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“Myself and my twin brother Rowan, we were both out and our other half back Brett Doherty was out,” Klein said.
“Also our front rower Blair Howard and Scott Floss were out, (it was a) very long injury toll for round one.”
Despite the growing casualty ward, Klein said he was still surprised by the result.
“The score line isn’t what I expected,” he said.
“You know you can turn up and lose and be happy with a loss in some ways.
“I struggle to take many good things out of the first half that we put in.”
The Pirates dominated the Wolves in the opening 20 minutes, setting up a healthy half time lead.