LIVE: Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Rugby Shield is underway up on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Queensland Country and NSW Country celebrated Day 1 sweeps across the men's and women's field and will look to lock in their dominant start while Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland Suburban are all chasing breakthrough wins.
Catch up on all the Day 1 ARS action from Caloundra Rugby Club.
See above for Field 1 Livestream and below for Field 2 Livestream.
Match replays will be uploaded with key details and point scorers below:
NSWC Corellas 36 (Campbell 2, MacGregor, Mansfield, Sullivan, Ball tries; Colman 2, Ball cons) def SA Black Falcons Women 5 (Kelly try)
Defending Shield holders NSW Country survived an early South Australian onslaught to extend their unbeaten streak on Day 2.
The Black Falcons women dominated the early collisions and scrapped hard inside their own 22 to deny the Corellas a sniff before half time, going into the sheds locked 0-all.
The classy Corellas found another gear after the break with five tries in 15 minutes but the South Australians would find joy with a superb set-piece try in the 68th minute before Georgie Ball iced the win with a long-range effort.
QLDC Heelers 35 (Stevens, Mason, Mailangi, Kimber, Nabole tries; Mason 2, Bezombes 2, Davison cons) def ADFRU Men 14 (Harris, McHugh tries; Muller 2 cons)
An early flurry of tries proved enough for hosts Queensland Country to hold out a resurgent ADFRU in the men's opening Day 2 clash.
Five different Heelers found the chalk but the Defence boys wouldn't go away, bagging their own tries through Ryan McHugh and George Harris to keep the contest alive.
2:30pm
- ACT & SNSW Kestrels v QSRU Kelpies (Field 1)
- TAS Jack Jumpers v NSWC Cockatoos (Field 2)
4:15pm
- ADFRU Women v QLDC Orchids (Field 1)
- SA Black Falcons Men v QSRU Subbies (Field 2)
