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Tony Shaw (54)
Don't get me wrong Charger, I reckon you guys will beat the Brumbies next week but will need to get back on track pretty quickly to progress much further into the playoffs.
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Western Force V Reds 5th July
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WTF?
Tom Lawton (22)
That had to be one of the hardest games to watch all year it was so poor. It was like watching the really corny scenes out of American Pie 4, you know you will cringe but you watch anyway. The way the Reds played tonight would see them lose by a cricket score next week. They'd better fix their ruck defence (and countless other areas) or our backline will just stroll in many tries.
Oh and by the way, apart from a few good things, I thought Simmons was fairly pedestrian. He was walking on more than one ocassion. Perhaps all the Reds were overtrained this week and had no petrol left.
Oh and by the way, apart from a few good things, I thought Simmons was fairly pedestrian. He was walking on more than one ocassion. Perhaps all the Reds were overtrained this week and had no petrol left.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
It is nice that for the first time in our history we go into the final round knowing that a win will see us in a finals appearance.
It is also nice to know that a season that didn't look like it could be much really turned out well. Especially after two humiliating defeats in the first two rounds.
I would hope the Force's performance this year would be heartening to the Rebels fans in that you never know when you team is going to come good and actually string together a few wins and it could just well be next season. Especially with the quality of some of their acquisitions.
It is also nice to know that a season that didn't look like it could be much really turned out well. Especially after two humiliating defeats in the first two rounds.
I would hope the Force's performance this year would be heartening to the Rebels fans in that you never know when you team is going to come good and actually string together a few wins and it could just well be next season. Especially with the quality of some of their acquisitions.
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Cyril Towers (30)
MMM cited:
http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/hugh-mcmeniman-cited-for-striking/
and off topic, Higginbotham to face judiciary for 3rd yellow this season:
http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/higginbotham-to-face-judicial-hearing/
http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/hugh-mcmeniman-cited-for-striking/
and off topic, Higginbotham to face judiciary for 3rd yellow this season:
http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/higginbotham-to-face-judicial-hearing/
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John Eales (66)
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Difference between the two teams was the coaching. Foley Coach of the Year. OK Moono if you say so. Sweet!
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Chilla Wilson (44)
Jeeeeez, sorry mr running rugby tahs fans, sorry both teams couldn't entertain you for the 80min, it's not like the force needed to win no matter what sort of game it was tonight.
See unlike the tahs sucessful season this year, winning or losing come down on the force and having a chance for the finals...
So,Can you pass onto to your belovered tahs, beat the highlanders tomorrow and don't give them a bonus point. Nice to have 2 Australia teams in the top 6, pitty the reds won't be the team to kick them out of the finals.
And no, it's not 3am in the morning sitting around a fire byself with a night cap of rum extending my 19th
birthday.Pitty the reds didn't win for me..... Kidding @scoey love the reds
Edit: that language is not acceptable. Sully
My bad....
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Simmons has a high work rate, he's ineffective and needs to focus on more impact with his involves rather than a lot of nothing. He puts a few big hits and now he's pedestrian.
I don't know why you have to isolate Simmons here. The whole team, other than Kerevi (perhaps Beau) were pedestrian. Focussing on Simmo is just vindictive.
It was the worst I've ever seen Harris and Schatz play.
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John Solomon (38)
Ahem. One Reds fan!
But he is right in one thing, if they play like that next week there will be no finals for Force.
McMeniman should get a few weeks for that knee on Lucas. I thought he was better than that.
McM will these days, 10 years ago it was part of the backrower's job description to mangle backs who get caught in rucks
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Alan Cameron (40)
I thought the difference was in the forwards. Your boys showed up and bashed us for long stretches of the game. A lot of venom and mongrel. The Reds better find a combination that can consistently hurt next year or we will be running low in the table again.
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This game will definitely go down in the history books as one to forget..
I don't think there is much else to be said which hasn't already.
I don't think there is much else to be said which hasn't already.
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David Wilson (68)
Not a high quality game all round, but the low light for me was the TMO identifying Red 5 as the culprit for kneeing Lucas. Poor old Big Kev responsible even though he was off the field at the time in the blood bin. Wasn't Gardner absolutely confused by the call. And to make matters worse, when pressed, the TMO then wrongly identified Steenkamp. Eventually, MMM was rightly identified and removed from the game. Should retire before his reputation as being a goodish player is finally exposed as a fraud.
And for @Fatprop's benefit, the incident did not take place at the bottom of a ruck. It was in clear view at least 1 or 2 metres from the ruck in question.
And for @Fatprop's benefit, the incident did not take place at the bottom of a ruck. It was in clear view at least 1 or 2 metres from the ruck in question.
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Mark Ella (57)
Congratulations on the win. It would be fair to say after last night that the Force need to keep playing rugby to close out those games. I think you shut up shop to early when that bonus point was a real chance. Given how bad we were, I am kind of surprised we got as close to you as we did.
I wan't you to beat the Brumbies next weekend. I think plenty of the Australian rugby community share that sentiment.
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Steve Williams (59)
The force did well! It's a good weekend. Shame we couldn't nab the 4th try but a win is a win and it keeps is alive! The main thing helping us is that the kiwi teams have had no bonus points over the last 2 weeks. The games have been tight. Unusual for NZ games but very helpful for the force and brumbies.
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