Pacific Rugby Cup 2013

[Braveheart81]

Waratahs email:

Curtain raiser postponed
Tonight’s curtain raiser between the HSBC Waratah A team and Fiji A has been postponed due to the conditions. Members arriving at the game early can head down to the members-only pre-match functions, detailed below.
Alternative arrangements are being made for the game to be played as soon as possible but at this stage, no details have been confirmed.
The Super Rugby round 3 clash against the Rebels will go ahead as scheduled at 7.20pm.

 

[qwerty51]

I am goign to assume the reds A game will be off as well tommorow

that's at Ballymore?

 

[hawktrain]

Would hope they make the S15 teams warm up on an outside field/in the sheds to ensure the main ground is in best possible nick in that case.

 

[I like to watch]

How is the process flawed?

Plenty of these players that aren't in the Tahs 35 man squad have been training with the Tahs since the start of the pre-season with no remuneration. They are doing it for opportunity etc. Outside of the contracted Waratahs players, they are not just drawing on the best players in the Shute Shield to fill out the numbers.

I would say it's flawed, because the best qualified should be getting this opportunity.
It would be a different matter if the best available knocked back the opportunity,but they didn't.
Picking kids straight out of School is not fair on the kid, and is not fair to the players the kid is leapfrogging.

 

[thierry dusautoir]

that's at Ballymore?

And Brisbane has also had an influx of rain

 

[qwerty51]

I doubt they'll cancel it as it's the only game there? It's an issue when there's 2 games back to back

 

[Brumby Jack]

ACT XV 58 Samoa A 19

 

[Brumby Runner]

ACT XV 58 Samoa A 19

BJ are you able to post a match summary in your own good time?

 

[Brumby Jack]

Nah, didn't see the game.

 

[No4918]

I am goign to assume the reds A game will be off as well tommorow

Why? Tahs was called off as there was a chance they'd mess the field up too much.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Reds College 24 - Rocket Rod Davies 2, Sam Denny, Sick 'em Rex Tapuai tries; Jono Lance 3 cons, pen
Tonga A 3

 

[SuperGrover]

ACT XV rack up 50 over Samoans

The ACT XV have come home with the wind in their sail to knock Samoa A over 58-19 in the opening round of the Pacific Rugby Cup in Wanniassa on Friday.

Packed with 16 contracted University of Canberra Brumbies players, the ACT side laid on nine tries in total, with Robbie Coleman grabbing a double and Jordan Rapana, Etienne Oosthuizen, Scott Sio and Tevita Kuridrani their first in state colours.

The Samoans scored first through their tighthead prop early, but couldn’t keep the momentum flowing long enough to dent the ACT’s prospects. A darting break down the right touchline to Coleman followed by a clever play from the back of a scrum sent Prior over for the ACT’s first try, the scrumhalf showing his gymnastic skills to plant the ball in the right corner.

Going to the sheds leading by 10 at half time, the game was rarely in doubt from there as the home side laid on a bounty of tries from right across the field.

For the ACT side, Colby Fainga'a and Prior had strong games while Auelua also shone in his first game as skipper of a Canberra side.

The ACT XV face the Tongan A team next Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Pacific Rugby Cup.

ACT XV 58 (Robbie Coleman 2, Ian Prior, Jordan Rapana, Tom Cox, Etienne Oosthuizen, Fotu Auelua, Scott Sio, Tevita Kuridrani tries; Zack Holmes 5 cons, pen) bt SAMOA A 19.

ACT XV
1. Scott Sio
2. Siliva Siliva
3. Ruan Smith
4. Etienne Oosthuizen
5. Leon Power
6. Jordan Smiler
7. Colby Fainga'a
8. Fotu Auelua (c)
9. Ian Prior
10. Zack Holmes
11. Stephan Van Der Walt
12. Jordan Rapana
13. Tevita Kuridrani
14. Tom Cox
15. Robbie Coleman

Replacements
16. Robbie Abel
17. Les Makin
18. Sione Taula
19. Gareth Clouston
20. Tim Cree
21. Mark Swanepoel
22. Sam Windsor
23. Gareth Watts

http://www.brumbies.com.au/News/Article/tabid/1213/ArticleID/8505/Default.aspx

 

[No.8]

Please find link to all Pacific Rugby Cup games -

http://www.oceaniarugby.com/130228_super_rugby_development_squads_prepare_for.html/ref/267

 

[Brumby Runner]

Does anyone have the team details for ACT XV v Tonga A? I assume it will be similar to last week, but would expect Siliva, Sio, Aeulua, Prior, Kuridrani and Coleman to be rested to take the bench on Saturday.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Does anyone have the team details for ACT XV v Tonga A? I assume it will be similar to last week, but would expect Siliva, Sio, Aeulua, Prior, Kuridrani and Coleman to be rested to take the bench on Saturday.

