Live updates: Blackhawks v Pride trial

Author: Cowboys.com.au
Timestamp: Fri 3 Mar 2023, 02:44 PM

[3.24pm]

Full-time: Blackhawks 24 - 20 Pride

[3.16pm]

Duffy and Derby combine for Townsville's second try in a couple of minutes! Converted. 24-20 Blackhawks.

[3.12pm]

Zac Laybutt with a beautiful cutout pass for Jordan Lipp. Unconverted. 20-18 Pride with 10 minutes remaining.

[3.04pm]

Partridge grabs his third of the game thanks to a Julian Christian grubber. Converted. 20-14 Pride.

[2.56pm]

Pat Kaufusi picks up a loose ball and dives over the level the scores. Duffy converts. Unconverted. 14-all.

[2.50pm]

The Pride regain the lead through Rhy Young out wide. Unconverted. Pride lead 14-10 with 28 minutes remining.

[2.46pm]

Second half underway!

[2.32pm]

The Pride take advantage of a penalty, with Partridge diving on another grubber for his second of the match. Unconverted. 10-all at the break.

[2.25pm]

Still no change to the score, with the Blackhawks maintaining a 10-6 lead with 5 minutes left in the first half.

[2.10pm]

Off the back of a penalety, Jake Bourke slices through the Pride's line to give Townsville their first lead of the match. Unconverted. 10-6 Blackhawks.

[2.03pm]

Riley Price barges his way over next to the posts to give the Blackhawks their first point. Duffy converted. 6-all.

[1.57pm]

Pride get on the board early, with Evan Child putting a grubber through for Will Partridge, who converts his own try. 6-0 Pride.

[1.50pm]

We are underway at Queensland Country Bank Stadium with the Northern Pride kicking off towards the city.

If you can't make it to the game, keep an eye here for live updates from the curtain-raiser at Queensland Country Bank Stadium from 1.50pm on Saturday.

Team lists

Townsville Blackhawks

1. Tom Chester

2. Laitia Moceidreke

3. Gehamat Shibasaki

4. Jordan Lipp

5. Rob Derby

6. Jake Bourke

7. Tom Duffy

8. Cade Maloney

9. Jayden Hodges

10. Mia Pua'avase