NRC Rnd 1: Fiji Drua vs Melbourne Rising

[WorkingClassRugger]

Converted. 26 - 12 to the Drua.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Drua in again off the kickoff. Amazing bit of play. Just superb. Really just fantastic interplay.

33 -12 Drua.

 

[Warpath]

33-12 63mins gone

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Drua player tries to keep going on the ground and is penalised. Which is very fortunate for the Rsing as the Drua were rolling. It just seems like every pass put up by the Drua finds a support player at the moment. Great to watch.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Rising cock up their line out after the penalty and the Drua have it again. Try a drop goal. Off to the right.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

The Drua are the better side but what's keeping the Rising from making this a tighter game is the Rising themselves. Their handling and execution has been subpar for a side featuring a very large number of professional footballers in it. They keep getting in their own way. Slow to the ruck. Just really poor at times.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Penalty to the Drua at scrum time. Yep. Rising give one away thanks to poor positioning in the front row.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Pretty sure the try has been scored. Ratu who should have placed the ball just tried to kick out of his own in goal zone only for it to be charged down and then kept in by one of the Drua players with a support player grounding. Seriously. All we need now is the Benny Hill theme song every time the Rising touch the ball. And it's been awarded.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

40 - 12 by the way. Score was nil all 30 minutes in apparently.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Rising score a nicely finished consolation try. But the Drua were the better side and deserve the win.

Final score 40 -17.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Had no trouble at all with the stream. Drua with a contender for try of the year in the first half, and then nailed it in the second half. No use any one trying to score a better try than that one.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

If people are still wondering if we sHould have Fiji having a pro team involved in a professional competition in our region they only have to watch this game to get that answer.




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[Rugbynutter39]

Rebels and now the rising are making a mockery of all the talent at their disposal.

Is this a Melbourne thing? As could not see an organsation like the brumbies getting the sub par performances seeing from talent laiden rebels and rising sides.


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[Brumby Runner]

Don't throw too many kudos Canberra way. With five Wallabies in the side, the Vikings didn't look like beating the Qld Country side this evening.

 

[Wilson]

Don't throw too many kudos Canberra way. With five Wallabies in the side, the Vikings didn't look like beating the Qld Country side this evening.

It's a bit of a trade off at this stage of the season though, still early building combinations and parachuting a few guys in who've been in wallaby doesn't help things.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

For me Queensland country have looked the best followed by the drua.

Force also after get their pack Mauled in the first half deserve notable mention for recovering their scrum woes in second half.


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[Bobby Sands]

Don't throw too many kudos Canberra way. With five Wallabies in the side, the Vikings didn't look like beating the Qld Country side this evening.

QLD country is the future of the Reds.

 

[dru]

Yes if talent is the only benchmark for operating a pro team. Unfortunately no-one in Fiji has been able to confirm your judgement as they haven’t seen the game. Which is syptomatic of the second half of the equation.

The’re welcome, but not if Australia has to fund it. We have enough problems of our own.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

According to someone who was at the ground they reckon the ground was around 80 - 90% full. Somewhere between 6-7k.

 

[Scooter]

Trying to watch replay of match on Fox Sports website. Can't seem to find it. Anyone with any tips or tricks?