Ask and you shall receive.

1. Ruaidhri Murphy
2. Robbie Abel
3. Ruan Smith
4. Etienne Oosthuizen
5. Leon Power
6. Jordan Smiler
7. Colby Fainga'a (C)
8. Tim Cree
9. Mark Swanepoel
10. Zack Holmes (VC)
11. Stephan Van Der Walt
12. Rodney Iona
13. Jordan Rapana
14. Tom Cox
15. Pat McCabe

Replacements
16. Josh Mann-Rea
17. Ray Dobson
18. Les Makin
19. Gareth Clouston
20. Ben McGee
21. Beau Mokotupu
22. Sam Windsor
23. Andrew Barrell

Obviously this means George Smith gets a bench spot over Colby in the Brumbies side on Saturday.

 

[qwerty51]

Sydney Academy (Not Tahs A)

1. MIKE Ala'alatoa
2. HOOKER HUGH ROACH
3. TIGHTHEAD ALAN Ala'alatoa
4. LOCK WILL SKELTON
5. LOCK ADAM COLEMAN
6. BLINDSIDE MICHAEL WELLS
7. OPENSIDE KOTONI © ALE
8. NO. 8 PETE SAMU
9. SCRUM HALF JOCK MERRIMAN
10. FLY HALF/1ST FIVE DAVID HORWITZ
11. WING CHARLIE CLIFTON
12. CENTRE/2ND FIVE APOLOSI LATUNIPULU
13. CENTRE BILL MEAKES
14. WING ELIJAH NIKO
15. FULLBACK BJ HARTMAN
16. HOOKER JED GILLESPIE
17. PROP WILL WEAKES
18. PROP GUY MILLAR
19. LOCK STEVE CUMMINS
20. LOOSE FORWARD SAM QUINN
21. SCRUM HALF WALDO WESSELS
22. INSIDE BACK TERRANCE HEPETEMA
23. OUTSIDE BACK JACK DEBRECZENI

 

[Slim 293]

Should we read much into McCabe at 15 or was that just the only spot to fill due to Coleman not available?

 

[MarkJ]

perhaps a way to ease him back in rather than using him as a battering ram at 12?

 

[Brumby Runner]

Ask and you shall receive.

1. Ruaidhri Murphy
2. Robbie Abel
3. Ruan Smith
4. Etienne Oosthuizen
5. Leon Power
6. Jordan Smiler
7. Colby Fainga'a (C)
8. Tim Cree
9. Mark Swanepoel
10. Zack Holmes (VC)
11. Stephan Van Der Walt
12. Rodney Iona
13. Jordan Rapana
14. Tom Cox
15. Pat McCabe

Replacements
16. Josh Mann-Rea
17. Ray Dobson
18. Les Makin
19. Gareth Clouston
20. Ben McGee
21. Beau Mokotupu
22. Sam Windsor
23. Andrew Barrell

Obviously this means George Smith gets a bench spot over Colby in the Brumbies side on Saturday.

Thanks BJ. Do you know much about Rodney Iona? Is he the No 12 who played for ACT against the Brumbies in the trial? If so, I was quite impressed. Also with Cree at 8.

Missing altogether are Tomane, Rathbone, Speight and Kuridrani. Two will be in the Brumbies' run on side, but can't see the other two both being on the bench alongside Prior and Coleman. Any clues?

 

[Braveheart81]

Missing altogether are Tomane, Rathbone, Speight and Kuridrani. Two will be in the Brumbies' run on side, but can't see the other two both being on the bench alongside Prior and Coleman. Any clues?

I'd guess that there is either someone under an injury cloud or that Jake White hasn't decided who is in his side yet and has kept those players back. If that is the case, I am sure whoever gets left out will just bump someone out of the ACT XV team.