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Intrust Super Cup Round 2 preview
Easts Tigers v Sunshine Coast Falcons
Suzuki Stadium, Langlands Park on Saturday, March 12 - 5pm
Referee: Nick Morel
Head-to-Head: Easts 9 Sunshine Coast 4
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #TIGESvSCF
Livestream: Tiger TV
The Sunshine Coast Falcons got home on the back of a 75th minute Ryley Jacks field goal in last weekends thrilling encounter against the Northern Pride. While delighted to kick off his Sunshine Coast tenure with a victory, Falcons coach Craig Ingebrigtsen was quick to turn his focus to this weekends assignment. It comes in the form of his old club the Easts Tigers, who will be looking for a breakthrough win themselves after a tight opening round loss to Tweed Heads. Recent history between the two clubs points heavily towards a Tigers victory. But with a talented new roster, the Falcons stand a strong chance of ending the Tigers nine-match winning run against them. While Jacks slotted the all-important field last weekend, the Falcons had several match-winners. XXXX man-of-the-match Ben Hampton impressed throughout, while the elusive Curtis Scott and powerful forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona were handfuls. Scott has been switched from centre to fullback following the return of Eddie Tautali, who will line up against the Tigers for the first time since leaving Langlands Park.
CQ Capras v Norths Devils
Browne Park on Saturday, March 12 - 6pm
Referee: Nick Pelgrave
Head-to-Head: Norths 26 Central 10 Drawn 2
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #CQCvDEVILS
After a promising Round 1 away win over the Mackay Cutters, the Central Queensland Capras will go hunting for a second scalp at home tomorrow night. Their second up assignment comes in the form of the Norths Devils, who showed plenty of promise last weekend despite going down to the defending Intrust Super Cup premiers. Devils coach Mark Gliddon has moved Billy Brittain to five-eighth in the absence of the injured Liam Tyson for the Browne Park clash. Gliddon could easily view the loss to Ipswich as one that got away after the Devils dominated field position and possession in the opening 15 minutes. The Devils were held to a solitary Francis Molo try in that opening period, a factor that ultimately came back to hurt them when the Jets finally found some rhythm. In contrast, the Capras were able to punish the Cutters errors on their way to a 24-10 win in wet conditions.
Ipswich Jets v Townsville Blackhawks
North Ipswich Reserve on Sunday, March 13 - 12.40pm*(Live on Channel 9 / WIN / NBN)
Referee: Chris Butler
Head-to-Head: Ipswich 2 Townsville 1
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #JETSvTSVB
The Townsville Blackhawks travel to the North Ipswich Reserve to meet their 2015 grand final nemesis in what looms as an explosive afternoon. The Jets have named nine players from the team that clinched the clubs inaugural Intrust Super Cup premiership in September last year. Five Blackhawks get a chance to get one back on the Jets, who have now won seven games in succession, equal to their club record set in 2013. The Blackhawks will have to overcome Ipswichs formidable home record, which currently stands at nine wins from their past 10 matches. For the Blackhawks, powerhouse PNG forward Willie Minoga plays his 50th match in the Intrust Super Cup. It is however only the Raging Bulls second game in Townsville colours. The Blackhawks are coming off a tight 18-16 win over the Redcliffe Dolphins, while the Jets got the ball rolling with a 38-24 victory over the Norths Devils. Off the field, the Jets have organised a bumper program of entertainment for the fans as part of its annual NAB Defence Force Appreciation Day.
Burleigh Bears v Tweed Heads Seagulls
Pizzey Park on Sunday, March 13 - 2pm
Referee: Clayton Sharpe
Head-to-Head: Tweed 13 Burleigh 11 Drawn 1
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #BEARSvTHS
The always intensely-contested coastal derby has come early in the season and with both teams coming off Round 1 win neither side will be willing to give an inch this Sunday. While Tweed Heads overcame an 18-10 half-time deficit to overrun the Easts Tigers, Burleigh blew the Wynnum Manly Seagulls off the park in their second half. Scores were locked at 10-10 at the break, but the Bears, led by an impressive showing by new halves Jamal Fogarty and Cameron Cullen went on an attacking raid against last years finalists. Dave Hala has been named on the bench in the only change to the Bears side. At Piggabeen last Sunday, the home fans celebrated when team stalwart James Wood touched down for his 100th Cup try, making him the seventh player to achieve this feat and the third to do it for a single club (Redcliffes Liam Georgetown and club-mate Nathanael Barnes the others). The Gulls supporters also cheered the return of Shannon Walker who made his mark on the game with an impressive try of his own. This week, the Seagulls have named an unchanged side but will have to fill in the spot left by the one-match suspension of Cory Blair for striking.
