Huge credit is due Bond for making the preliminary final for the first time but the Bull Sharks will also have learnt plenty about all that is needed to take the next step. “It’s not only a dream finish for me but for the club this season,” Mowen said excitedly. No.8 Mowen scored the first of the Tigers’ four tries with a quick pick-and-drive from the ruckbase in the opening minutes of the preliminary final against Bond University at Ballymore. Flanker Tom Milosevic’s non-stop work, No.8 Mowen’s polish on each play he was involved in, regular fullback Aidan Toua stepping up as an emergency five-eighth and ferocious defence were key strengths. Sun, 01/11/2020, 01:16 am by Jim Tucker. Kennedy made it two tries from another longer Toua pass after Uni hooker Josh Nasser had overthrown at a lineout 5m out from his line. Their start was far more switched on. The Tigers took charge with a vastly superior scrum led by front-rowers Rhys van Nek, the Tony Shaw Medallist as player of the grand final, Richie Asiata and George Francis. Super Rugby AU Bryce Hegarty: 100 game milestone for Reds Mr-Fix-It ... there's a couple a couple of pages you need to be following the Queen's Premier Rugby pages where we have all our content. Following the culmination of the Queensland Premier Rugby Grand Final series, Queensland Maroon and Grey squads have been confirmed ahead of this Saturday’s Queensland Women’s XV select match. Semi Final & Final Draw & Times. He helped make game plans and young guys have learned from him," Rauluni said. Sun, 25/10/2020, 11:22 am. Mowen made his intentions clear from the start of the season that shooting for his first club premiership was the missing piece to his career despite it delivering stints at five professional clubs, 15 Tests for the Wallabies and the captaincy of his country. “A strong scrum wins finals and we’ve been building that since the start of the season,” Mowen said. Join us at Ballymore for the culmination of the 2020 AllSports Physiotherapy Hospital Challenge Cup, and wider Queensland Premier Rugby season. #HospitalChallengeCup #QLDPremierRugby #ClubRugby, A post shared by QLDPremierRugby (@qldpremierrugby) on Oct 31, 2020 at 11:22pm PDT. The Tigers were never headed from there, led 21-3 at half-time and rebuilt any confidence eroded in their limp loss in the major semi-final of Queensland Premier Rugby a week earlier. 2021 QLD Premier Rugby Season Preview: Sunnybank with Sione Fukofuka. A post shared by Easts Rugby Union (@eastsrugbyunion) on Oct 25, 2020 at 3:23am PDT. Photo: Brendan Hertel. Mowen has set a wonderful example for the Tigers this year by choosing to play a final season at 35 now his professional rugby days are at an end. 2020 Queensland Premier Rugby Grand Final weekend. QLD Premier Rugby 2020. Discussion in 'Club Rugby' started by RugbyReg, Aug 27, 2019. The grand final was still up in the air at half-time with Easts leading 19-15 before the play of the game swung momentum decisively. Bulldog Vay Wilson (31) Likes Received: 468. A delighted Ben Mowen celebrated his first premiership en route to retirement on the greatest weekend in Easts’ club history at Ballymore. Bond showed enormous composure when upsetting GPS 32-27 in the opening weekend of the finals but were too frantic and rushed in Sunday’s first half. Prop George Francis and hooker Richie Asiata both made big rumbling runs to go with their scrum dominance. 2020 QLD Premier Rugby Season Preview: GPS. Discussion in 'Club Rugby' started by RugbyReg, Aug 27, 2019. In the final episode of Sauce on the Sidelines for 2020, we caught up with Easts Rugby Union prop and Tony Shaw Medalist - Rhys van Nek - following the Tigers Grand Final victory. In the play that followed, Toua threw a pinpoint cutout ball, from a quick ruck set by Mowen, to put winger Shane Kennedy over. ABOUT Q7s. We are providing a Sides Game format with Singles, Pairs and Fours teams consisting of players of any Age, Gender or Skill Level. They may not make finals in 2020 but Dammers will have some young guns who will leave an impression in 2020. Uru produced a superb off-load early before the skewed cross-field kick of centre Matt Smit bounced perfectly for winger Shane Kennedy to score. #QLDPremierRugby #ClubRugby, A post shared by QLDPremierRugby (@qldpremierrugby) on Oct 31, 2020 at 7:35pm PDT. Each team will play each other home and away in matches pitting minnows against contenders, champions against rivals, and everything in-between. Bond will now play Brothers, for the right to play minor-premiers UQ in the Grand Final Discussion in 'Club Rugby' started by RugbyReg, Aug 27, 2019. There are definitely some teams facing an uphill battle on the back of the 2020 Premier Rugby season draw release, with teams playing near season-defining games every week. This has been a year like no other, with the game facing many challenges, but it has been pleasing to see us reach the end of the season with some great matches in store for Rugby fans. By Finn Morton ... Jeeps were arguably the team to beat heading into the 2019 finals series after leading the competition in a handful of key stats and going unbeaten against rivals Brothers and UQ during the regular season. Club