Reds still have lots of improvement in them which makes for an interesting rest of season. The rebels had the better of the rest of the first half dragging the score back to 24-14 that’s as close as they got with the Reds finishing six tries to three winners. Tuesday’s Rugby News looks at future Wallaby RWC teams, the Waratahs recovery, and the Trans Tasman bubble.... Tuesday’s Rugby News looks at the Chiefs win, the Brumbies signing Kautai, Eddie Jones’ critics, and the... QUICK MATCH STATS Ryan Lonergan penalty goal wins it after the siren Allan Alaalatoa red carded on... Thursday’s Rugby News has been hijacked! Paisami was strong at 13, but I reckon still better at 12 and hope to see him there in the Wallabies. More like a belly flop. That is a much more balanced and potent back line. The Melbourne Rebels have continued their winning form over the Waratahs on Friday night at AAMI Park. Once he settles a bit and remembers it is genuinely a team game, gets some maturity, he’ll be ok. I’d say a 2 year project from here. I reckon McKellar would have torn them a new one. Long legs. Agree mate. © 2021 Australian Rugby. – The Rebels tried valiantly, and credit too them. Loved that game from the Reds. I was skeptical about Thorn in the early days…he didn’t really have a coaching record to speak of…but my word he’s created something special up there. Reds title to lose at this stage. WINLESS WARATAHS: Rebels claim first home victory, LONG LIVE: May the Australian Club Championship kick-on, TO THE BANK: Queensland Reds need for speed, The Rugby.com.au are a proud part of Rugby AU. Some of the calls I could look and think, “Yeah, positioning’s not bad – it’s where you expect the ref to be – so she’s unsighted.” But that one, she was perfectly positioned, just flat out missed it. It was a good game. Firstly Lomani cut the Reds to pieces up the right side for 24-7. The Queensland juggernaut shows no signs of slowing, the Reds consigning the NSW Waratahs to a fifth consecutive Super Rugby AU loss in a bruising and entertaining affair in Sydney. This was a close call, but the Brumbies hung on for a hard-fought victory over a spirited NSW Waratahs under the lights of the famous old ground after a dogged second-half fightback by the hosts. I think Stewart proved tonight why he is so critical to the backline performance at 12, which allows Hunter the extra space to create havoc for the opposition at 13. As a Reds fan, I was yelling at some of the penalties that went our way. Lachie Anderson narrowly missed out in the RUGBY.com.au team of the week the past few rounds. Particularly thought the penalty where there were 2 Reds players not rolling away and ref gave the penalty to the Reds because Rebels player had rolled on top of them. The big fella scored two tries and had a pretty run in traffic that no prop should be able to deliver. Complaining about rolling mauls is not going to get you far. The wounded and embarassed ponies will be a challenge. TT is fearsome – funny that Wells could run down Campbell but not make any impression in chasing Tupou. Should have been a Rebels penalty in front. To read non-rugby content head to http://www.onesully.com.au. Working off the ball, his ability to hide in space and follow play saw him sweep round the back of the Rebels attack and provide support options. The Waratahs crossed twice when the Rebels let up, showing they have the potential. From what I’m seeing, I’d say the speed is high but that is common as we’re coming out of winter and wetter pitches than you’ve got. I am worried about next week. The referee was very bloody ordinary. I’m still not seeing whole matches sadly, only highlights, which makes it hard to judge fairly. It had been over a year since the home side had actually played at home, however aside from keeping the Waratahs 2021 season winless, here's what else we learnt: 2021 is Super Rugby AUâs battle of the No.7s, and Hardwick has again staked his claim. Campbell was run down by Hardwick, but quick ruck ball never gave the Rebels a chance to recover and McDermott put McReight through to stretch the score 31-14. That won’t be a problem this year I guess, but it will next and not long to adjust before 2023. Only one negative i can see in the Reds right now is Petaia. It will be a long road home for the Waratahs, but they stuck to their game plan and will be all the better for it. But the Rebels hit straight back as Matt To'omua slots a difficult penalty to reduce the Brumbies' lead to 17-15 after 50 minutes. Not great over the 20m run, but over 60 can close distance on most players. They do it every, single, time…, Just another Rugby tragic. Thereâs no doubt a plane ticket to Tokyo has his name on it if he continues with these standout performances. They are going to try and make up for that piss poor performance. So the Brums may not have it so easy in this area next time. 7. He just got a whole lot better in every other department. Two intercept tries, one from a Hodge pass and another from a shocker by To’omua. That was the final score of the game with the Reds defeating the Rebels 44-19. Fast nimble legs. Tweet I am not thinking that far ahead. O’Connor has pretty much sealed the 10 spot and Captaincy imo. Rebels are looking ok for the No 