Super Rugby Oz Reds v Brumbies

[Adam84]

Reds made their subs too early and the bench is too far a step down

 

[Major Tom]

Unless king is injured he should have absolutely been the reserve thp instead of sef.

 

[Wilson]

Brumbies lineout now mis-firing with two overthrows in a row

 

[Adam84]

Have the Reds won a lineout in the second half?

 

[Wilson]

Have the Reds won a lineout in the second half?

Yeah, they won a couple when Hough first came on

 

[Wilson]

Reds win a lineout when it matters and Hough scores off the back of the maul.

 

[Adam84]

Reds lineout seals the deal in the end

 

[Adam84]

Jock Campbell can kick goals?

 

[Wilson]

Aside from securing the win, that try has denied the Brumbies a losing BP. Could be very important in a short competition

 

[Wilson]

Cracking game. It looked close to over at half time but the Brumbies came back firing and forced the Reds to go the full 80.

Latu looks like a great find, though he'll need to build up his fitness before he's super ready. Mclaughlin-Phillips concussion is a worry - there's no back up 10 in the squad (Campbell filled in), and with a 12 day stand down (if he is concussed) he'll be touch and go for the remaining rounds.

 

[dru]

Nice the get the win but it's hard not to be impressed with the Brumby come-back (noting they were ably assisted by the Red Line-out).

 

[Brumby Runner]

Expect these sides to meet again in the final. After the dross served up by the Tahs and Force, I can't see either of them tossing the Reds or Brumbies.

 

[Wilson]

Expect these sides to meet again in the final. After the dross served up by the Tahs and Force, I can't see either of them tossing the Reds or Brumbies.

Force getting two games at home after taking maximum points from the away game is the potential spanner in the works. I fear that trip west may be a bit more impactful for these sides, particularly the non-pros. But it would be very much against the odds on this weekend's evidence

 

[Red Runner]

Scrappy win but a fun game. Probably expected a little more from Jock Campbell?

 

[Uh huh]

God the reds lineout is dogshit!

Both lineouts were dreadful. It's not like anyone was picking them off, there were just four hookers out there who couldn't hit a cow on the arse with a banjo.

 

[Uh huh]

Just got back (had to drop some mates home afterwards). My first ever game at Ballymore, thoroughly enjoyable. A couple of really entertaining tries, including one for each side off short kicks and regathers.

Update on flyhalf-watch: McLaughlin-Phillips looked good before going off. Meredith seemed to struggle at 10 but looked fabulous at 15 in the second half.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Did they give a crowd? Couple of thousand my guess from the coverage

 

[Joe Blow]

Both games were good to watch.
Best 10 on display was Fury.

 

[rugbyAU]

Was Ross dominant at scrum time?

 

[Wilson]

Was Ross dominant at scrum time?

Very