Reds v Rebels 31 Jan in Cairns

[Forcefield]

Completed scrum! Reds turn it over and the Rebels clear it.

 

[Forcefield]

Rebels win penalty- will get a line-out on the Reds 22.

 

[KevinO]

Score?

 

[Forcefield]

Reds get out of jail. Rebels 10 runs into team mate on his way to the try line. Reds penalty. Reds up 3-0

 

[Forcefield]

Debreczini off. Injured?

 

[Forcefield]

Reds win penalty- get 5m line-out.

 

[TOCC]

Not injured, just took a bit of a knock...

JJT showing a bit of flair linking up with Genia down the left flank

Duncan Paia'aua having a mixed bag so far tonight..

 

[Forcefield]

Reds turn it over. Rebels clear. Kerevi runs it back. Reds win penalty at the breakdown. Reds going for another line-out.

 

[TOCC]

Ball ripped from Hunt, Rebels run the length and score a try

 

[Forcefield]

Rebels try. Reds on attack and Tom English takes the ball off K.Hunt in the tackle and runs the distance for a 80-90m try. Rebels up 7-3.

 

[Forcefield]

Kick off out on the full. Reds need to concentrate. The game looks theirs to win at the moment.

 

[Forcefield]

Rebels kicking a lot. Particularly attacking kicks from scrums.

 

[Forcefield]

Half time 7-3. Both teams very rusty. Rebels need a lot of set piece work.

 

[gel]

Reds still can't seem to score tries (again). Have had a number of opportunities but still fail to be able to get over the line.

Young Duncan is having a very tough baptism.

 

[TOCC]

Paia'aua not quite clicking at 5/8 just yet, he is playing very flat and seems to be getting caught out with time and space.

Kerevi, JJT, Kuridrani all looking good..

Set piece is a bit hard to judge since my feed is coming through a bit blurry but Reds seem to be dominating the overall battle of the forwards.

 

[Ash]

Reds seemed to be winning most facets, but Rebels defence has held. English has scored a good opportunistic try by robbing Hunt of the ball inside the Rebels 22 and running the length of the field.

To be fair to the Rebels, they should have scored a few others as well, Debreczeni bombed one before seemingly taking a head knock and Placid was held up early. For some reason the Rebels seem keen to kick it away.

Paia'ua has dropped a few balls cold. He looked OK in looser play, but in structured play he has really struggled.

Very stop start game, mainly.

 

[Bairdy]

Both teams lacking composure

 

[TOCC]

powerful rolling mauls from the Reds there

 

[TOCC]

some big front rows up against each other now..

both 120kg, Paraka up against Alo-Emile

 

[TOCC]

Reds score another try off a rolling maul