Greg Davis 10/08/2025

BY GREG DAVIS The Stara Easts Tigers are 80 minutes away from a berth in the 2025 StoreLocal Hospital Cupgrand final after roaring into the major semi-final with a rollicking rollercoaster ride thatfinished with a 50-31 rout of GPS at Yoku Road. The Tigers will now take on Brothers in the major semi-final at Sunnybank this Sunday withthe winner earning a direct ticket to the Hospital Cup’s big dance at Ballymore on 31 August.Wests and Bond will face-off in the sudden-death minor semi-final – a fixture that Eastswere staring down the barrel of after a sluggish start in the Round...

Greg Davis 22/06/2025

“Just win, baby” The catchphrase of the late owner of the Oakland/LA/Las Vegas Raiders NFL team Al Davis rang true at Bottomley Park after the Stara Easts Tigers claimed a 45-29 win over Bond University in Round 12 of the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. The colourful and controversial Davis favoured substance over style. Winning was the only thing that mattered. Your job, was to get the job done. The bottom line was the scoreline. Simple. Just like the NFL standings, the Hospital Cup ladder does not contain a column for how attractive a victory appears. Pretty doesn’t count. Gritty does. After...

Greg Davis 09/06/2025

A hat-trick to hooker Max Craig headlined a high-scoring Hugh Courtney Oval brouhaha as the undefeated Stara Easts Tigers claimed a thumping 49-27 win over Norths in Round 10 of the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. Queensland Reds squad member Craig claimed his triple treat by the 45th minute and spent the last half hour as a makeshift no.8 as the Tigers coaching staff was forced to go to their bench early and often on a day of attrition. Craig surged into second place on the Hospital Cup try-scoring table after taking his 2025 tally to nine by clinically finishing off the...

Greg Davis 12/05/2025

The stage is set for a genuine Old Boys Day Bottomley Park blockbuster against Brothers after the Stara Easts Tigers produced a heroic defensive display in the 26-22 victory over Souths in Round 6 of the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. It will be a top-of-the-table clash on David Wilson Field this Saturday when the unbeaten Tigers host the reigning premiers who also boast an undefeated record in 2025 with both sides to take a 5-0 record into the barn burner. They are the only two undefeated teams remaining in the Hospital Cup and have already put a gap between themselves and the rest...

Greg Davis 05/05/2025

Albo and the ALP were not the only team to enjoy a landslide victory on Saturday. Just as election booths around the country were greeting the last of voters in the Federal election, the Stara Easts Tigers were securing their seat inside the StoreLocal Hospital Cup top four with a 45-7 demolition of University. The Tigers remain unbeaten in 2025 with their fourth win from four outings and their third triumph from as many attempts at Bottomley Park as Easts piled on 38 unanswered points in the last hour. Easts had been out of action for the best part of three weeks due...

QLD Rugby 09/08/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article SOUTHS V WESTS Sunday 11 August, 3:05pm – Souths Rugby Club Souths George Francis Callum Lauder Phransis Sula-Siaosi Jake Kurbatoff Samual Von Blanckensee Sean Farrell Kohan Herbert John Bryant Finn Hearn Harry McLaughlin-Phillips Tye James Vilikesa Raboiliku Viliami Lea Alofa Alofa Lachie Stewart Wests Jack Spencer Ethan Dobbins Tianna Tauakipulu Max Johnson Cal Hope Daniel Maiava Brad Kelegai Connor Anderson Louis Werchon Mason Gordon Henry Speight Fletcher Spicer Mosese Dawai Charlie Tupu Lachlan Kerr UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND V BOND UNIVERSITY Saturday 10 August, 12:05pm – University of Queensland Rugby...

QLD Rugby 12/07/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article View this post on Instagram A post shared by QLDPremierRugby (@qldpremierrugby) UNIVERSITY V EASTS Saturday 13 July, 3:05pm – University of Queensland Rugby Club University 1. Alex Davies 2. Jake Tierney 3. Jackson Clarke 4. Jacob Blyton 5. Jack Brady 6. Adam Korczyk 7. William Rua 8. Matt Engelbrecht 9. Flynn McDermott 10. Brad Twidale 11. Samuela Tuisau 12. Tom Molloy 13. James Simpson-Te Pairi 14. Friedrich Keil 15. Kye Oates Easts 1. Tom Fowler 2. Andrew Ready 3. Sam Finocchiaro 4. Will Sankey 5. Xavier Boyle 6. George...