University of Queensland v Brothers – Match of the Round
St.Lucia – Kick-off 3:20pm
The next instalment of the Bob Templeton Paul McLean Cup will kick off on Saturday, at St.Lucia. Brothers head to University RFC with a lot of confidence, after running in eight tries against Norths last week. University is the current cup holder and their young squad won’t want to relinquish the silverware to their old foe.
University of Queensland: Aaron Pleash, Mitch Wade, Campbell Wakely, Sam Reiser, Pat Morrey, Conor Mitchell, Jack de Guingand, Jack Cornelsen, Shane Tetzlaff, Ed Gibson, Jock Campbell, James Dalgleish, Josh Birch, Tom Pincus. Tom Banks
Coach: Mick Heenan
Brothers: Francois Postale, Tom Sayer, Dustin Henegan, Terrin Walls, Dave Henaway, Harry Symes, Henry Fitzgerald, Luke Beauchamp, Sam Grasso, Patrick James, Pierce Fitzgerald, Nathanuel Gendle, Sam Hyne, Mitch Felsman, Elih Baillie
Coach: Carl Marshall
Norths v Bond University – Reds TV LIVE stream
Hugh Courtney Oval – Kick-off 3:20pm
Norths will be keen to return to the Eagle’s nest after suffering a Round 1 loss at the hands of Brothers. They showed flashes of what they’re capable of last week, and they’ll be looking to put in a more consistent performance against Bond University. Bond were impressive in Round 1, defeating minor premiers Easts with a four try bonus-point display.
Norths: Garrath Ryan, Dan Sutherland, Dylan Sikameti, Api Biss, Connor Anderson, Jayden Rodwell, Enzo Mut, Phil McComber, Nick Chapman, Logan Tibbetts, Veressa Mataitini, Duncan Paia’aua, Mitch Fuller, Alex Gibbon, Conor Chitto
Coach: Nick Fogarty
Bond: Sam Clifton, Nick Turner, Reece Mann, Sam Fatal, Rubin Fuimaono, Jake Upfield, Jaye Paton, Rory McKensie, Luke Evans, Mitch Third, Lochy Duncan, TJ Siakisini, Tim Hindmarsh, Jordan Hughes, Waylen Skipps
Coach: Sean Hedger
Souths v Sunnybank
Chipsy Wood Oval – Kick-off 3:20pm
Coming off an impressive 30–20 victory over University of Queensland, Souths head back to Chipsy Wood Oval for the local southern derby against Sunnybank. In Round 1, Sunnybank’s Old Boys Day celebrations were capped off with a solid 32–25 victory over GPS. This is the only match in which the two teams competing are both coming off Round 1 victories.
Souths: Markus Vanzati, Alex Casey, Eric Teofilo, Matt Bennetts, Matthew Hirst, Anton Minenko, Simana Halaifonua, Stuart Williamson, Scott Malolua, Paul Brown, Mikaele Tela, Ralph Evalu, Kyle Blackman, Liam Roberts, Andrew Muirhead
Coach: Brett Picone
Sunnybank: Haydn Hirsimaki, Sam Mellor, Tereina Mclean, Colin Cooper, Brendan Mitchell, George Blomfield, Chazz Mahina, Jeffrey Faamausili, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Jake Strachan, Junior Laloifi, Alfonso Horomia, Ryan Menzies, Conrad Quick, Brando Va’aulu
Coach: Rod Seib
Wests v Easts
Kenmore RFC – Kick-off 3:20pm
Wests’ season starts this weekend after they were dealt the Round 1 bye. The Bulldogs will host last year’s minor premiers Easts at Kenmore. The Tigers will be eager to return to winning ways having made an unsuccessful trip to the Gold Coast in Round 1, going down to Bond University 31–10.
Wests: Sione Na’a Helu, Codey Blackhurst, Jake Newell, Junior Tipasa, Jeremiah Lynch, Alec Fontalvo, Chanel Schmidt, Rob Rutledge, Tim Smith, Richard Aitsi, Reece Cleeton, Tyrone Lefau, Dan Faumuina, George Morseu, Siosi Finau-Lealiifano
Coach: Pat Byron
Easts: Kirwan Sanday, Sam Richards, Josef Horomia, James Moore, Tevita Momoka, Henry Olsen, Tom Milosevic, Ben Radmall, James Batey, Andrew Krelle, Michael Tweedy, Todd Dawson, Shane Parkinson, Owain Davies, Elliot Hagen
Coach: Anthony Connellan
