An Aussie derby to start off the morning.
So I’m sitting on 1 from 3 today. I better get my act together for the final three games of the weekend.
If we take nothing away from yesterday’s derbies we should at least learn that derbies can dish up anything. We saw it twice yesterday morning with the less fancied teams (although it can be argued that the Highlanders were not the less fancied team) walking away with the honours and almost saw it again last night. I don’t believe that will be the case this morning. The Waratahs should walk away as the winners.
Ref: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
ARs: Nathan Pearce (Australia), Steve Hardy (Australia)
Venue: ANZ Stadium – Sydney
Kick-off: 10:40 RSA Time (Unless you work for Superbru then kick-off was at 01:40 RSA time this morning)
Waratahs: 15. Kurtley Beale, 14. Lachlan Turner, 13. Rob Horne, 12. Tom Carter, 11. Drew Mitchell, 10. Berrick Barnes, 9. Luke Burgess, 8. Ben Mowen, 7. Phil Waugh (Captain), 6. Dave Dennis, 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Dean Mumm, 3. Al Baxter, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Sekope Kepu
Replacements: 16. Damian Fitzpatrick, 17. Benn Robinson, 18. Sitaleki Timani, 19. Chris Alcock, 20. Brendan McKibbin, 21. Daniel Halangahu, 22. Ryan Cross
Reds: 15. Peter Hynes, 14. Rod Davies, 13. Will Chambers, 12. Anthony Faingaa, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Scott Higginbotham, 7. Ed Quirk, 6. James Horwill (Captain), 5. Van Humphries, 4. Rob Simmons, 3. James Slipper, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. Ben Daley
Replacements: 16. James Hanson, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Leroy Houston, 19. Beau Robinson, 20. Ben Lucas, 21. Mike Harris, 22. Aidan Toua
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Number one of two very important games for me. Go Waratahs!
No,not the tahs!!! (Shock!) They need to start losing,otherwise they gonna walk into top spot in aus (and I think the overall log)
Means they will be set for home semi and possible home final ..
A draw with no bp for tries.
They( reunion,nz rugby show) were raving ’bout o’connor (force) @fh vs reds.said he might be the biggest mover in aus rugby this year.interesting to see how cooper goes today.
Go The Reds!!
Yes I know my SB and FL might take another knock but in the long run the Reds could do us a favour here . .. unlike the FS last night 😈
Almost Game-on
Underneath the radar yipeedanana
Hope the ref has a good game 😎
Go Reds, my fav aussie team
Cooper taking the 1st kick off.
@Ben (Comment 8) :
You have a favourite Aussie side .. 🙂
Penalty Barnes (FL Capt) going at goal.
Over! Tahs 3 – 0 Reds
3min
@csb (Comment 10) : Team I dislike the least from aus! 😉
Nothing like a good hit ..!
@csb (Comment 10) : Right now I like the Rebels a lot 😈
Who’s hairstyle is the worst? Ashley Johnson or Polota-Nau?
😈
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 15) : You should be liking the ref of that game more!
How poor is the Reds sponsor logo ..whats it the Loch ness monster ?
Another Penalty by Barnes goes over
6 – 0
8mins
Australia has some real talent coming through, they will be hard to beat come WC.
FL Mitchell Try!
@csb (Comment 20) : For sure, they will be a team to watch!
Mitchell over ..he is finding the tryline alot lately.
8-3 kick to come
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 21) :
Thats it Im buying him for next week.
8-3 😳 🙄
Sorry 11-0 The Tahhhhhhhhhhhs
Got Waratahs by 6
The Aus backline for the wc I think.
9. Genia
10. Q Cooper
11. D Mitchell
12. M Giteau
13. AA Cooper
14. O’Conner
15. K Beale
Barnes misses a penalty
Tahs 11 – 0 Reds
15mins
Reds get a kickable penalty but opts for the lineout instead
Now Cooper goes for goal. Over!
Tahs 11 – 3 Reds
23mins
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 16) : Zane Kirchner!
Almost forgot about this game. Go Tahs, just for my bru.
Weather here in Umhlanga really nice today, not that humid, but the humidity will climb come 5pm. No rain forecast for later, but we will have the humidity no doubt for Sharks game later.
@Ben (Comment 30) :
Morning everyone.
@Ben (Comment 30) :
Don’t knock Krusties hair do.
damn the tahs got great hands
@Puma (Comment 33) :
Morning!
@Puma (Comment 33) : Hoza hola Puma
@csb (Comment 34) : Why not??
@Puma (Comment 33) : Whuzzup!
31mins gone
Sucks that the cricket is on! Now they aren’t showing the rugby in HD. Screw you pakistanies! 🙂
@Ben (Comment 38) :
Cause chicks dig it 😀
@csb (Comment 42) : 😯
@csb (Comment 42) : Sounds like you dig it too???
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 39) : @Ben (Comment 37) : @csb (Comment 36) : Morning, How you all feel for our game today? I am feeling a little nervous. Weather right now is good, not too humid a bit of wind but no rain. Later the humidity will pick up though.
This game is boring me ..
Waratahs gets to the Reds’ try line, and loses the ball again 🙄
@csb (Comment 46) : It is a bit, so have not missed much. Just hope Tahs win otherise will see my butt at the bottom the bru pool. Also have your Lions for later against Stormers.
@Ben (Comment 44) :
Its a cool do ..should walk into the cricket side 😎
Dave Denis catches the Reds napping and scores a soft try.
Conversion to come.
@Puma (Comment 47) :
In all comps Iv been shocking ..out of lms and 1 win on bru ..
