QLD Premier Rugby: Students & Brothers battle for title

This Sunday’s Queensland Premier Rugby grand final sees two of the oldest clubs in Queensland, Brothers and University of Queensland, go head to head. It has been 26 years since the two clubs last met in a grand final, University claiming victory on that day in 1990, 19-10. The two premier grade sides will not only battle it out for the Hospital Cup, but the clubs will also contest grand finals against one another in four other grades. “There’s a big rivalry between the two clubs, so every team will be particularly hungry to get up over Brothers,” said UQ Premier Grade captain Conor Mitchell. UQ defeated Sunnybank on Sunday to advance to their fourth grand final in seven years. The game went down to the wire with the lead changing five times before a 76th minute penalty goal helped the Students to a 32-31 victory. “It was a bit too close for comfort, but I’m glad we got the win in the end,” said Mitchell. “I thought we played pretty well. We created a lot of oppor
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