Queensland Reds hit Sunwolves with 14 players in Super Rugby final

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Queensland Reds 'Hamish Stewart takes on Sunwolves' defense in his last Super Rugby matchup

The Queensland Reds have completed their most successful Super Rugby season in five years. a 48-27 win over the Sunwolves.

But for the second week in a row, the Sunwolves were forced to play more than half of the match with only 14 men after a controversial red card at Ed Quirk.

He stole them any chance they might have had, with the Japanese formation finally suffered a seven-round defeat at three on Friday night at Suncorp stadium

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Izack Rodda of the Queensland Reds breaks by the Sunwolves 'defense

Flanker Quirk was sent off in the 37th minute for what referee Ben O' Keeffe and TV match official Damien Mitchelmore have described the crime as Hamish Stewart.

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Caleb Timu of the Queensland Reds seems to be discharging while he is overthrown by two Sunwolves.

Cracks have shown that Quirk, a former Reds player, contacted Stewart's face with a clenched fist while both were on the ground – but the strength with which he was delivered was so slight that she was almost negligible.

Both sides were in disbelief when O & # 39; Keeffe finally produced the card after an extended shutdown.

The Reds were 22-13 at the time and missed one of their own, with Duncan Paia's still in the trash after conceding a penalty try for his deliberate knockdown in the 28th minute.

They copped another yellow five minutes into the second half when Caleb Timu charged Hayden Parker into the lead – a dangerous offense for which a red was far more deserving.

The map The controversies and the shoulder injury that ended Captain Scott Higginbotham's night just before half-time did away with a good night at the Queensland office – just like a brace in which seven trials were conceded in the last seven minutes. This was the second consecutive Reds win and sixth place of the season, ensuring their best performance since 2013, the year of their last Super Rugby appearance.

He also assured the European quartet George Smith, Jono Lance, Eto Nabuli and Kane Douglas were greeted positively

Smith (knee) and Douglas (omitted) did not play but Nabuli pocketed a double and Lance had a try in his contribution of 18 points.

Taniela Tupou, Paia's aua, Moses Sorovi and Liam Wright, the young pistol who will succeed Wallabies legend Smith in jersey No. 7 next year, scored the others for Queensland .

Queensland Reds 48 (Eto Nabuli 2, Jono Lance, Duncan Paia & # 39; aua, Moses Sorovi, Ta Niela Tupou, Liam Wright tries, Lance 5 con, pen) bt Sunwolves 27 (Penalty Test, Jaba Bregvadze, Ryoto Nakamura Trials, Hayden Parker 2, 2 Pen) at Suncorp Stadium. Referee: Ben O 'Keeffe

– AAP