by Paul Cook - An opening day win over the two-time reigning Premiers is a pretty good way to kick-off a new season. But for the NSW Country Eagles, perhaps the biggest positive to come out of that 22-12 triumph over Brisbane City was that they achieved it without firing on all cylinders. A decent first half display was just lacking the execution in the red zone that could have taken them out of range for the title holders, too much dropped ball no doubt frustrating the Eagles’ coaching team. And while the second half saw the defence scramble well to ensure victory with City holding sway in terms of possession, they were largely forced to do so because of their set-piece struggles – a 79% success rate at lineout time and 40% in the scrum an obvious Achilles heel. “It was a good first hit out and even better to get the win,” burly no.8 Sam Ward told Rugby News this week. “There were definitely some positives to come out of the game with our effort and our fight back with th