Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 4
This Saturday, Sunnybank will be hosting the inaugural Women’s XV Super Saturday Showdown. With all eight Brisbane Premiership Women teams competing, it will be a great day to come and witness some of the best Women’s talent in Queensland.
As Women’s Rugby continues its rapid rise, the day will act as a celebration of the growth and development of Australian Women’s Rugby. The event will see a number of Wallaroos, a huge amount of young upcoming talent and some well-established club players run out in their club colours.
With such a wealth of talent on display and the Women’s Rugby World Cup just around the corner, selectors will be keeping a keen eye on Oldmac Oval on Saturday.
All four matches will be LIVE streamed via www.redsrugby.com.au, with the first match between Redlands and GPS kicking off at 11:15 am AEST.
The Game of the Round for Round 4 of Queensland Premier Rugby will see University of Queensland host GPS at St.Lucia in a top of the table clash. This match will be live streamed via both Facebook LIVE and www.redsrugby.com.au.
The other matches will see, Brothers host Norths at Crosby Park, Bond University will travel to Chipsy Wood Oval to take on Souths and Easts and Sunnybank will face-off in the third annual Rick Tyrrell Cup clash at David Wilson Field.
Preview the weekend’s matches and gain further insight into the competition in the Queensland Premier Rugby Weekly digital program. VIEW PROGRAM: http://bit.ly/QPRWeeklyRD4
To view the competition ladder, follow this link: http://bit.ly/PremGradeLadder
The university of Queensland vs GPS, St. Lucia 3.20pm (Game of the Round)
The Round 4 Game of the Round will see the Red Heavies welcome the Gallopers to Stade de Heavy. Both teams enter this match undefeated and can gain an early lead on the competition with a win on Saturday. Coming off the bye, the refreshed Red Heavies have posted 114 points from their two matches to claim two convincing victories. GPS’ have been just as dominant since kicking their season off in Round 2. After thumping Bond University on the Gold Coast, GPS came away with a resounding victory over Souths on Saturday. Led by a ferocious forward pack, the Gallopers are now faced with their sternest test yet. If you can’t make it to the game, be sure to tune into the live stream via redsrugby.com.au and Facebook LIVE as both teams look to continue their unbeaten run.
University of Queensland: James McColl, Lyall Fidow, Hamish Richardson, Sam Reiser, Phil Potgieter, Samual Wallis, Connor Moroney, Jack Cornelsen, Jordan Lenac, James Dalgleish, Harry Parker, Tom Given, Nathan Russell, Gareth Kalell, Matthew Feaunati.
Coach: Mick Heenan
GPS: Laione Mulikiaamea, Ryan Freney, Fred Burke, Kieren Johnston, Dan Gorman, Michael Richards, Enzo Mutoti, Mitch King, Nick Frisby, AJ Alitimu, Noa Tuqiri, James Herbert, Maaloga Konelio, Reece Cleeton, Todd Winkley
Coach: Anthony Mathison
Brothers vs Norths, Crosby Park, 3.20pm
The Brethren return home to host their Northern rival at Crosby Park. Brothers are coming off an exhausting 14-all draw on the Gold Coast and will be hungry for their second win. Two weeks ago, at home, Brothers came away with a 36-20 win over Wests. The Brethren faithful will anticipate a similar result but the Eagles are desperate after a shaky start to the season. While Norths are yet to register their first win, there is a noticeable improvement in their performances. The Eagles have now had three matches to build new combinations and shape their structures, there will be no excuses this Saturday in Albion.
Brothers: Garrath Ryan, Francois Postal, Dustin Henegan, Danial Liddy, Ted Postal, Harry Symes, Harry Fitzgerald, Rhys Martin, Reuben Wall, Patrick James, William Shipperley, Nathanuel Gendle, Jeremy Skelton, Mitch Felsman, Elih Baillie.
Coach: Carl Marshall
Norths: Tonga Maafu, Shane Tasi, AJ Campbell, Brent Jones, Elias Power, Connor Anderson, Saula Vuaca, Raymond Moala, Nicholas Champman, Michael Burke, Veresa Mataitni, Tyrone lefau, Brad Lacey, Jared Gray, Thomas Da Forno.
Coach: Nick Fogarty
Easts vs Sunnybank, David Wilson Field, 3.20pm
The undefeated Tigers return to David Wilson Field full of confidence after an impressive 38-26 victory over Norths away from home. They’ve already knocked off the defending champions and will look to add last year’s third-placed finishers to that list. A win on Saturday will see Easts leapfrog the loser of the top-of-the-table clash between UQ and GPS. But, the Dragons are no easy task and will seek redemption after last week’s loss to Wests. At home, Sunnybank was handed their first loss and will be hurting because of it. The loser of this encounter could sit outside the top four by the end of the weekend so this match carries added weight. The two clubs will also be competing for the Rick Tyrrell Cup, raising awareness for mental health with the help of the Rugby Unite charity.
Easts: Richie Asiata, Andrew Ready, Josef Horomia, Tyrell Barker (c), Mitch Schneider, Tom Milosevic, Michael Gunn, Tyrone Pritchard, Tim Smith, Logan Tibbetts, Navi Tiko, Alfonso Horomia, Eric Fruean, Charlie Olsen, David Yabsley
Coach: Anthony Connellan
Sunnybank: Benroy Sala, Moli Sooaemalelagi, Daniel Anae, David Findlay-Henaway, Joshua Fenner, Brendan Mitchell, Chazz Mahine, Meli Koliavu, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Jake Strachan, Joey Fittock, Henry Taefu, Conrad Quick, Junior Laloifi, Richard Kingi.
Coach: Damon Virtue
Souths vs Bond University, Chipsy Wood Oval, 3.20pm
After a surprisingly slow start to the 2017 season, Souths will be eagerly searching for their first win when they host Bond University at Chipsy Wood. The Magpies must tighten up their defence because they’ve leaked points in the opening three rounds and haven’t been able to respond at the other end. As one of two teams yet to register a win, the Magpies will be desperate but Bond University have shown promise at times. Last week, Bond had the defending champions beat before a late try levelled the scores at 14-all. Their defence was rock solid prior to that and they’ll definitely gather momentum from that performance. Sitting just one point outside the top four, Bond University can secure their second win if they knock off the Magpies.
Souths: Paulo Leleisiuao, Maile Ngauamo, Alex Casey, Declan Dinnen, Bruce Stuart Williamson, Caleb Timu, Simana Halaifonua, Michael Tafili, Lachlan Gray, Jake Milne, Mikaele Tela, Paul Brown, Rapheal Evalu, Keeghan Sefton, Semiti Tela.
Coach: Elia Tuqiri
Bond University: Samual Clifton, Benjamin Hunt, Peryhn Martin, Rubin Fuimaono, Cadeyrn Neville, Callum McDonald, Joel Brown, Tainui Ford, Vincent Quigley, Mitch Third, Oscar Dennis, Scott Daruda, Fredrich, Adam Higgins, Michael Marshall.
Coach: Sean Hedger
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