Fans were treated to almost 100 points scored in a try-fest at Suncorp Stadium. NSW Waratahs ran out winners 52-41over the QLD Reds, in a match with 15 tries scored.
Queensland Reds 41 (Izaia Perese, Scott Higginbotham, Taniela Tupou, Alex Mafi, Caleb Timu, Jordan Petaia, Sef Fa’agase tries; Hamish Stewart 2, Ben Lucas 1 conversions) defeated by NSW Waratahs 52 (Curtis Rona, Michael Wells, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Nick Phipps, Jake Gordon, Cam Clark, Israel Folau 2 tries; Bernard Foley 6 conversions) at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Saturday 2 June 2018.
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TEAMS
REDS:
15 Jono Lance, 14 Izaia Perese, 13 Samu Kerevi, 12 Duncan Paia’aua, 11 Jordan Petaia, 10 Hamish Stewart, 9 Moses Sorovi, 8 Scott Higginbotham (c), 7 George Smith, 6 Angus Scott-Young, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Izack Rodda, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 JP Smith. Replacements: 16 Alex Mafi, 17 Sef Fa’agase, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Harry Hockings, 20 Caleb Timu, 21 Liam Wright, 22 Ben Lucas, 23 Jayden Ngamanu
WARATAHS:
15. Israel Folau, 14. Cameron Clark, 13. Curtis Rona, 12. Kurtley Beale, 11. Taqele Naiyaravoro, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. Michael Wells, 7. Michael Hooper (c), 6. Will Miller, 5. Rob Simmons, 4. Jed Holloway, 3. Sekope Kepu, 2. Damien Fitzpatrick, 1. Tom Robertson. Replacements: 16. Tolu Latu, 17. Harry Johnson-Holmes, 18. Shambeckler Vui, 19. Tom Staniforth, 20. Brad Wilkin, 21. Jake Gordon, 22. Lalakai Foketi, 23. Bryce Hegarty
Date: Saturday, 2 June 2018
Venue: Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Kick-off: 19:35 Brisbane time
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant referees: Will Houston, Jordan Way
TMO: Damien Mitchelmore