QLD Premier Rugby Round 6 Review: Souths, Jeeps, Easts & UQ impress in the wet
Souths, Jeeps, Easts and UQ all claimed impressive wins on a wet afternoon in Brisbane on Saturday.
We spoke to the teams to find out what happened from their perspective in round six.
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Souths 25-20 Bond University
Souths held off a late charge from Bond to claim their second straight win and move within one competition point of the top four.
After a tight first half in the wet at Chipsy Wood Oval, Bond centre Joey Fittock took an intercept and ran 95 metres to score his second try of the afternoon and give his side a 13-8 lead.
Souths began to dominate territory midway through the second half and scored two tries from close range through Theo Fourie and Harley Fox, then added a penalty goal to take a 25-13 lead.
Bond hit back in similar fashion in the 72nd minute to reduce the gap to five points and attacked inside Souths quarter in the final stages.
But there was no way through a determined Magpies defensive line and Souths held on