Super Rugby Rnd 1 2020: Brumbies v Reds

[Sully]

1. Scott Sio
2. Folau Fainga'a
3. Allan Ala'alatoa (c)
4. Darcy Swain
5. Murray Douglas
6. Rob Valetini
7. Tom Cusack
8. Pete Samu
9. Joe Powell
10. Noah Lolesio*
11. Tom Wright
12. Irae Simone
13. Tevita Kuridrani
14. Solomone Kata*
15. Tom Banks
Replacements

16. Connal McInerney
17. Harry Lloyd*
18. James Slipper
19. Caderyn Neville^
20. Will Miller^
21. Ryan Lonergan
22. Bayley Kuenzle*
23. Andy Muirhead

This should be dead easy then. Only thing that can save the Brumbies is the fires.

 

[Dctarget]

I know being a Reds fan has me biased but I genuinely think that starting XV are either Wallabies already or will be in the future minus probably JP & Campbell (maybe Hegarty too but he's quality).

In saying that, the Brumbies look good and you can probably say the same about them (probably just a comment on having just four Aus teams. Everyone has a tilt at Gold sometime).

 

[The Nomad]

Glad that Zander and Paisami have been rewarded for their trial efforts

 

[Bobby Sands]

We will win.

 

[Silverado]

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/01/29/super-rugby-brumbies-reds-smoke

 

[Tomikin]

We will win.

Of course we will

 

[Finsbury Girl]

I know being a Reds fan has me biased but I genuinely think that starting XV are either Wallabies already or will be in the future minus probably JP & Campbell (maybe Hegarty too but he's quality).



In saying that, the Brumbies look good and you can probably say the same about them (probably just a comment on having just four Aus teams. Everyone has a tilt at Gold sometime).

I fully expect to see Jock capped a lot.

 

[Finsbury Girl]

Really like how the Reds advertise which clubs the players represent, nice touch

QRU keeping provincial representative rugby alive.

 

[qwerty51]

Smoke still hazardous in Canberra. Would lean 70% likely the game is off atm.

 

[redstragic]

What happens to training and the captains run? Would that be governed by the same smoke protocols as the game?

 

[Bobby Sands]

What happens to training and the captains run? Would that be governed by the same smoke protocols as the game?

Just do it indoors at the AIS.

 

[Adam84]

Reds stayed in Brisbane longer then usual and did their captains run at Ballymore

 

[Cancelled Account]

I’m down here and it’s fair to say that there is a bit of smoke haze. Took a drive to the stadium two hours ago and it wasn’t too bad other than the heat. 50/50. Locals say that the haze changes from day to day. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

 

[Brumby Runner]

The smoke does change from day to day, but is more likely to strongest in the early evening.

 

[whitefalcon]

The wind tomorrow looks like it should be from the north west which means that the smoke should clear. Hopefully the game goes ahead.

 

[qwerty51]

It's looking good so far.

 

[KOB1987]

I did laugh though when I read earlier that due to the earlier start SANZAAR officials decided to avoid the hotter centres for the opening games. They obviously didn't do their due diligence on Canberra, it might be the coldest place on the planet in winter but it can be like a furnace in summer. It's going to be 41 there today, fortunately for the players it will drop to 40 by the time they start getting ready at 6 and to 33 by 9pm. Conversely it's going to max out at 31 today in Brisvegas.

 

[Finsbury Girl]

A breezy 40! Good thing we had a hit out in the heat last week.

 

[Beer Baron]

Not (usually) humid though.
Hopefully its playing in an oven not a sauna.

 

[KOB1987]

It's been unusually humid the past week or so in country NSW due to the tropical low that's been around, but this current wave is more heat than humidity.