Former Warden 7s player and Labasa soccer goalkeeper Filipo Daugunu scored a hatrick to help the Queensland Country thrash the Melbourne Rising 54-12 yesterday.
Daugunu continued to make his mark in the National Rugby Championship after making his debut last week.
The Queensland Country scored eight‑tries to overtake the Canberra Vikings at the top of the NRC table, and it’s the first time they’ve recorded three wins in a season.
Eto Nabuli was also instrumental in Country’s win making some good line breaks as he combines well with Daugunu.
Today the Perth Spirit with face Brisbane City at 6pm while the NSW Country Eagles will host Sydney Rays at 4pm.
Looking at the NRC points table, the Queensland Country, Canberra Vikings and the Fiji Airways Drua all have 15 points each but the Country is ahead with 175 points difference followed by the Vikings with 211 while the Drua has 158.
