Wests improve to end Students’ season, but need more to beat Brothers in decider
Wests bounced back from a tight loss against Brothers in the major semi final to beat UQ 39-27 and set up a Hospital Cup decider against the Filth for the second straight season.
Brothers beat Wests 26-24 in a thrilling grand final this time last year but skipper Connor Anderson is confident his side can turn the result this weekend.
“It was a solid win against UQ. We improved in a few areas of our game that we weren’t very good at in the major semi against Brothers,” Anderson told Rugby News.
"We've still got to fine tune a few things but I think that performance was a step in the right direction, even though our execution wasn’t quite there.”
Wests trailed 10-0 early in Sunday’s semi final but scored two tries late in the first half to take a 31-20 lead to the break.
The Bulldogs defended stoically in the second stanza then sealed the win with a try to flyhalf Mason Gordon in the 72nd minute.
“We defended well for long periods of time, particul