Wests end 16-year Hospital Cup drought with impressive win over UQ

Wests have broken their sixteen-year premiership drought and are the 2022 Store Local Hospital Cup champions after defeating UQ in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon.  Catch an extensive recap of the Grand Final below. Wests v UQ Wests’ sixteen-year stint in the premiership wilderness is over after a magnificent Grand Final victory against UQ at a roaring Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon. First Half UQ made the fast start to the premiership decider with an immediate impact on the scoreboard. After prop Alex Davies secured UQ’s first scrum penalty of the match within a minute, the Student’s  marched down the field with a brilliantly executed backline play. The ball went through a succession of silky Red Heavies’ hands as Jock Campbell added the first five pointer of the Grand Final in the third minute. Wests steadied momentarily, adding a penalty conversion, and winning a crucial scrum inside their own twenty-two. Filipo Daugunu and Jac
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