After a red hot preseason, BBC were outmuscled by an impressive Brisbane State High side last weekend, dropping the school’s first match of the competition 19-12 at home.

BBC were arguably the form team of the trial period but after a bye in round one, were slightly ambushed by a State High side playing with plenty of confidence and on top of the GPS first XV ladder after two rounds.

“I think we got caught up in the occasion a little bit and didn’t play like ourselves,” BBC coach Dan Leo told Rugby News.

“That certainly wasn’t the same BBC team we’ve been watching over the last few months, that’s for sure.

"We had a number of opportunities and just couldn’t ice them and we’ll need to learn from that moving forward.”

With the match in the balance at 14-5 with 10 minutes remaining, BBC attacked from a driving maul near State High’s line.