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Super Rugby Rnd 2 2020 Lions v Reds @ Jo'burg - Sunday 12:05am AEDT

emuarse

emuarse

Desmond Connor (43)
Did I read this correctly - that the Lions are hosting the Reds in Dubai.
It suggests they're giving away home town advantage for some pieces of silver.
The Lions just got tossed by the Jaguars in Argentina & have to travel back to Dubai, so I'm thinking the Reds could be in a good space here for a win.
High temperatures shouldn't worry them after the torrid conditions they've experienced in trial games & in Canberra.Unless this is an indoor game?
I'm tipping the Reds.
 
Strewthcobber

Strewthcobber

Mark Ella (57)
emuarse said:
Did I read this correctly - that the Lions are hosting the Reds in Dubai.
It suggests they're giving away home town advantage for some pieces of silver.
The Lions just got tossed by the Jaguars in Argentina & have to travel back to Dubai, so I'm thinking the Reds could be in a good space here for a win.
High temperatures shouldn't worry them after the torrid conditions they've experienced in trial games & in Canberra.Unless this is an indoor game?
I'm tipping the Reds.
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Tongan Thor is wresting snakes in Montecasino on Instagram. Long way from Dubai.....
 
Braveheart81

Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
Staff member
emuarse said:
Did I read this correctly - that the Lions are hosting the Reds in Dubai.
It suggests they're giving away home town advantage for some pieces of silver.
The Lions just got tossed by the Jaguars in Argentina & have to travel back to Dubai, so I'm thinking the Reds could be in a good space here for a win.
High temperatures shouldn't worry them after the torrid conditions they've experienced in trial games & in Canberra.Unless this is an indoor game?
I'm tipping the Reds.
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This seems like something worth checking before writing the post about it.
 
Finsbury Girl

Finsbury Girl

Trevor Allan (34)
Too much to ask for date & time in the OP, OP?

We've had success @ Ellis Park vs the Vaalies in the past, let's hope it's a performance worthy of the 1995 visitors.


ps Slats, what a bloody legend
 
Sully

Sully

Tim Horan (67)
Staff member
PaarlBok said:
Big test for the Lions. They are much better then that scoreline against the Jaquares.
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I think a lot of things fall in the Lions favour. Home game. Altitude. The Reds youthfulness. Lions game to lose.
 
gel

gel

Ken Catchpole (46)
Lions will run away with it in the second half after the reds collapse under an increasingly savage penalty count.

It won't be that any of the penalties were undeserved, it'll just be that the lions won't be penalised at all for doing the very same things.

Oh and two tries will be disallowed by the TMO for forward passes after reviewing it in extreme super slow motion indicating that they have absolutely no understanding of physics whatsoever.
 
Simon.

Simon.

Bob Loudon (25)
gel said:
Lions will run away with it in the second half after the reds collapse under an increasingly savage penalty count.

It won't be that any of the penalties were undeserved, it'll just be that the lions won't be penalised at all for doing the very same things.

Oh and two tries will be disallowed by the TMO for forward passes after reviewing it in extreme super slow motion indicating that they have absolutely no understanding of physics whatsoever.
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Yep. Every touring side in SA suffers from this but the Reds have a particularly torrid time of it, perhaps because their discipline has been suspect anyway the last few years.

Two other predictions based on bitter experience of staying up til 3am over the years. One, the commentators will spend the whole second half lamenting, with an impressive lack of self-awareness, the woefully bad discipline of the Reds in comparison to their pristine Lions.

Two, during a stoppage in play the local broadcaster will put up endless slow motion replays on the big screen that show a Reds player making slight contact above the shoulder in a tackle until the ref notices and calls time off. 5 minutes of angles later the Reds player will be yellow carded. Later on a Reds player will be left shitminced on the ground after a late tackle in back play that the broadcaster manages to avoid showing any replays of whatsoever, so even the home viewers only see it for a split second.
 
RugbyReg

RugbyReg

Rocky Elsom (76)
Staff member
It would seem that Josh Nasser will be in line to make his debut off the bench. Not sure who for. Big step up.
 
Braveheart81

Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
Staff member
1. JP Smith – GPS
2. Alex Mafi – Bond University
3. Taniela Tupou – Brothers
4. Izack Rodda – Easts
5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto – Souths
6. Angus Scott-Young – University of Queensland
7. Liam Wright © – Easts
8. Harry Wilson – Brothers
9. Tate McDermott – University of Queensland
10. James O’Connor – Brothers
11. Henry Speight – Bond University
12. Hamish Stewart – Brothers
13. Jordan Petaia – Wests
14. Jock Campbell – University of Queensland
15. Bryce Hegarty – GPS

16. Sean Farrell* – Souths
17. Dane Zander – Norths
18. Josh Nasser* – University of Queensland
19. Angus Blyth – Bond University
20. Seru Uru – Easts
21. Moses Sorovi – Wests
22. Isaac Lucas - Sunnybank
23. Hunter Paisami – Wests


Looking forward to some reactions from the fans to the team for round 2...
 
redstragic

redstragic

Alan Cameron (40)
Lucas dropped to the bench? Wonder if this is on performance last weekend or because of the conditions they'll be playing in?
 
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