Isis Devils rugby league team mascot.

The Devils have been terrorising their rivals for years in the local rugby league competition.

While some have suggested that the Isis Devils should change its name to distance itself from Islamic State, the blokes at the clubhouse don’t agree.

Isis district rugby league football club spokesman Kevin Grant told news.com.au that there were no plans to change the name of the Isis Devils and there never had been.

“It’s been called Isis for years,” he said. “I’ve been here eight years and it was way before then.”

The club is located in the Isis district south of Bundaberg in Queensland, and is believed to be named after the Isis River in England.

The area is known for its macadamia and avocado crops and many landmarks carry the name including the Isis highway, Isis Club, Isis Golf and Isis swimming pool.

The Isis Club. Picture: Google EarthSource:News Corp Australia

“We regard it as normal, I’ve never heard anyone being derogatory about it ... the media try and say things about it, we laugh about it,” Grant said.

Former Isis mayor Bill Trevor told news.com.au that locals did have a bit of a joke about the name, including about intelligence agencies listening in for key words.

“But the only thing we’ve changed is when we go to the Middle East, we don’t say we’re here from Isis,” he joked.

Trevor said the Isis district, which was amalgamated into the Bundaberg shire in 2008, had a proud tradition.

“We had one of the largest percentages of young men who went to fight in WWI under the Isis district banner,” he said. “We lost 60 of them.”

“Just because of a bunch of murderous cutthroats in the Middle East, it doesn’t mean we should change what we do.”

Despite the unwanted attention around its name, Trevor’s comments seem to echo the sentiments of other locals and there has been no support for changing the name of the area.

A possible name change was discussed for the Isis Devils about a year ago when the team was due to the play in the grand final against Western Suburbs Panthers, which was due to be broadcast by ABC.

But Grant said the Isis Devils had the backing of the Queensland Rugby League to keep its name.

“They’re behind us, they don’t see why we have to change, and have never brought pressure to bear on us,” he said.

“We’ve no intent of changing it at all, we’ve never looked at changing it, we’ve had this name for years.”

The Isis Devils proudly stand by their name.Source:Facebook