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QLD beat NSW in Interstate Thriller |
Up to a dozen Queenslanders are tipped to be named in the Australian Universities tour of
Great Britain
after the Maroons stormed from behind to defeat New South Wales Universities 31-20 in
Brisbane
today.
Down 16-10 at halftime after a poorly disciplined opening half, the Queenslanders finished full of running, winger Cody Gray scoring a hat-trick in the spirited comeback.
Gray, a Wynnum Manly colts player fresh out of St Brendan's College Yeppoon, should have the inside running for at least one place in the Australian squad named later tonight.
Others nominated by
Queensland
coach Paul Srama to make the national team include Central Comets forward Kane Hardy, Burleigh Bears speedster Liam Capewell and five-eighth Shane Beldham.
"Kane and Shane were instrumental in the comeback and they gave us the composure needed after a pretty poor start," said Srama, a former Ipswich Jets coach and boxing opponent of Solomon Haumano.
"Then there's Liam, he didn't get as many opportunities as he should have, but he shone each time he touched the ball".
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITIES 31 (scorers unavailable)
NEW
SOUTH WALES UNIVERSITIES 20 (Yoni Charlupski 2, Jamen McCleod, Joe Naddeff tries; Jamen McCleod, Gavin Duncan goals)
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