NRC Round 2: Queensland Country v Melbourne Rising

[Mr Wobbly]

Sunday 9 September
Mike Carney Park, Townsville
3.00pm, LIVE on FOX SPORTS

Last week QLD had a good win against the Vikings while Melbourne copped a bit of a pantsing from the Drua.

With such a short season the Rising are going to need to get their act together quickly.

 

[Jerry West]

Queensland Country likely to include Timu?

 

[rugbyfan90]

Queensland Country likely to include Timu?

Timu not included this week.
Tai Ford comes in to the starting pack.
Michael Wood comes on to the bench for week 1 try scorer Rob Puliuvea who suffered a nasty finger dislocation with the bone coming through the skin in Canberra last week .

Queensland Country side to face Melbourne Rising:

1. Harry Hoopert - Reds/Brothers – Jondaryn
2. Alex Casey - Souths
3. James Slipper – Reds/Bond University – Gold Coast
4. Harry Hockings – Reds/University of Queensland – Bowen
5. Angus Blyth – Reds/Bond University – Gold Coast
6. Angus Scott-Young – Reds/University of Queensland
7. Liam Wright – Reds/Easts
8. Tai Ford – Bond University/Gold Coast
9. James Tuttle – Reds/GPS
10. Hamish Stewart – Reds/Bond University – Pittsworth
11. Joey Fittock - Bond University – Gold Coast
12. Duncan Paia’aua – Reds/Norths - Rockhampton
13. Jordan Petaia - Reds/Wests
14. Jock Campbell - University of Queensland – Gold Coast
15. Tom Lucas - Sunnybank – Rockhampton

Reserves
16. Effi Ma’afu - Wests
17. Richie Asiata - Easts
18. Jake Simeon - Souths
19. Michael Wood – Brothers*
20. Harry Wilson - Brothers
21. Tate McDermott – Reds/University of Queensland – Sunshine Coast
22. Tony Hunt - Norths
23. Patrick James - Brothers

*Denotes potential NRC and Queensland Country debut

 

[Mr Wobbly]

Melbourne Rising

1 Fereti Sa'aga
2 Anaru Rangi
3 Jermaine Ainsley
4 Esei Ha'angana
5 Trevor Hosea
6 Angus Cottrell (c)
7 Richard Hardwick
8 Isi Naisarani
9 Michael Ruru
10 Archie King
11 Tom English
12 Billy Meakes
13 Sione Tuipulotu
14 Sefa Naivalu
15 Kiti Ratu

16 Andrew Tuala
17 Tetera Faulkner
18 Pone Fa'amausili
19 Rob Leota
20 Ikapote Tupai
21 Harrison Goddard
22 Kemu Valetini
23 Fabian Goodall

 

[Slim 293]

Smashing run by Tai Ford leading to the Hoopert try.............

Edit: No try, knocked it on - he probably should've passed the ball too.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Close game....Rising improved performance but still too many errors at critical junctures.

 

[bloodred]

Quite a good win for Country considering they had their pants pulled down at scrum time. Their defense was damn good and was able to negate their lack of ball. I thought Country had a good scrum, says something about Melbourne. I'd like to see Hamish pass the ball more, with DP and good outside backs they could do damage. Too much kicking!