Liaison List . Queensland Premier Rugby evolved out of the Brisbane club competition which dates back to the 1890s. QLD Premier Rugby 2020. The Tigers put the grand final beyond doubt with a penalty try after another 5m scrum march that had Mowen almost at the tryline when it was whistled. COP 2021. Defending champions UQ will attempt to become the first Brisbane team since Souths in the mid-1990s to claim back to back QLD Premier Rugby titles in 2020 when the season eventually kicks off. History. “I’ve no doubt Rhys, as a 21-year-old tighthead, has a big future in the game.”, EASTS 33 (S Kennedy 2, G Francis, E Pilz tries; pen try; E Pilz 3 con) defeated UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 18 (C Vest, J Lenac tries; J Campbell con, 2 pen goal), The Rugby.com.au are a proud part of Rugby AU, Ex-All Blacks captain Kieran Read retires, Bond Uni win the Aon Uni7s Gold Medal Final in spectacular fashion, Chiefs escape with 20-19 victory over Force. #QLDPremierRugby #HospitalChallengeCup #ClubRugby #QPRFinals2020 Find out everything about Rugby teams, fixtures & results with the latest Rugby videos and documentaries. Queensland Premier Rugby Grand Finals match schedule: Saturday 31 Oct 8:10am - Colts 3 - Brothers v UQ 10:00am - Colts 2 - Brothers v UQ 11:50am - 5th Grade - Easts v Brothers The former Wallabies skipper did more than pilot a clearcut 33-18 victory over the favoured University of Queensland in the Premier Rugby decider. Flankers Tom Milosevic and Michael Gunn were everywhere. Easts were 10-0 behind after five minutes when the same sides met in the major semi-final two weeks earlier but learnt big lessons from that 37-19 loss. Bond Uni 22 (Tries: Nixon Taramai, Rhian Stowers, Wilson Blyth; Conv: Mitch Third 2; Pens: Mitch Third 1) defeated … Queensland's premier rugby competition is set to return on August 1, the QRU announced on Thursday. “That’s a great reflection of the spirit at the club.”. Lock Connor Vest, who shared the 2016 Shute Shield title with Norths in Sydney in 2016, was strong from the moment he burrowed over for Uni’s opening try. The return of Rugby in 2020 wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work of the general The win moves GPS up to second on the ladder, but they have the bye in the final round. The Tigers had many heroes because a 15-0 Uni surge in the first half had given the defending premiers a 15-7 lead. All rights reserved. When kicking to touch from 5m for an attacking lineout, a weak stab kick was inexplicably intercepted by the Tigers. QPR always delivers. He has never won a club grand final and will now get the chance as the Tigers shoot for their first premiership since 2013. Former Wallabies skipper Ben Mowen has won a dream shot at a premiership climax to his career after guiding Easts into the Hospital Cup grand final. As the 35-year-old Mowen and his men held aloft the Hospital Cup, the raucous chorus of the club’s “Tigerland” song switched into a chant of “six from six...six from six.”. The 21-3 scoreline was game over especially when Bond blew their best scoring chance just before half-time. Critical Dates 2021 . Bond will now play minor-premiers Easts, for the right to play UQ in the Grand Final Working with the Darling Downs Public Health Unit and the new directive from Queensland Health, the 2020 Downs Rugby grand final day can now accommodate 2500 spectators at the Toowoomba Sports Ground. QLD Premier Rugby - Bond Uni v GPS - Colts 1 Bond Uni Colts 1 secured a semi-finals spot with a convincing 34 - 10 win over GPS. “I need a break so I won’t be playing next season but 2022...who knows?”, Uni coach Mick Heenan lamented “way too many unforced errors which allowed Easts to scrum which played to their strategy.”. Easts tigers have won six from six in the Queensland Finals. Underrated lock Mitch Schneider was always productive and try-scoring partner Seru Uru relished just playing after being an extra in the Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby AU campaign. Remember GPS beat Bond only 10 days ago - great effort by Bond to secure their first premier grade finals spot but I think it might be a bridge too far for Bond - GPS by 10. Well done to both teams - a great final! EASTS 28 (B Mowen, S Kennedy, M Smit, S Uru tries; E Pilz 4 con) defeated BOND UNIVERSITY 3 (M Third pen goal), The Rugby.com.au are a proud part of Rugby AU, Historic day for Rugby in Victoria following $101mil investment, Ex-All Blacks captain Kieran Read retires, Bond Uni win the Aon Uni7s Gold Medal Final in spectacular fashion. The 14-0 start in as many minutes was just the lesson No.8 Mowen had hoped his side would learn after opening the major semi too tamely with not enough tempo and mental aggression. ... And I think the finals across the 4 teams will be closer this year than in the past few where some sides have left the finals after a hefty defeat or 2. We're down to our final four teams, who's going to go all the way? He dummied twice and beat three defenders in a 30m dash before surging over through three tacklers. While some of the bigger names from last year’s grand final side have moved on, the newly crowned Australian Club Champions don’t appear to be finished winning just yet. Easts had to deal with the disruption as well and handled it with aplomb. 