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If I was coaching against the Reds I would get my team to attack down Vunivalu's wing constantly, his defensive alignment is poor, he comes off his wing too much and joins rucks that don't need him. His tackling is not very effective either.
Was watching Tupou in defence and he was just watching and moving sideways, only joined a ruck when it was pointless and no impact. If he goes to the NH he will get a rude awakening with what is expected of front rowers in work.
Agree Reg, however I have noticed that he seems surprisingly easy to bring to ground for such a big man. Also his off the ball work seems to be being on the back of rucks where he isn't much value, I would prefer he was ranging off the ruck to take a pass and use his power to get over the gain line.
Well done Tahs. Gee Jake Gordon has some speed. I hope that this win gives them some confidence and takes some pressure off the coach. Surprised Hanigan wasn't starting, he was good when he came on.
Vunivalu likes piling into rucks, and yes he is a big body, but sometimes it would be better to have your powerful winger out on the wing to take a pass from the ruck rather than being stuck in there. Much rather see Jock out there, just seems a smart footballer. Agree with comments on Flook...
Great result and got to be a confidence boost for the team who have struggled against the Ferns but have probably benefited a lot from having that level of competition.
Don't think Eddie does humble. Remember when he got the boot from Wallabies last time he went to the Reds and certainly didn't show a change of approach there.
Portugal were impressive, quite a surprise and positive for their future if they can continue to grow and get some regular high level competition. I thought the Wallabies were going to pile it on early but the Portuguese came back. Two disallowed tries as well. Their passing looked good. Fiji...
Wales were well organised and all seemed to know their role. They lost their playmaker after 10 minutes, which I thought would disrupt them and Anscombe comes off the bench and looked like he had been in the role all along.