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    Hardworking heroes

    Mar 11, 2020 4 minutes
    By WILL EVANS

    CHANCES are North Queensland superstars Jason Taumalolo and Valentine Holmes haven’t been laying turf or wielding a sledgehammer ahead of Friday’s historic clash with Brisbane.

    But while the lead-in to the maiden NRL match at Townsville’s new Queensland Country Bank Stadium has surely been smoother than that of the Cowboys’ debut 25 years ago, the DIY attitude and community spirit of the club’s 1995 pioneers helped pave the way for the city’s outstanding new venue.

    Foundation head coach Grant Bell says it was all hands on deck setting up the fledgling outfit’s training facilities and getting Stockland Stadium ready for their inaugural premiership match.

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