QLD Rugby 05/07/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article With a host of backrowers at his disposal, Souths coach Garrick Morgan has gotten creative after the competition bye, thrusting star flanker Kohan Herbert into the centres for their clash against Easts in the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. The Magpies have welcomed back emerging Reds staple John Bryant and the experienced Sean Farrell back for the contest at David Wilson Field, while Connor Vest - who has already suited up at number 6 and 8 for Souths this season - will assume a spot in the second row. This leaves...

QLD Rugby 13/06/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article As we tick over the halfway mark of the StoreLocal Hospital Cup regular season, we take a look at one major talking point from each team, with this season shaping up to be the closest season in recent memory. After Norths completed the StoreLocal Hospital Cup ‘Circle of Life’ with a win over Easts in Round 9, one could confidently say it’s anyone’s game. While there are certainly favourites in every match up, major upsets and standout performances from Easts’ Eli Pilz, GPS’s Matt Gicquel and Bond University’s Rhian...

QLD Rugby 07/06/2024

Written by Jim Tucker, courtesy of qld.rugby Source articleEasts game-breaker Eli Pilz will have a rare week off on Saturday with a knee niggle forcing him out of the clash against GPS at Bottomley Park.Young Sam Farrar has been promoted at halfback while stalwart No.8 Henry Olsen will take over as captain while Pilz is sidelined.An 18-14 loss last weekend was both credit to Norths and the Tigers falling to their bogey team again.“It’s a mental game for us going to Norths and we have to get better at it. Norths have risen to the occasion a number of times,”...

QLD Rugby 31/05/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article Australian rugby stalwart James O’Connor will play just his third club game in the past two years as he returns for Brothers for their mammoth clash against GPS at Yoku Road in Round 9 of the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. O’Connor hasn’t pulled on the butcher’s stripes since Round 18 last year – a 13-point win over Easts – when he scored a try and played a sizeable hand in setting up one of Lawson Creighton’s 30-point haul that afternoon. That was his only Hospital Cup appearance in 2023 –...

QLD Rugby 24/05/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article Grand finalists Wests Bulldogs have taken steps to shake up their modest recent form for Saturday’s clash against Easts at Bottomley Park. Back-to-back losses to GPS (36-19) and Brothers (31-12) have left the Bulldogs searching for answers in this key match-up in Round Eight of the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. “We’ve had a couple of rough weeks and there’s definitely been some soul searching within the team,” Wests skipper Connor Anderson said. “We had a team dinner on Wednesday and got into a good training session on Thursday. The answers...