Overview
- NSW opened Super Rugby Pacific with a 36-12 derby win in Sydney, securing a bonus point and snapping a four-match losing streak against Queensland.
- Max Jorgensen scored a double, Isaac Kailea crossed in the second half and Teddy Wilson finished late, with Lawson Creighton perfect off the tee at 5-from-5.
- Miles Amatosero featured after a four-week sanction was cut to two following counselling, having been barred from the Daceyville base during part of his suspension.
- Queensland were expected to try to provoke Amatosero, with Wendell Sailor publicly urging the tactic and Waratahs captain Matt Philip backing his teammate’s discipline.
- Accounts of the pre-season altercation with Angus Scott-Young differ between outlets, including the number of punches and the severity of injury reported.