3 spot, I think. Not so sure. Pretty sure it was to avoid putting the earth off its axis. It was only when McKellar made wholesale changes with 30 minutes remaining that the Tahs got back in the game. Also, still yet to see any ref figure out that the Reds have a single scrum tactic – they walk around their LHP. He can't guarantee unbiased opinion but he can tell you the Reds are Awesome! Right now I’m not sure Petaia is in a Wallaby 23 or even the Reds best starting 15 once Vunivalu is back. I think the Brums will come with a significantly improved performance at Suncorp. How does it compare to the standard of Prem Rugby at the moment? Flashes of brilliance but also so much dumb stuff, Evening GAGR’s from Wet Central QLd. Hope the coach thought it was all worthwhile. – JOC looking very comfortable. The Rebels finally had possession in Reds territory, and they didn’t waste it as Wells bought the score back to 39-19 after a pretty lead up from his team mates. BR, I am going to try to be objective here, but my moniker gives away my bias. What to do with JP. Is there a more beautiful sight than a swan-diving try by a prop? How she missed the obvious obstruction leading to the penalty warning to the Rebels is beyond me (which was a scrum, for Jock Campbell’s try). Lonergan Genes. Seems to have stagnated whereas guys like Paisami and McReight have kept growing and adding dimensions to their game. A liitle bit of reality check from Mortlocky here. Anyway time to sign off and fortify my hotel room, before the central Qld rednecks chug down too much jungle juice. O’Connor very composed. Only Tupou’s tries count as jobs well done. It’s a poor trend that will see our jackals whistled off the park in the internationals McReight in particular hasn’t nailed his technique yet but is getting away with it under these refs. Yep. The Reds scrum depth started to tell with signs of dominance starting to appear. Pretty shit tbh as it’ll only feed the board. While his time as a Wallaby was just a blink in 2017, heâs bound to be on Dave Rennieâs radar in 2021. The 16 minute scoring blitz at the start of the game that the rebels never recovered from. The [â¦] Unless the Brums can pull one out of the bag and do them over in Brisbane is could be a home final at Suncorp fortress in a month or so. – I love a game like this. That is why the Reds will be very hard to beat this year (but not impossible). This was a much prettier effort from 25 metres out after O’Connor beat the blindside maul defence and sent the big fella through a yawning chasm of a hole. Super Rugby 2021 live scores, highlights, video, updates, news: Highlanders v Crusaders, Reds v Rebels The rebels had the better of the rest of the first half dragging the score back to 24-14 thatâs as close as they got with the Reds finishing six tries to three winners. BTW, I loved seeing Hamish Stewart back at 12. Another try from a fucking rolling maul, legalised obstruction!!! Agree but he modified the dive so there was no chance of getting a rev up from Thorne for lairising. Bring him on in the last 20 min to wreak havoc. With one leg forward he could have done himself some serious damage. The rebels couldnât overcome a three converted try and a penalty blitz in the first 16 minutes by the Queensland Reds. The Brumbies edged the NSW Waratahs 22-24 in a close-fought Round Seven Super Rugby AU contest at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. Lucky escape. Josh Flook put the Reds in bonus point territory in the 76 minute scoring off a Hegarty cross kick after Hodge spilled the ball in goal. I am starting to see JP as a super sub. The Reds also dealt fairly well (to my untrained eye) with the Rebs rolling maul. There have been no draws. Petaia, along with a couple of the Rebels should have played himself out of Wallaby contention in this game. Agree. Yeah I agree. The Reds had a great chance to hit back from the restart but fluffed their lines and the ball was kicked downfield and the Reds were saved by a steaming Suliasi Vunivalu. Off the back of the rolling maul, the attacking lineout is becoming a regular occurrence in Super Rugby AU, and Uelese will be the one to steer the ship for the Rebels. The Reds (4-0) went to the top of standings thanks to the victory and notched a club record ninth-straight win at Suncorp Stadium in the process. – Beware the wounded Canberra crew. – BTW have you all noticed how much the Stan team, like the Fox team are trying to pump up the Tah’s. McReight regains his feet, gets pulled forward by ASY (who’s still miles in front of the ball and ball carrier), and ASY is the head of the spear around the corner of the breakdown into the Rebels defence. THE Taniela Tupou who terrorised schoolboy rugby opponents never really went away, Reds coach Brad Thorn believes. Paisami kicked and passed with confidence but it was his trademark running game on full display as he barged over for tries in the 15th and 51st minutes. Probably their most complete performance of the year. McWright worth MOM rather than Paisami who was also good but so was McDermott. Ryan Lonergan was the iceman against the Rebels, but his younger brother, Lachlan, stared tonight, scoring off the bench. The pace was full throttle for almost all of the