Easts face tough Gold Coast road trip to avoid 0-2 start to title defence

After an upset loss to Sunnybank in round one, reigning premiers Easts will be out to get their season back on track this Saturday against Bond on the Gold Coast, and they’ll do so with three of their Reds stars back.  Queensland captain Liam Wright has been named and will see 60-minutes of action for the Tigers after returning from injury against the Brumbies last weekend, while prop Richie Asiata will also be in action.  Arguably the most exciting inclusion is that of Seru Uru, who has enjoyed a breakout Super Rugby season and spent time in Wallabies camp this week.  Wright and Uru’s inclusion sees a reshuffle in the backrow, with the impressive Alex Smit moving to the bench to accommodate a backrow of captain Milosevic and the Reds duo.  Head coach Moses Rauluni said his side will need to put in an improved performance against a livewire Bond team.  “We were poor last week and made too many poor reads without really pressuring Sunnybank’s much improved at

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