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After a dominant season for the Brethren, UQ came If the boys from Shaw Road can produce an home with a wet sail and snuck into the top four, 80-minute performance, they could trouble the eventually claiming the Premiership after accounting Gallopers on Saturday. for Easts and GPS in the semi and preliminary finals. GPS’ point of difference in this clash will be their This clash will see two very different sides go head- forward pack. A lot of excitement at Norths is to-head however, with lots of fresh faces coming based on the performance of some of their electric into the fold. backline recruits, but it will be their forward pack that need to step up this week as they go toe-to-toe For the home side, keep an eye on Hudson with arguably the most experienced pack in Premier Creighton and Nate Carroll, the latest Rohrig EDP Rugby. graduates who are splitting opposition defences at will. The return of Jethro Felemi after his Super Rugby debut for the Reds sured up the Gallopers scrum For the Red Heavies, the return of Connor Mitchell last weekend, and the prop also crossed for a meat and the recruitment of Connor Vest has bolstered pie. He’ll be hungry for more minutes this weekend. their forward pack, an area in which Brothers have had the upper-hand of the Red Heavies for the last WESTS V BOND UNIVERSITY, SCIFLEET STADIUM, few years. 3:30PM (BUNTER BOWL) SOUTHS V EASTS, CHIPSY WOOD OVAL, 3:30PM Wests are on the board after claiming their first win of the season last weekend over Sunnybank, In terms of rivalries, you will be stretched to find two however they have to back up by hosting the red clubs who love going toe-to-toe more then Souths hot Bond Bull Sharks this Saturday. and Easts. Geographically close to each other, the Tigers and Magpies often see player movement Cooper Whiteside has stepped up for the Bulldogs between the two clubs and often when friends come and has shown a whole new aspect of his talent in up against each other, things are sure to boil over. the flyhalf role over the past two weeks, and we’re finally starting to see the talented outside backs at These two clubs enter into the clash on opposite Sylvan Road come alive. ends of the Premier Rugby ladder however, with Easts in second place and Souths currently in ninth. Bond have won all bar one game so far this year and were impressive last week against Souths, despite a The Tigers bounced back after their loss to Bond short lapse in the second half. Fullback Max Dowd is and put Norths to the sword at Tigerland last playing the best Rugby we’ve seen from him so far weekend, with Aidan Toua stepping up and showing in Premier Rugby, while the recruitment of Declan plenty of leadership from fullback. Toua’s match- Dinnen has proved a master stroke as he forms a up with Souths captain Luke Samoa will be one to great backrow combination with Dylan Rowe and watch. Connor Pritchard. For Easts prop Reece van Nek, who played Colts The return of Liam Dillon to Wests will have to wait at Souths under Todd Dammers, he loves nothing as he will miss this weekend’s clash, providing more then heading back to his old club and as he Spencer Jeans the chance to start at scrumhalf. matches up against former teammate Theo Fourie Wilson Blyth is also in line for his Premier Grade in the frontrow, some choice words are sure to be debut having been named on the bench. exchanged at scrum-time. 8 OFFICIAL BEER OF THE QUEENSLAND REDS 4366-LION-4X QLD Reds Match Day Ad 172x237 Press.indd 1 11/2/20 9:23 am QUEENSLAND PREMIER RUGBY WOMEN’S XV FIXTURES SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER MATCH VENUE KICK-OFF Brothers v UQ Crosby Park 5:30pm Wests v Bond University Scifleet Stadium 5:30pm Souths v Easts Souths Rugby Club 5:30pm Norths v GPS Norths Rugby Club 11:50am OFFICIAL RADIOLOGY PARTNER OF THE QUEENSLAND REDS For bookings please call 1300 177 226 or book online at qscan.com.au/bookings LOCKHART LEADING BULL SHARK CHARGE ANDREW BRYAN Photo Credit: Cavan Flynn BOND UNIVERSITY’S NEW The Miami High placement teacher was on the verge WOMEN’S TEAM IS PLAYING A of national selection in 2017 before breaking her ankle. REVOLUTIONARY BRAND OF RUGBY THAT LUCY LOCKHART HOPES WILL “It would mean the world to not only me, but to my mum who has been there through thick-and-thin,” PROPEL HER INTO AN ELUSIVE she said. WALLAROOS JUMPER. “It’s always what I’ve wanted to do - to wear that jersey. The Bull Sharks sit in second place on the “Breaking my ankle was really tough to take and Queensland Premier Rugby Women’s ladder, as missing out on selection, it’s one of the reasons one of two new teams in the competition in 2020.