game. Spot on Hoppy. Yeah I want to win, but first and foremost good rugby is what I want. The Brumbies and the Melbourne Rebels have played each other 20 times in Super Rugby, the Brumbies have won 11 times and lost nine times. They gave both the Reds and Brumbies a run for their money in their opening two matches before a win in Perth last weekend a convincing victory over the Waratahs tonight. Here are the ramblings of a water logged Brisbanite, away from home: from a definite illegal pilfer by McReight with both hands on the ground over the ball. Faumausili got away with murder in the scrums tonight- he kept changing his bind and locking on to the opposition prop arm after the engage call. The Reds scored through Campbell in the left corner for a 39-14 lead. Only swap I would make is Uru on as a starter. Rebels rode that leniency from the ref (who had a good game generally) for several tries. Instead, we give you the teams for this weekend. Time to look elsewhere for a Wallabies 23. Leading the Rebels on the stats sheet in tackles and turnovers, heâs a defensive machine who had the Waratahs running in the opposite direction. Looking ahead Saturday 22 May Reds v Crusaders could be worth a road trip. The ref was definitely at the standard of the majority of games I’ve seen. 5. Ok, I understand all the maroon-love, and the Rebels were poor at crucial moments but they seriously got the rough end of the pineapple on the real technical penalties – offside, jackler’s hands in front of the ball, offside catch from a teammate, and is contact with the head a card or not?! It’s as obvious an obstruction penalty as you get – there’s no maul, because the pile of players bound around – and in front of – the ball are all from the same team. Phew! Nice try to Michael Wells towards the end there, well deserved, even though the pass from Koroibete was easily two meters forward. I like Petaia in Defence, where as Vuni is still caught out of postion. Her miss on McReight’s hands on the ground when effecting the turnover that led to the second last try was unacceptable. Kalani was nervous and had a charge down in his first game, but has slowly started to build confidence. The Reds forwards dominated with Tupou, Wilson and McReight in particular popping up to cause havoc in attack and defence. What was your opinion of the game EP? Reds looking grrrrrreeeatt right now. The Melbourne Rebels have [â¦] Hodge is ponderous and his big boot hardly contributes to any games. They will definitely be up for it after The coach reads then the riot act. The Rebels are genuine contenders in 2021, and as more players return from the injury ward, theyâll stand a real chance at a maiden finals berth. He’s a humanitarian. Some JOC mentoring methinks. They looked really good in patches. What to do with him. They gave both the Reds and Brumbies a run for their money in their opening two matches before a win in Perth last weekend a convincing victory over the Waratahs tonight. The most complete performance of the season. Action a plenty, tries a plenty. Perfection takes time. That platform allowed the Reds halves, McDermott and O’Connor to steer the team around with constant front foot ball. That backline went much better. The Rebels have a poor record in Canberra, losing seven Super Rugby games, but only winning three times in Australiaâs capital. After a long-awaited return, a burn-boy dives over! May the Australian Club Championship kick-on. Settled and really seem to have a culture where they just love playing rugby together. "Those gold boots are on fire," Tim Horan says. A little blatantly in my book. His replacement was also very good. However, that try tonight has secured his position. The Waratahs are a young and inexperienced team. Very clear before the Hodge try in particular. Action action action. Another intercept, this time for Jock Campbell, lead to Fraser McReight scoring the first try of the second half. Am I the only one who reckons that Flook knocked the ball on in goal in the contest with Hodge for his try after the bell? I am so looking forward to the Brumbies game next week. MT has so little finesse in his long passing game and in his kicking game, that although I’ve been a fan since his Brumbies days, he just should not be in the Wallabies. After a penalty it was 17-0. One try (Campbell’s?) He’s still trying to do it all himself is Jordy. Stewart excellent. After five minutes it was 14-0 to the Reds. Shane "Sully" Sullivan has been in man love with the game since high school in the 70's. It also sets up a tantalising game for third with the Rebs and Force… Contact Us, The Reds 16 minute blitz downs the Rebels, Ryan Lonergan larceny steals Brumbies win over Rebels, The Dropped Kick-Off 21 – The National Anthem (Q&A IV), The Dropped Kick-Off 20 – Trimming The Fat (Q&A III). The Reds were always going to win, but they certainly didn’t do it with the panache a lot of posters are piling on them. The scoreboard finally slowed down, but the rugby wasn’t any less entertaining. The finishers also looked settled. Refs aren’t really calling hands on the ground this year. Tupou scored his second try and moved to 7 on the all-time Reds scorers list in the 16 minute.
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