Backs to bamboozle?
NZPA-AAP Brisbane Queensland’s backs have secretly rehearsed a string of moves to bamboozle New South Wales in the opening inter-state rugby clash in Sydney tomorrow. The Queensland captain, Andrew Slack, said yesterday that the two sets of backs had opposed each other often and were familiar with each other’s style of play. To counteract this, the Queensland backline was set to unleash a series of wellpractised variations. “We put some of the moves into action during our recent tour of New
Zealand well away from the prying eyes of New South Wales supporters,” Slack said.
The Queensland coach, Bob Templeton, said: “Our losses this year to Canterbury and Auckland are behind us. Tomorrow night the Wallaby team for Fiji is to be announced and this should be just the spur our boys need.” Mr Templeton admitted that he still had reservations about the Queensland scrum, but he hoped a solid week’s work had sorted out the problems already made evident by the leading New Zealand provincial sides.
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