Inaugural National Rugby Championship winners Brisbane City have named an impressive 36-man playing squad for this year's tournament. Brisbane City defeated Perth Spirit 37-26 in last year's final to claim the inaugural title and will be one of the teams to beat again this season after naming a squad featuring 16 Super Rugby players. “It’s great to finalise the squad and get underway with our training program,” Brisbane City coach Nick Stiles said. “The competition is just a couple of weeks away and while we’ve only come together as a team this week, you can already feel the energy around the group after just a couple of training sessions." The remainder of the squad is made up of non-contracted Club players, will seven of Brisbane Premier Rugby's nine clubs represented. “We built a strong identity for Brisbane City last season, which the players and fans really believed in – so it’s exciting to have so many returning players and staff – many from Brisbane school and