CSU coach Paul Spain implored his players to show Southern Inland what its made of after the 37-17 loss to Waratahs condemned Reddies to the second tier.
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It shapes as an all-Wagga battle for the first grade premiership after injuries curtailed CSU’s chances to make the premier division.
With Sterling Ross unavailable, CSU finished without hookers Joel McMahon and Leon Post with Brad Crawford also coming off at a crucial stage.
“We are a proud rugby club with a proud history and we want to show pride in ourselves going forward to set ourselves up for the future,” Spain said. “We’re not going to drop our heads and say we’re in second division, we need to work as hard to show everyone we belong in that top tier.”