State High strike late to hand Ipswich a second straight heartbreaking GPS loss
Brisbane State High flyhalf Seamus Boakes kicked a clutch penalty goal after the full time siren to hand an impressive Ipswich Grammar outfit the school’s second successive heartbreaking defeat.
A week after falling just short against BBC, Ipswich looked to have beaten State High when the visitors kicked a penalty goal in the final minutes to claim a 22-20 lead.
But with seconds remaining, State High regained possession off the restart and earned a penalty soon after.
Boakes calmly slotted the match winner to extend his side’s unbeaten start to the GPS season and send Ipswich home empty handed for a second straight week.
“It was another heartbreaker for our boys unfortunately, they deserved a lot more than that because I think it was their most complete performance in a number of years,” Ipswich first XV coach Russell Todd told Rugby News.