NRC Rnd 2: Canberra Vikings v NSW Country Eagles

[RugbyReg]

3pm on Sunday 4 September @ Viking Park.

Any GAGRs heading along and interested in helping us out on covering it? Please let me know.

 

[RugbyReg]

NSW COUNTRY EAGLES TEAM TO FACE UC VIKINGS

1 PADDY RYAN (C)
2 TOLU LATU
3 TOM ROBERTSON
4 NED HANIGAN (VC)
5 TIM BUCHANAN
6 SAM FIGG
7 ROWAN PERRY
8 SAM WARD
9 JAKE GORDON
10 ANDREW DEEGAN
11 ALEX NEWSOME
12 KYLE GODWIN
13 DAVID HORWITZ (VC)
14 REECE ROBINSON
15 ANDREW KELLAWAY

16 JED GILLESPIE
17 FOLAU FA’AINGA
18 SAM NEEDS
19 RYAN MCCAULEY
20 MARK BALDWIN
21 SAM CROKE
22 TAYLER ADAMS
23 ANGUS ROBERTS

 

[louie]

UC Vikings (1-15)

Sione Taula, Josh Mann-Rea, Allan Ala'alatoa, Blake Enever, Sam Carter, Tom Staniforth, Jarrad Butler, Jordan Smiler, Joe Powell, Nick Jooste, Lausii Taliauli, Jordan Jackson-Hope, Andrew Smith, Henry Speight, Robbie Coleman.
Reserves: Robbie Abel, Faalelei Sione, Leslie Leulua’iali’i-Makin, Rory Arnold, OJ Noa, Dean Oakman-Hunt, Brent Hamlin, Isaac Thompson.

 

[louie]

That is very strong Vikings pack

 

[Brumby Runner]

Not a bad looking pack by NSW Country either. Expect it to be a closely fought match between two of the top looking sides this year.

 

[I like to watch]

^^^^i hope the bookies agree with you!
If they give anything like reasonable odds on the Vikings,I'll be having my max bet on them

 

[Froggy]

Awesome Eagles front row, with a great back 5 for the Vikings, this should be a beauty.
Thought the Eagles weakness last week was Deegan at 10 (apart from his goal kicking) interesting to see if he can turn it around.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Awesome Eagles front row, with a great back 5 for the Vikings, this should be a beauty.
Thought the Eagles weakness last week was Deegan at 10 (apart from his goal kicking) interesting to see if he can turn it around.

Seemed a little overcome may be even overly nervous with the increased tempo and physicality. Perhaps trying a little too hard to find some rythmn at times. There were glimpses of the player we saw this season in the SS but a bit inconsistent.

Hopefully with his first game under his belt he can relax a little and let his game do the talking.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Think Newsome called for that one.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Eagles playing rapid Rugby. Almost scoring a beauty.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

The Eagles scrum dooes something I never thought I'd see this season. Boss the Vikings scrum.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Anywat. Paddy Ryan bobbles it backward in contact and Perry barges over. 0-16 to NSWC.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Again, Country beast the Vikings in the scrum. Penalty to Country.

 

[swingpass]

Eagles well on top

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Country looking slick.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Vikings seem shellshocked here. Country playing just spectacular Rugby.

 

[kiap]

Vikings are done.

I'm calling it, Coleman's lads to take the toast rack this year.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Godwin is the only passenger in the Eagles backline.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

The Eagles just dominated that half. Going to take a huge 2nd half for the Vikings to take this.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Best game of the round so far. Vikings struggling with the line speed of the Eagles alongside their added physicality compared to QldC.