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Amazing comeback by
GPS
June 03, 2007
PREMIER rugby union competition leaders GPS sent a message they were far from
a spent force with an amazing second-half revival to swamp University 59-20 at the weekend.
The Gallopers, who
had lost two of their past three games, piled on eight tries and 54 points in the second half after being behind 15-5 at the
break.
GPS started as though they were still at Friday's lunch to honour their favorite son Ben Tune instead in
front of a big homeground crowd.
But super sub, former Wallaby Matt Cockbain, added zing up front and Uni's
defensive wall opened.
University's slim finals hopes vanished under a wave of green jersies as the Gallopers
regained the from which saw them progress unbeaten through the first round.
Centre Donovan Slade gave the Ballymore
Tornadoes selectors something to think about with another good performance capped off with a try and seven conversions.
It was Slade's 100th first grade game but he has rarely been in better touch.
The comp lacks nothing
for good goal kicking backs with Uni's Will Tuffley scoring two of his side's three tries.
The Gold Coast
steamrolled premiers Wests 59-21 at Albert Park but remain anchored in fifth place.
It may sound like a broken
record but the sooner the QRU sorts out the Breakers appeal, against losing 12 competition points in a player registration
dispute, the better.
There are still five teams in line to win the premiership and the appeal result will have
a major bearing on the coveted top two positions which carry two shots at making the grand final.
The Breakers
were too big and too mobile for Wests with the most pleasing aspect the continued good form of Reds centre Lloyd Johansson.
The Coast's Marshall Milroy is yet another goalkicker in fine touch landing seven conversions and scoring a try.
Wests tried hard and none more so than flanker Scott Higginbotham.
However, they are going to need more
muscle to beat sides such as the Breakers and Sunnybank.
At Crosby Park, Brothers coach Paul Mills was happy his
injury riddled side could tough out a 17-6 win against Easts.
It wasn't game for the purists but both sides
showed plenty fo heart after the scores were locked 3-all at halftime.
Brothers utility back Anthony Pyers scored
two tries in the second half to put the match out of the Tigers' reach.
The Brethren have the hardest run home
of any side still in finals contention with GPS, Sunnybank and the Breakers in the next month.
At Chipsy Wood Oval,
Souths ended its worst losing streak in decades beating Norths QUT 34-24.
It was a free-wheeling match in which
Souths scored five tries to four but the more accurate goalkicking of Luke McLean got the Magpies home.
Source:
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