Souths Logan Magpies v Redcliffe Dolphins
Davies Park on Sunday, March 13 - 3pm
Referee: Chris Anderson
Head-to-Head: Redcliffe 29 Souths Logan 9 Drawn 1
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #SLMvPHINS
The Magpies can expect to face a fire-up Redcliffe this week, with the side pushing last years minor premiers the Blackhawks all the way last weekend in going down 18-16. The Phins were in touching distance of scoring an upset first round win and had three tries disallowed which did not help their cause. Coach Adam Mogg would not have been too disappointed however, with his side that also included nine new faces besides his own giving him plenty to work with. The final scoreline might not have reflected it, but Magpies also put in a spirited showing in their Round 1 game against the Hunters. They were the first to score, but gifted PNG their first try with an error from the kick-off. Their young Broncos contingent especially halfback Sam Scarlett showed glimpses of pure class and the side will be primed to improve on their recent showing against the Phins which has seen them lose eight of their past nine encounters. Coach Josh Hannay will have plenty of talent to choose from with additional Brisbane players including Marion Seve making the switch to the Magpies. In milestone news, skipper Phil Dennis has been named to start off the bench for his 211th game, which will push him past Shane O'Flanagan to become the 10th most capped Cup player.
Wynnum Manly Seagulls v PNG Hunters
BMD Kougari Oval on Sunday, March 13 - 3pm
Referee: Michael Gordon
Head-to-Head: Wynnum 2 PNG 2
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #WYNvPNG
Live Stream: QRL Live Stream
The Seagulls are back at home this weekend and will be looking to atone for a poor second half that saw them leak points to eventually go down to the Bears 44-22. However, their task wont be an easy one with the Hunters looking for two in a row following their opening win over the Magpies last weekend. The two teams have started to develop a healthy rivalry in recent seasons and share the head-to-head honours evenly with each of the four games played won by the home side. The Hunters havent had much cause to celebrate at the venue, with the Jets knocking them off on their way to the title in their elimination final last year as well. While Seagulls coach Jon Buchanan has named a largely unchanged side with Braydon Greenhalgh a late change for Brendon Gibb; suspensions handed down last night to key players Atte Bina and Adex Wera sees the introduction of more new players into Michael Marums team, with Agmark Guria Tuvi Lepan set to make his first appearance as a Hunter. The coach will be heartened by the Cup debuts of some of his new faces last weekend, with Justin Olam and Benjamin Hetra both scoring tries in their win.
Northern Pride v Mackay Cutters
Barlow Park on Sunday, March 13 - 3pm
Referee: Tim Rutherford
Head-to-Head: Pride 12 Mackay 5
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #PRIDEvMC
The Pride will hope the support of their home crowd will help them when they host the northern derby against Mackay on Sunday. With five minutes to go in their match last weekend, the Pride were set to share the two competition points with the Falcons a result which would still have disappointed them given at one stage they were leading 24-10 but a field goal from Ryley Jacks gave the Falcons the win. Joe OCallaghan has largely kept faith with his side to bounce back, with Justin Castellaro (who was named earlier in the week on an extended bench) set to start in place of Shaun Hudson at centre. Mackay are a team in transition and will be relying on their older, more experienced heads like Liam Taylor to step up each week especially in this tough battle against the Pride. Taylor has been named at fullback this week, and will become the most capped Cutters player with 106 games, passing 2013 premiership-winning captain Jardine Bobongie on 105. While the Pride hold an impressive head-to-head advantage of the their rivals, the Cutters were one of the few sides that were able to snare a win at Barlow Park last year with their Round 12 victory the only one the home side suffered in their past 10 games at the venue.