Unfortunately for Queanbeyan Whites they were on the wrong end of the scoreboard once against Tuggeranong Vikings after being pipped 32-31 after the fulltime siren at Viking Park.

Whites’ scrum half Nic White’s sideline conversion to second rower Matt Hirst’s burrowing try sailed wide of the uprights with 80 minutes already up on the clock much to the relief of the home team.

But the game should never have got to this point.

Amazingly the Whites found themselves in the position to win the match after trailing 32-19 with just seven minutes left on the clock.

But the Whites almost produced an impossible comeback, leaving Queanbeyan fans with the belief their team can march all the way to its fourth consecutive grand final.

The Whites have now lost their last four matches to the Vikings including three heart stoppers – last year’s 30-28 grand final loss, a 36-31 loss in golden try period in the Campese Sevens final and now Saturday’s gut wrenching defeat.

But on the back of this spirited performance, Hirst issued a stern warning to the Vikings for next time the two teams meet which many believe could be in the September 11 grand final.

“We can’t wait until we meet them again in September,” he said.

“Just the courage and mentality we showed to come back from such a big margin – that’s what we’re all about.”

Whites coach Wayne Southwell was not wrong in his after-match assumption when he labeled his backline ‘dangerous’.

That’s because some of the tries scored by his outside backs were simply breathtaking.

And new recruit Vili Iongi was in sublime touch.

Iongi produced a miracle offload for Tim MacNamara to set up White for a try to take the score to 17-12 in Vikings’ favour after 55 minutes before embarking on a swerving run towards the line with three minutes and scoring near the posts.