{"id":374289,"date":"2024-03-09T10:15:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T11:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=374289"},"modified":"2024-03-09T12:03:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T12:03:05","slug":"titanic-queensland-stun-super-rugby-favourites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=374289","title":{"rendered":"'Titanic' Queensland stun Super Rugby favourites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queensland coach Les Kiss hailed a "titanic" defensive stand \ufeffafter the Reds withstood 23 phases of furious late attack to record a 25-19 Super Rugby Pacific upset of the Chiefs in Brisbane.<\/a><\/p>\n

It is the second straight Reds upset over the high flying Chiefs<\/a>, having also beaten them in New Zealand last year.<\/p>\n

\ufeffReserve No.10 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips was the unlikely hero with the final breakdown turnover and the Reds now sit third on the ladder with the Hurricanes first, Chiefs second and Rebels fourth.<\/p>\n

Watch all the action from the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season,<\/strong><\/em> with<\/strong><\/em> every match ad free, live and and on demand on Stan Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"McReight<\/p>\n

"We were riding it pretty hard really," Kiss told Stan Sport after the nervy finish.<\/p>\n

"We're not surprised, put it that way. But that's titanic in a way, isn't it, to hold out the Chiefs in that way and you can see the relief and the joy from the guys."<\/p>\n

The 2-1 Reds should have beaten the Hurricanes last weekend but were left heartbroken in golden point extra time. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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\"Lynagh<\/p>\n

"The boys were gutted but they just said 'what can we focus on next?' So we just made a commitment to say the next 24 hours, 36 hours, what can we do?'<\/p>\n

"It's only three games and we will stay grounded," Kiss said.<\/p>\n

"We have a deep care and connect for each other and have pride in our work on a daily basis. And if we stay focused on those things, things are possible but it is still only two wins from three games."<\/p>\n

\"Naholo<\/p>\n

Earlier in Wellington, \ufeffJosh Moorby scored two first half tries while Kini Naholo scored one and set up another as the Hurricanes beat the Blues 29-21 to stay unbeaten after three rounds.<\/p>\n

The wingers profited from being on the end of a skilful Hurricanes backline in which halfback Cam Roigard and fullback Ruben Love were outstanding.<\/p>\n

Roigard made line breaks on the fringe of a strong Hurricanes scrum and in the loose and Love stretched the Blues defence with kicks and long passes.<\/p>\n

\"Slick<\/p>\n

Both were also part of a strong defensive effort as the Hurricanes now move to the top of the points table.<\/p>\n

"We came back from Australia with two wins under our belt and we went over there trying to accomplish that," Moorby said.<\/p>\n

"Coming into this New Zealand derby we wanted to continue our good start this season so taking the win was massive. They're a big pack and they battled hard. It was just a massive effort from the boys on defence."<\/p>\n

\"Josh<\/p>\n

The Blues suffered a major setback when they simultaneously lost fullback Zarn Sullivan and winger AJ Lam to injuries early in the match.<\/p>\n

The Blues chose a 6-2 split on the bench with six forwards and two backs – meaning they had no back reserves left after replacing the injured players.<\/p>\n

Halfback Taufa Funaki played most of the match on the wing and backrower Hoskins Sotutu had to move to the wing when Mark Telea was injured late.<\/p>\n

\"Asafo<\/p>\n

The Hurricanes stung the Blues with tries to Moorby in the 13th and 26th minutes.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the seven time champion Crusaders were beaten 29-20 by the Drua in Lautoka.<\/p>\n

It's the second year in the row the Drua have beaten the Crusaders.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportRugby\/status\/1766321795089465403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

The Crusaders have lost their first three matches for their worst start to a campaign since the inaugural season of Super Rugby in 1996.<\/p>\n

Also on Saturday, the Brumbies rallied from 14-0 down to beat the Force 22-19.<\/p>\n

The Brumbies are now 2-1 while the Force remain winless.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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