an eye to the future to continue to advocate for change for women at an elite level.

"The women who have joined the Broncos family for the inaugural season are the new pioneers for women and young girls in sport, who now carry the responsibility of wearing the Broncos jersey and being role models and champions for change in what will be a challenging journey as we continue to evolve and deliver opportunity to women and young girls in sport."

The Broncos have secured the support of some outstanding commercial partners for the inaugural NRLW season, with National Storage, ISC, Arrow Energy, Deadly Choices, Oil Search and Pathways Homes all featuring on the playing kit. XXXX and Coco-Cola Amatil will also support the team.

"It is fantastic to have so much support behind the team from such high-quality commercial partners – we thank them for their belief and backing, and we are committed to delivering both on and off the field," said Drinkwater.

The NRLW competition will also feature teams from St George Illawarra, Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors, with games to be played throughout the NRL Finals Series.

The week before the NRLW competition kick-off, the Broncos will play the Oil Search PNG Orchids , on Sunday September 2 as part of a double-header with the Broncos final NRL game of the regular season against Manly at Suncorp Stadium.

Today's lauch also saw the release of the Broncos NRL Women's inaugural jersey, produced by ISC with a brief to honour the club's 30-year history while also looking forward to a new era.

A full range of NRLW gear is available for pre-sale!

To celebrate the introduction of the inaugural Broncos NRLW Team, a special membership package has also been launched and is now available here.

This is a great way for all fans to get behind the team and show their support as the competition draws closer.

The package includes a general admission ticket to the Broncos last regular season home game against Manly on Sunday 2 September – the "Send Off Sam Thaiday" game – as well as the Broncos NRLW team's clash with the PNG Orchids; access to discounted tickets for all other Broncos home games this season; plus an exclusive NRLW Inaugural Member merchandise pack which includes the limited edition NRLW tote bag. Prices start at just $45 for adults and $25 for kids.

2018 Brisbane Broncos NRLW Squad:

Ali Brigginshaw

Brittany Breayley

Heather Ballinger

Teuila Fotu-Moala

Chelsea Baker

Tallisha Harden

Kody House

Meg Ward

Stephanie Hancock

Chelsea Lenarduzzi

Jayme Fressard

Julia Robinson

Rona Peters

Maitua Feterika

Ngatokotoru Arakua

Kimiora Nati

Lilieta Manumau

Mariah Storch

Karley Te Kawa

Taylor Mapusua

Amelia Kuk

Lavinia Gould

Coach: Paul Dyer