Back from a stint in the UK and Ireland, former Aussie 7s gun and Sunnybank flyhalf Liam McNamara scored two tries in the opening 10 minutes of his return to the Hospital Cup last Saturday.

The Dragons then held on to beat Bond, last year’s minor premiers, on the Gold Coast to start their season with a bang.

“I was pretty lucky with the tries to be honest,” McNamara told Rugby News.

“I was supporting the boys who were doing the hard yards and was probably just in the right place at the right time.

“But I was really happy for the boys after all the hard work they’ve put in over summer to see such a good performance in round one.”

Sunnybank scored three unanswered tries in the opening 30 minutes on the Gold Coast but let Bond back into the match following a yellow card.