GPS First XV rugby premiers-in-waiting insist job is not over ahead of final round against Ipswich

THE Southport School coach Mike Wallace insists the job is far from finished despite having the GPS First XV premiership safe in their keeping ahead of tomorrow’s final battle with Ipswich Grammar.

THE Southport School coach Mike Wallace insists the job is far from finished despite having the GPS First XV premiership safe in their keeping ahead of tomorrow’s final battle with Ipswich Grammar.

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Seeking to better their runner-up finish of 2018, TSS ensured they cannot be overtaken for this year’s crown after stretching their winning streak to seven games with a 54-24 defeat of Gregory Terrace last weekend.

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Victory at home to Ipswich Grammar at 2.10pm tomorrow will seal their first outright title since 2007, while a loss would open the door for Brisbane Boys’ College or Nudgee College to share the premiership by winning their last two games.

The Southport School players celebrate after beating Gregory Terrace in Round 7. Picture: AAP/Image Sarah Marshall

With a bye in next weekend’s final round, Wallace said the lure of ending the 12-year run would ensure his charges were primed for success against Ipswich.

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“What this game means is whether we share the premiership or whether we win it by ourselves. It was a pretty cool moment to share with the boys (after the Gregory Terrace win) but the job is not finished,” Wallace, whose side shared the premiership with Nudgee in 2017, said.

Fullback Dion Samuela scores for TSS against Terrace. Picture: AAP/Image Sarah Marshall

“It’s just another opportunity for us. We’re focusing on improvement.”

Despite putting Terrace to the sword in an eight-tries-to-four thumping, Wallace said valuable lessons had been learned.

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“One of the great things about coaching school kids is they naturally have a lot of flair about them and you don’t want to coach that out of them,” he said.

“It’s finding that execution of our game plan and still having the flair. It’s (finding) that fine balancing act and that’s what coaching young men is all about.”