409 talking about this. The Tigers claimed a 17-15 win in a tight clash against GPS. The final round will see the 1st and 2nd place on the ladder clash, when Bond host UQ next week, with the winner claiming top spot for the semis. Bond will have a must-win game against UQ next week to stay in the finals race. I think 10 rounds and then 3 weeks of finals. Easts are the new Women’s Premiers! The 12-match tournament will now be played across seven weeks with Australia’s clash against New Zealand moved from Saturday 12 December to Saturday 31 October at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. QLD Premier Rugby 2020. Queensland Premier Rugby evolved out of the Brisbane club competition which dates back to the 1890s. In the second last round of the Premier Rugby Hospital Cup, GPS scored a crucial 34 -22 win over Bond Uni. Fullback Jock Campbell made a sharp 30m run early and always looked dangerous. WATCH | Hear from GPS Rugby Club centre Wasie Toolis, following the Gallopers preliminary final win over Sunnybank. Uni had standouts too. All rights reserved. Such was the dominance of the Easts’ scrum that referee Damon Murphy was forced to yellow card buckling Uni prop Alex Sa’aga at the hour mark. At the 25-minute mark, winger Dylan Taikato-Simpson and the silver-topped Asiata both unloaded flick passes to put Smit over. Check out the Queensland Premier Rugby Weekly Program for Round 1 of the Queensland Premier Rugby 2021 season. A delighted Ben … 7s-QLD Inc. “For us to win six-from-six, we are just ecstatic as a club. Q7s is the largest single bowls competition in South East Queensland. Mowen may be riding off into the sunset with a celebratory beer in hand but he predicted big things for van Nek, the most aptly named prop in the country. "With Ben, it's been like having another coach on the field. Two late tries from Shane Kennedy have Easts in the lead 19-15 at the break! SANZAAR and tournament hosts, Rugby Australia, have today announced a revised draw for the 2020 Rugby Championship. Young Reds prop Zane Nonggorr was outscrummed in two finals but he played 80 minutes in both to advance his education enormously. The victory completed an astonishing six-from-six sweep in the grand finals that the Tigers contested this season. The 26-15 lead squeezed the vice and tacklers like Milosevic and replacement hooker Zac Crothers kept it that way. Major credit is due Rauluni, so passionate himself about the Tigers that he once snuck a game in for the club at halfback without his English club Saracens being aware. QPR has increasingly over the years become a young man's game. 1,768 talking about this. At the 27-minute mark, the Easts scrum powered ahead and earned a penalty. © 2021 Australian Rugby. It's finals time in # HospitalChallengeCupV! Led by former Wallaby Ben Mowen, Easts made the most of the club’s returning talent during the Covid impacted 2020 season to claim the Tigers’ first premiership since 2013. The grand final was just two minutes old when prop Francis powered over after the Tigers had been clinical in taking advantage of a muffed Uni lineout. The home of the latest Rugby news, Rugby match tickets. Bulldog, May 27, 2020 #631. © 2021 Australian Rugby. The Tigers have a rematch against University of Queensland at Ballymore on Sunday in what should be a terrific grand final. He has given valuable advice at every turn, driven training standards and added classy touches from the backrow in every game he’s played. Become A Member of The Sevens Group. Initially slated for a July 1 return, more clarity around the Queensland … The Tigers showed both power up front and razzle-dazzle in the backs to beat Bond which means they will have the firepower to hurt UQ in the decider. “I promised my wife (Lauren) nine times at lunch on grand final day that this would be my last game...in 2020,” Mowen said with a winner’s grin. The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. QLD Premier Rugby - Bond Uni v GPS - Minor Preliminary Final Bond University survived a nail-biting finish to progress in the 2020 Finals series with a 32 - 27 win over GPS. November 8 Watch the grand final: Colleges v Nerang Queensland Premier Rugby (QPR) evolved out of the Brisbane club competition that … Toua handled the game-control from No.10 with aplomb for coach Moses Rauluni after Jack Frampton withdrew during the week with a shoulder injury. ... led 21-3 at half-time and rebuilt any confidence eroded in their limp loss in the major semi-final of Queensland Premier Rugby a week earlier. It was that sort of night for Easts with even luck going their way. If it is 10 rounds then who you play twice will have a … QLD Premier Rugby 2020. Behind a strong scrum shunt, halfback Eli Pilz took off. It has been a heady week for Easts from the late intercept try that delivered the club’s Colts 4 outfit an upset 11-10 grand final win last Thursday to Sunday’s tight 17-15 triumph for the women’s team. WITH the 2020 Gold Coast rugby union season wrapping up, sit back and relive all the games live-streamed by the Bulletin. 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