NRC Rnd 2: Melbourne Rising vs Queensland Country

[WorkingClassRugger]

Rising pressuring the line and Timani barrels over. 30-32 with kick to come. Which appears to have been successful even though it wasn't shown.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Second out on the full kick off from Mason. Come on mate, don't undo all the good work from the first half.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Rising over again. QC (Quade Cooper) have really gone off the boil in the last 10 minutes. 38-32 with the kick to come. Nabuli currently down injured.

 

[Simon.]

Three tries in 10 minutes to the Rising. Don't have the video available so can't see what happened - sloppy work from QC (Quade Cooper)?

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Just heard Hoffman mention the Ambulance for Nabuli. Not good.

 

[kiap]

Yeah, hope Nabuli will be ok

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Three tries in 10 minutes to the Rising. Don't have the video available so can't see what happened - sloppy work from QC (Quade Cooper)?

A little but they seem to have lost their intensity and pace. Mason falling into the same pattern as last week after really picking it up in the first half. Having a little more space with the Rising's more passive defence has helped him. Rising are now dictating the play.

QC (Quade Cooper) need to find the pace they played with in the 1st half. They were runing rings around the Rising at times.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Conversion is mossed. Score remains 38-32 to the Rising. Timani takes Third high and QC (Quade Cooper) now have the penalty.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Penalty gets Rising out of trouble.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Penalty to QC (Quade Cooper). About 10 out. Taking the scrum option.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Rodda smmashed in another Jefferies hit.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Rising manage to hold things up. Get a maul call and kill it.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

QC (Quade Cooper) find some starch only for the Rising to do likewise and work their way out of trouble and now forcing QC (Quade Cooper) to fight off their line. Made easier by a not releasing penalty.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

They fail to find touch and the Rising are back at it.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Cever grubber which is chased well force QC (Quade Cooper) to takke it back into goal (evidently). Scrum to Rising 5 out. Rising looking to close this out.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Tuipolotu busts the line and scores next to the post. 44-32 with kick to come. Converted, 46-32 to the Rising. Tuipolotu has has a good game. Probably pick of the Rising backs.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Fox with a strong run off the kick off. Intercepted off the pass but Tuipolotu manhandles the QC (Quade Cooper) defenders after a fumble.

 

[TOCC]

Rebels have been allowed to get away with a lot at the breakdown today

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Knock on in tight after Rodda takes a hit up. Even though he'll be having nightmares causing cold sweats of Jefferies smashing him for the next week. He's been very good again today. Carried strongly. Defended solidly.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Rebels have been allowed to get away with a lot at the breakdown today

They have pushed their luck and played the ref well in that regard.