Shute Shield: Super Success Sparks Southern Districts Duo
by Brendan Bradford –
In terms of good weekends, it doesn’t get much better than this one for Jed Holloway and Ben Volavola – even if Sunday morning started out a bit dicey.
The two Waratahs and Southern Districts stars cut their post-Super Rugby celebrations short on Saturday night before backing up for the Rebels in a 38-36 boil-over win against Eastwood at T.G. Millner on Sunday afternoon.
Holloway, the Southern Districts skipper, scored a runaway try and flyhalf Volavola tallied 18-points with the boot as the Rebels set-up a semi-final match with Sydney University next weekend while simultaneously knocking Warringah out of the competition after the Rats lost to Uni on Saturday.
In scenes reminiscent of his Waratahs teammate Bernard Foley the night before, Volavola stepped