Reds overcome dramatic Drua comeback but lose Wallaby in process

Hunter Paisami is in danger of missing the Queensland Reds’ finals campaign after injuring his knee in his side’s topsy-turvy 45-24 win over Fijian Drua in Brisbane.

Reds overcome dramatic Drua comeback but lose Wallaby in process. Hunter Paisami is in danger of missing the Queensland Reds’ finals campaign after injuring his knee in his side’s topsy-turvy 45-24 win over Fijian Drua in Brisbane. The Reds led 21-5 in Friday night’s Super Rugby Pacific match at Suncorp Stadium before the Drua snatched back the lead early in the second half courtesy of a Manasa Mataele hat-trick. But Queensland’s set-piece dominance at the scrum and line-out turned the match, with a four-try burst following Mataele’s magic lifting the Reds to victory. The bonus-point win improved Queensland’s regular-season record to 8-6. But their hopes of landing fourth spot were already extinguished before Friday’s match after the Crusaders crushed the ladder-leading Hurricanes 47-14 earlier in the night. It means the Reds (37 points)...