UQ extended their unbeaten run to six matches and are now second on the Hospital Cup ladder and after holding off a late charge from Souths in a fairly incredible 59-50 victory at Chipsy Wood Oval.

Both sides traded tries in a seesawing first half and went to the break locked up a 26-a piece.

But Uni flexed their muscle early in the second half and scored five tries to lead 59-33 with 12 minutes remaining.

Souths responded though and scored three tries in the final five minutes in a 109-point try-fest.

“We were really poor in our management of field position and in our contact areas in the first half and they were pretty obvious fixes that we needed to make at half time,” UQ coach Elton Berrange told Rugby News.