Australian Rugby Shield Results - Round One
Queensland Country Heelers have caused the 2008 Australian Rugby Shield’s first upset, with a 33-7 victory over defending champions Melbourne Axemen at Charters Towers in Queensland on Saturday.
In the only other match in Round One the Darwin Mosquitoes came from an 8-3 half time deficit to win 20-18 against the Adelaide Black Falcons at Austar Park in Darwin.
Results from Round 1 of the 2008 Australian Rugby Shield
Darwin Mosquitoes 20 (Peter Mayo, Wise Sekitoga tries; Bernard Niki 2 cons, pen, Andre thomas pen) defeatedAdelaide Black Falcons 18 (Tomasi Ramanumanu, Ben Hamer tries; Kurt McKinley con, 2 pens)
Queensland Country Heelers 37 (Michael Zovko 2, Brendan Bunyan, James Obst, Kyle Beakey tries; Zovko 2 cons, 2 pens, Joseph Faalago con) defeated Melbourne Axemen 7 (Gideon Tauelangi try; Michael Breen con)