@csb (Comment 48) : Do you find it sexy? 🙂
Barnes misses his 3rd kick 🙄
Tahs 16 – 3 Reds
34mins
@csb (Comment 51) : I am only playing bru, thank heck for that, otherwise would have been out in lms by now.
@Ben (Comment 51) :
Now you just being silly
Think the crici is more exciting right now. Sri Lanka against Paki. Gonna check and see how that is going.
Polota-Nau goes head 1st into a Reds stomach. His hairdo didnt cushion the hit 😛
@csb (Comment 54) : Don’t be shy now…
YAWN !
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 56) : Reds 14 has a bit of pain, off injured.
Good kick from coops that
Penalty. Cooper nails it.
HALFTIME
W’tahs 16 – 6 Reds
@csb (Comment 58) : 🙂
2nd half about to start. Barnes will take the kick off.
Ahhhh now i can sit down and watch TV
Waugh has been subbed during the break 😕
@KSA Shark © (Comment 64) : Nice of you to join us 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 64) : Welcome
Penalty. Barnes misses it again (2 from 6) 👿
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 68) : Beale should take over the kicking now!
Turner Try! Barnes will miss the conversion from the corner.
Tahs 21 – 6 Reds
Not much chance of me getting a MP here.
Game 12: Waratahs v Reds: Waratahs by 6
Turner Try! Beale converts!
23 – 6
Beale lucky to get that over.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 70) : That comment should be deleted 😳
Reds no where near the team they were last year, well it seems like it for now. Losing Braids is a big loss for Reds.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 71) : The Reds is not playing as great as last year, its still early days though.
doesn’t look like bj botha will come back to sa and the lions .he has signed with munster.
23 minutes remaining
17 point margin
How is cooper doing?
@bergshark (Comment 78) : Good for him.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 77) : you can say that again. That is why I went with a small margin. thinking they would play better than they are. 😕
Barnes off 👿
@bergshark (Comment 78) : Probably better for him, how long would he have played for Lions? How many years has BJ left to play? Think he has done the wise move if he has signed for Munster.
Polota-Nau off
Bj is 31 now.
Okay I am out of here.
Cheers everyone.
GO SHARKS.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 82) : My margin is 6 aswell 😛
@bergshark (Comment 86) : Well then he has made a wise choice staying with Munster.
Now out of here. Cheers everyone.
Reckon bj can still add value to bok squad for rwc?
Attacking Tahs scrum, 5m out.
@Ben: rugby stats at http://www.ruggastats.com
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 88) :
I’f I’m not getting the margin then I at least want 10 tries by Mitchell.
Shit! 4 try bonus point for the tahs!
Prop Robinson scores the BP try!
Robinson BP try for Waratahs
Conversion over
Waratahs 30 – 6 Reds
65min
Hope the rebels burn the reds also..hehehe
@KSA Shark © (Comment 93) : Me too 😛
@bergshark (Comment 92) : Okay cool
Aus conference. Looks like it is gonna be a walkover .. A big BOO !!
@bergshark (Comment 101) :
O’neil may be a twit but he is not stupid. 😳
Early prediction is Waratahs to top the overall log and have a home semi and final if they win their semi
Maybe the force and brumbies can beat the tahs..or am I clutching at straws 🙁
@bergshark (Comment 104) :
Hopefully they can, this is a home game though so they SHOULD win it.
Jip,the aussies have played a trick on us saffas and kiwis (angry face)..
I’m not scoring a lot of FL points thus far in this round. 🙁
Hehehehehhe these commentators are not the sharpest tools in the shed.
“And we are not talking about Georgia in America, we are talking about Georgia…….in the Norhtern hemisphere” 😆
They are both in the Northern Hemisphere. Fools!!!!
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 107) :
We are missing big numbers with the Bye and the cancelled game.
Sa and nz super10.. Teams only play teams from the other country,home and away.means all teams will have 5 week tours.leave the aussies to play rugby with hong kong and malaysia ..
@KSA Shark © (Comment 108) : Isn’t Georgia in America south of the ecuator? 😕
And no local derbies to ensure the integrity and uniqueness of both countries’ local domestic comp is maintained.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 109) : Not only that, all but 1 of my Tahs has been subbed, and my captain kicked like crap 👿
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 111) :
Nope the WHOLE of the USA is in the NH.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 114) : 😛 😳
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 113) :
Who was your Captain?
I had Giteau as my Captain.
@Jarson: oh yes,you made cooper your capt !
@KSA Shark © (Comment 116) : Barnes 👿
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 118) : 😛
@bergshark (Comment 117) : That was last week, my captains cant hold onto the title 😈
@bergshark (Comment 117) :
That was last week. he saw the sense.
Well as it turns out he shoulda kept Cooper. 🙂
Full Time
Waratahs 30 – 6 Reds
Well 2 from 4 and 1 margin point aint gonna win me anything soon. What does the teams have against me 😈
I’m out till later, enjoy.
Lambie is my captain for this week! 🙂
Tahs point diff is 57 points and full-house on log table..where they playing the stormers,lions,bulls,saders?they need to lose against foreign teams -only way it seems they gonna be stopped from running away with the log..maybe the force?if they playing the tahs away from perth lol
Hey, I’ll be ‘Team Captain’ soon 😛 😎
Next game: vc vs bulls
@bergshark (Comment 127) : Huh?
Yay…I got my first SB point for the weekend…
Must say I don’t do well with SB when it comes to Super Rugby…
Must say I don’t do well with SuperBru when it comes to Super Rugby…
Maybe it is too SUPER for me….lol