QLD Premier Rugby Round 6: Five things we learnt
By Tim Mosey
Round 6 Scores: UQ 21-18 Norths; Souths 63-36 Bond; Wests 36-29 GPS; Sunnybank 24-21 Brothers.
Doggies have plenty of heart
Wests overcame a 15 point deficit at half time and scored 36 second half points. They scored three tries in the opening five minutes and looked as though they would overcome GPS without any trouble.
But it wasn't to be, as the Gallopers jumped back into the lead after a sublime angled run from elite fullback Albert Nikoro.
In the corresponding fixture last year referee Shane Barr whistled a scrum infringement penalty try, gifting GPS a win on the siren. This year, young referee Brett Cronan resisted the temptation to blow a scrum penalty that would have given GPS a draw.
Wests were down a front rower but their scrum held strong and the Doggies exacted revenge from a heart breaking loss in 2017.
Elia Tuqiri has Some Pulling Power
Souths coach Elia Tuqiri, cousin of dual international Lote certainly has some sway in the rugby co