Bundaberg Rugby League discussed changing the name of one of the teams participating in the grand final to avoid confusion with a terrorist group.
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The Isis Devils almost became the Childers Devils because it shares the same name as the Islamic State, which is commonly referred to by its acronym ISIS.
Leading up to the match, Isis District Rugby League Football Club president and former mayor of Isis Shire Council Bill Trevor said he was informed by the BRL that it had discussed with ABC Grandstand - which was broadcasting the game - that the club would be referred to as Childers Devils due to events overseas.
"They said they were concerned about what was going on over there and us being called Isis," he said.
"I said that we were registered with the Queensland Rugby League as Isis Devils and I objected strenuously about a name change [but] the committee agreed that if we start changing the way we do things because of things that are happening over there then they win and we lose."
Read more at the Bundaberg NewsMail.
