The Reds will be out to claim 5th spot on the table for themselves against a Highlanders team that has struggled all season.
The Reds will be bitterly dissappointed that they have missed out on a semi-final spot and the Highlanders can expect a bit of a backlash because of that.
Ref: Steve Walsh (Australia)
ARs: Ian Smith (Australia), Simon Moore (Australia)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-off: 11.40 SA Time; 09.40 GMT
Reds: 15 Ben Lucas, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Will Chambers, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia (captain), 8 Leroy Houston, 7 Jake Schatz, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 Van Humphries (vice-captain), 4 Radike Samo, 3 Greg Holmes, 2 Sean Hardman, 1 James Slipper.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Jack Kennedy, 18 Ezra Taylor, 19 Poutasi Luafutu, 20 Ed Quirk, 21 Brando Va’aulu, 22 Richard Kingi.
Highlanders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Jason Shoemark, 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10 Matt Berquist, 9 Jimmy Cowan (captain), 8 Steven Setephano, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson (vice-captain), 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Bronson Murray, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Chris King.
Replacements: 16 Peter Mirrielees, 17 Jamie Mackintosh, 18 Joe Tuineau, 19 John Hardie, 20 Scott Cowan, 21 Robbie Robinson, 22 James Paterson.

C’mon Reds! One last win for the season!!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 1) : Wash your mouth out !
Morning sports fans …this should be a cracker….NOT !
Looks like it could be Adam Thomsons last match for the Landers as he is rumoured to be moving to the Saders next season
Morning Hertford..
Sorry about the choice of my SB pick.. It was a choice for the brain,and not the heart..
Congrats for getting up to here without losing ur lifeline!!
That’s quite a loss to the Landers hey..
You have a rather talented fh and fb.. Let’s hope you guys can keep those two!!
Genia v Cowan one of the only matchs of interest.
Personally looking forward to Izzy Dagg’s final push for the AB’s #15 Jersey
Highlanders Pack look like fish out of water…. sweating already !
Sean hardmans 100000000000 cap for the reds
Highlanders to win this …have a feeling in my waters !
Walsh Ref….hates us !
Under way…Cowan great return kick
Digby SCORES after 38 seconds.
Reds mean business from the start.. try
Soakai misses a huge tackle
Iaone could be a surprise name in the Wallabys
Cooper from the sideline
Reds 7-0
Highlanders Scrum on attack
How does Samo get his FROW in that scrum
What a start from the Reds..
Good attack blind from Landers
Attacking lineout 30 out
6 Phases Landers secure Penalty Dagg going for goal
Reds 7 – 3
Landers look shot already
Landers come to play
Walsh has a word to Dagg just walks off
Walsh gets the wrong guy
Reds 2 m out
Walsh losing it
Samo TRY…..Thanks Steve…your on fire again
Ridiculous Penalty agains the Landers initially
….Cowan must have a go at Walsh…soon
Reds 12 – 3
Cowan is now…
Defensive lineout Landers
All Reds
Another landers LO 16 mins gone
TRY Reds
Reds 17 – 3
Possesion 71 % Reds
Landers 7 Phases but turn it over on attack
Get it back…. Smith pushed out in the corner on attack
Landers LO 25 metres out 25 mins gone
A lot of players walking….. Samo can’t run
Genia wants off
It’s all over the show…. looks like touch rugby
Reds 17 – 3
30 mins
Reds Quirk on 18 years old
Reds Held up… surely….Try saver Ben Smith
Get Genia off
5 Metre Scrum Reds they will hard to keep out here
TRY Cooper easy….
…. no way thats not a try he’s promoted it …surely
TRY
Cooper will need KSA to have a look at that one
He converts Reds 24 – 3
Huge Punch up …i think we won it
fight fight
We did well there
Van Humpries accuses Cowan of Eye Goughing ….Idiot
Big Call
Humpries off 10 mins YELLOW
Proud off the lads going well …plenty of spice and spirit here
last chance of the half here for the Boys attacking lineout
Half Time Reds 24 – 3
Far from over
4 Tries to NONE
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 51) : Reds looking good.
Landers getting very frustrated.
