2020 QLD Premier Rugby Season Preview: University of QLD

By Finn Morton; Photo - QRU Media/Brendan Hertel Defending champions UQ will attempt to become the first Brisbane team since Souths in the mid-1990s to claim back to back QLD Premier Rugby titles in 2020 when the season eventually kicks off. Last season, the Red Heavies sat in seventh before a late resurgence that saw them win nine of their final ten matches en route to Premier Grade supremacy. But UQ aren't resting on their loreals, instead they're looking to improve under the guidance of experienced campaigner Mick Heenan who returns for another season as head coach. Overview with Mick Heenan: "Our preseason has been a bit disrupted with all the weather. Uni is a bit more sensitive than perhaps what other clubs are to their fields being affected by the weather. We've been able to be back on the field for a couple of weeks now which has been really good and we've been getting through some good work. We'll be ready to go," Heenan told Rugby News. "We gave a number of
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