QLD Premier Rugby: Round 4 Wrap-Up
By Tim Mosey
Round 4 Scores: Norths 31-28 Wests; UQ 56-17 Sunnybank; Souths 29-19 Brothers; Easts 24-14 Bond.
Field Wide Open After First Month
After four rounds Souths are the only undefeated Premier Rugby team. One win separates GPS in fourth and Norths in eigth place, while Brothers sit alone in ninth. It seems the competition for the top four will be more contested than ever before after UQ and Brothers, who have dominated the opening rounds in recent years, stuttered early this season.
Norths Attack
Norths know where to attack and coach Nick Fogarty understands how to utilise his strike power. Coming back from 18-7 down early in the match, Norths rallied with a second half blitz that all but rubbed out any chance Wests had of winning this fixture. Led by the hard running and ball distributing centre pairing of Duncan Paia’aua and Connor Chittenden, the Eagles fractured Wests out wide. Norths have the required size in their front row to keep their scrum intact and