@rekinek (Comment 52) :
True ….. pace too quick for the landers
Highlanders could easily get hammered by 50 Points here
Nooooooo
We are off Second half
…Let’s have you boys
TRRRRRRRRY….Izzy Dagg wants that AB Jumper
Reds 24 – 8
44 mins
Attacking LO landers
Reds Clear
Van Humpries due back soon
Here we come !
Good 7 mins from landers
now landers on fire… interesting
HH – looks like you are hogging this thread ..
Is it Rule 10 of LMS
beautiful run by Cooper – that was classic
Cooper attacks from deep but drops it….good intent
..there will be tries in this half
It’s all out attack from both sides
Landers back in this
TRY … Chris King crashes over…. well done son
Reds 24 – 15
53 mins
all Landers this half
AWESOME
Try Vanikolo ….. the Men from the deep South are back in it
Reds 24 – 20
….kick to come !
Afternoon
RUGBY when will we know whooooo wonnnnn on LMS
Go landers
Dagg from the Sideline
Reds 24 – 22
…. we are bringing it home !
@robdylan (Comment 74) :
Big Jamie is back from injury
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 10) :
looks like that feeling you had is a no go in dry water
Landers hard on attack…. Reds really stretched.
Fake injuries everywhere….
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 10) : might have to take that one back
@Chaz (Comment 78) : Still have it
eeeeaaahhhhh
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 82) : yep me with you friend
Great Bulls v Stormers on Tv today brill
landers try ! first time in front – now that’s exciting
WE HIT THE FRONT
Vanikolo under the post
LANDERSSSSSSSS
Dagg coverts
26 unanswered points
Landers 29 – 24
Go REDS! Picked you to win by 12 or less. Picked 4 from 4 so far this weekend. Don’t let me down now!
Feel a bit sorry for Hardman….NOT
How much time left?
All Highlanders
What does Walsh’s Tattoo say
Reds try 29-29
Try Reds ….
OH my REDS try
Huge forward pass….. god i’m sick of Walsh…he just is so selective
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 94) : “I love the Bulls”
31 – 29 to Reds 69th minute
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 98) : He’s like a headmaster with naughty boys. He’s such a poser
Reds 31 – 29
68 Mins
against the run of play plenty of time boys
Reds 31 to 29
Oh come on landers you can’t let them get away with it
Walsh wants a look …could be a TRY
It’s a TRY
Landers 36 – 31
73 mins
oh my listen to the fans we are family
eeeaaahhhhh
Scott replaces Jimmy
Hardman looks pissed
less than 6min left
36 / 31
Reds fighting their way back but my this is a good game
Penalty Reds attacking LO 7 out
77 mins
79th minute – Reds try
TRY Reds
36 – 36
Kick to come
Red try oh come landers still time left for another try
will see how Cooper will do
Cooper slots it
conversion good 38 -36
Reds 38 – 36
skef skop landers thats all you need
Last chance lads
hooter gone and penalty against reds
Penalty landers time up
Izzy Dagg….going for goal
…there is no way he can kick that
landers going for posts – if it goes over gonna be huge kick
hope they get this PK oh my
landers
Short
@rekinek (Comment 125) : short – Reds out of jail
@rekinek (Comment 128) :
Defo
so stormers are in semis for sure now
Thanks Sports Fans ….i’m off to lick my seasons wounds
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 124) : Sorry me friend they join us for next years S15
@rekinek (Comment 130) : On points difference
39 Points each
GO STORMERS GOOOOOOOOOOO
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 133) :
according to Supersport
PD for Reds is 58
& Stormers 166
@rekinek (Comment 135) : its show you the more PD you get through out the season is the best at the end
@Chaz (Comment 136) : and this is how it should be – there is always somethingto play for and not like some teams (watch my eyes
) when get ahead immediately close the shop.
oki – i’m outta here. for now…
@rekinek (Comment 138) : cheers
anyone know what award was exchanged between plum and john mitchell last night? was in the post match but missed the start
Well i’m out till later
GO STORMERS GO
So the Highlanders choked again! Oh well!!
This was quite a come back from the Landers. Well done to your team Hertford! At least they don’t roll over and die like a certain SA team I know.