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 02/06/2025

Winning ugly can be a thing of beauty. So the 30-17 victory over GPS in atrocious conditions at a rain-lashed David Wilson Field was as pretty as a picture for the Stara Easts Tigers in Round 9 of the 2025 StoreLocal Hospital Cup. The table-topping Tigers reached the halfway mark of the home-and-away season with a perfect 8-0 record but it was not easy against a gallant Gallopers outfit that dominated field position and possession in the last hour of the contest on the back of a glut of penalties. It was a classic wet-weather slugfest on Ladies Day and...

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...

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 21/06/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article View this post on Instagram A post shared by QLDPremierRugby (@qldpremierrugby) SOUTHS V BROTHERS Saturday 22 June, 3:35pm – Souths Rugby Club Souths 1. George Francuis 2. Callum Lauder 3. Phransis Sula-Siaosi 4. Sam Von Blanckensee 5. Jake Kurbatoff 6. Connor Vest 7. Kohan Herbert 8. Reece Meise 9. Rourke Symons 10. Taj Annan 11. Tye James 12. Alofa Alofa 13. Xavier Ruberns 14. Joseph Veramu 15. Lachlan Stewart Brothers 1. Liam Fletcher 2. Dom Fraser 3. George Tuineau 4. Brad Kapa 5. Hamish Muller 6. Michael Wood 7....

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...

QLD Rugby 03/05/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article The return of Queensland Reds squad forward Taine Roiri has given Sunnybank a lift for Saturday’s visit to Crosby Park to face premiers Brothers in the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. Roiri is fit again after injury stalled his promising progress at training with the Reds.While training in the backrow with the State squad, Roiri will beef up the Dragons at lock. The Dragons will also get a lift for this Round Five clash with former All Blacks prop Alex Hodgman cleared to play a role off the bench during a...

QLD Rugby 26/04/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article Reds Academy halfback Willem Johnstone is within sight of his first grade debut at Brothers after being picked on the bench for Saturday’s round in the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. Johnstone has been proving himself in third and second grades with the Brethren since a surprise late pre-season switch from Souths. A longstanding weekend away for top-grade regular Isaac Tarabay has created the opening. The unbeaten Brethren are making the trip to St Lucia to face the University of Queensland in the most traditional clash on the calendar. There will...

QLD Rugby 19/04/2024

Written by Jim Tucker, courtesy of qld.rugby Source articleThe true calibre of Souths in 2024 will get a rousing test in a clash of unbeaten teams when the Magpies play premiers Brothers at Crosby Park on Saturday.The feature match of Round Three in the StoreLocal Hospital Cup has extra intrigue with the Magpies fielding their strongest side of the year as they attempt to build on wins over Norths and GPS.Reds flyhalf Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, fresh off his 20th birthday, will slot in at No.10 for his first game of the year. Reds squadmate Taj Annan will operate from outside centre...

QLD Rugby 12/04/2024

Written by Queensland Rugby Media Unit, courtesy of qld.rugby Source article Fjian international Teti Tela will make his first start of the season at flyhalf for GPS for Saturday’s mammoth clash against Souths in Round 2 of the StoreLocal Hospital Cup. The experience Tela, who can count on caps with the Fijian Drua and Queensland Reds at Super Rugby level, will bolster a Gallopers XV that dominated Round 1 in their win over Easts against a similarly rampant Magpies unit who started their season with a bonus point win. For Souths, Connor Vest is set to make his first start...