Blindside: Daniel Tupuo’s message touches cousin Jorge Taufua

SEA Eagles star Jorge Taufua was touched by comments from his cousin and NSW winger Daniel Tupou prior to Wednesday’s State of Origin game.

Daniel Tupou gets the high ball. Queensland vs New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane for the first game in the 2014 State of Origin series. Pic Peter Wallis

SEA Eagles star Jorge Taufua was touched by comments from his cousin and NSW winger Daniel Tupou prior to Wednesday’s State of Origin game.

Tupou said he would be playing for Taufua and that he deserved a wing spot in the Blues team.

“It was very humbling to read that,” Taufua admitted.

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“If it was me in that position I probably would have said the same thing.

“We speak highly of each other and it’s good to have him in this competition.

“We test each other even though we are so close.”

Former Sea Eagle Tony Williams.

SUNSHINE EAGLES

WHEN the Sea Eagles’ Sunshine Coast feeder club won their grand final in 2009, guess who their scrumbase combination were?

None other than half-back Trent Hodkinson and a five-eighth called Tony Williams who were both in the NSW Origin squad this week.

CROSSHEAD

WARRINGAH Rats secondrower Dennis Watson made rugby history in his first grade debut against Gordon last weekend at Chatswood.

He is son of Elke Watson, who was also a rangy secondrower for the Ratettes back in the days when they were coached by the late legendary Rob“Noddy” Sawtell.

Dennis is the not only the first son of a Ratette to play in the Waringah top side, but also in first grade.

A deer stopped the Dee Why Ice Picks

OH DEAR, OH DEER;

ELDOM are those hardy souls from the Dee Why RSL Ice Picks kept out of the water, but, oh deer, it happened last Sunday.

On arrival at the Corrimal Swimming Club for their annual meet, the Ice Picks were told the event had been cancelled due to an unexpected visitor in the water.

The local pool had been closed due to the discovery of a deceased deer, which had wandered down from the mountains.

There were no suspicious circumstances and it appears the deer had merely got out of it’s depth.