Risdon Cup final race on
RUGBY UNION: With only five fixture rounds remaining in the 2017 Wagners Wellcamp Risdon Cup two matches today are set to impact heavily on the make-up of this season’s finals’ series.
Today’s round 14 games feature four of the six teams fighting for five finals’ spots.
USQ and Rangers meet in this week’s match of the round at USQ Oval.
Saints hold down third spot with Rangers breathing down their neck, just three points further back.
The teams have similar tough roads home to the finals kicking off on August 12 and a top-three finish for either team could hinge on today’s result.
USQ won the first-round clash of the sides with a late penalty goal giving it a 31-29 victory at Gold Park.
Uni comes into today’s match on the back of a 78-0 win over Roma while Rangers pushed premiers Dalby to the brink last week before going down 29-19.
Toowoomba Bears and Condamine meet in today’s second crucial match.
The teams sit fifth and sixth on the ladder respectively and with both sides finding encouraging mid-season form a win today is vital to their finals’ push.
The Cods back-up today after inflecting a rare defeat on Goondiwindi 22-21 at the Fish Tank last Saturday.
Bears today host their Ladies Day which coincides with the Women 7’s Carnival also being held at Heritage Oval.
The Toowoomba Bears carnival will be the fourth of GETTING THE FLICK: Nicholas Hewett looks to offload a flick pass for Toowoomba Bears during their 34-21 round 13 Risdon Cup win over UQ Gatton at Heritage Oval.
the Women 7’s competition this year where clubs compete for points towards placings for the end-of-season grand final.
A full day of events is planned at Heritage with play from 10am.
The Bears-Condamine match starts at 3.30pm.
THIS afternoon’s round also includes Roma at home to Goondiwindi and Highfields hosting Dalby at Highfields Sports Complex.