Two of the top teams in the competition slug it out in the second game this morning, and what a game it should be. Both teams will not want to leave the points to other team and will be throwing everything including the kitchen sink at one another.
The Reds suffered their first loss in eight games last weekend, and need to win here today to keep that top spot in the Australian conference. The Blues have only had one loss early in the season on their South African tour, and will need to continue to keep the Crusaders at bay in the New Zealand conference.
Kick off is at 11h40.
Reds: 15. Ben Lucas, 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Anthony Faingaa, 12. Ben Tapuai, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Radike Samo, 7. Beau Robinson, 6. Scott Higginbotham, 5. James Horwill (Captain), 4. Rob Simmons, 3. James Slipper, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. Ben Daley
Replacements: 16. James Hanson, 17. Guy Shepherdson, 18. Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19. Jake Schatz, 20. Ian Prior, 21. Will Chambers, 22. Dom Shipperley
Blues: 15. Jared Payne, 14. Joe Rokocoko, 13. Benson Stanley, 12. Luke McAlister, 11. Rene Ranger, 10. Stephen Brett, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Peter Saili, 7. Luke Braid, 6. Chris Lowrey, 5. Ali Williams, 4. Anthony Boric, 3. John Afoa, 2. Keven Mealamu (Captain), 1. Tevita Mailau
Replacements: 16. Tom McCartney, 17. Pauliasi Manu, 18. James King, 19. Sean Polwart, 20. Chris Smylie, 21. Aaron Bancroft / Lachie Munro, 22. Sherwin Lee Stowers
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I got blues by 4 :8
i have Reds as a wish 😀
Got Reds by 7
gee hope its my 2nd lucky 7
Go Reds 😳
yes yes 😆
@chaz (Comment 3) : reds by 2
Reds try.
Cooper in the corner.
Reds try
Reds 7
Blues 0
6 min
Reds 7 – 0 Blues
6min
@rekinek (Comment 5) : lets just hope the Blues don’t get this one
@chaz (Comment 10) : yip and the very next week some minnows beat the reds 😈
I go to the Shop for 5 minutes and the reds score a try!!!!!!!!1
C’Mon BLUES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reds by 12 I need it for SB that’s bru not bill..
@McLovin (Comment 7) : 😕
@rekinek (Comment 11) : yep
and the Stomers to loose some 😳 to it will only bring us up and up
Sorry guys
Go to the shop more ksa…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 12) :
rather them than the Blues 😳
it will do the make up for us much quicker
Got Brisbane’s finest by 3 points. Don’t disapoint me teams. 😛
@ruggabugga (Comment 16) : 😆
@rekinek (Comment 14) : 😳 what was it ??? I want reds to win
@ruggabugga (Comment 16) : let’s just wait for a minute, I have reds by only 2 😆
Did Kaplan just tell the AR how to run manage the Lineouts? 😯 😛
Blues by 9 for me.
@rekinek (Comment 21) : well it looks like the Reds are in to win but by how much is the big Q if they get it right
@KSA Shark © (Comment 23) :
i thought sharks were to go for the teams that have the lowest points so we can catch up 😉 😉
except the Lions
Good Steal by Fainga and Cooper clears from inside his 22. 🙁
21min
Reds 7 – 0 Blues
Typical, changed quade for morne on fl and now he scores a try, man…..
how is the game so far ? interesting ?
Cooper slots a PK
Reds 10 – 0 Blues
24min
@rekinek (Comment 29) : Good game
yes yes go Reds
@rekinek (Comment 29) : yep its a good game but it feels so slow or is it me
Blues going at goal from 5m inside the Reds half
@chaz (Comment 25) : there’s a difference between what we want to happen and what we think is going to happen 🙂
McAlister misses
Fainga Hooker is Over!!!!!!
Man, this Reds side is all class!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 37) : Started after a GREAT mini break by Ioane.
Aussies won’t mention the forward pass in there 🙂
Cooper slots the conversion
Reds 17 – 0 Blues
28min
Ranger knocks on in the tackle. 🙁
Whoever is friends with Charl Mcleod, please ask him to watch Will Genia! As soon as a Reds player places the ball on the ground, Will is there to pass it and he knows where the ball receiver is before he gets to the ruck. He ensures that the pace of the game is high and that the opposition doesn’t get a chance to ruck them off their ball. Mcleod was doing this well last year, don’t know what’s going on this year!!
@franshark (Comment 35) : true
Higginbotham TRY!!!!!!
gee theses Reds are on Fire try no 3
Blues getting a hiding here.
pulled Cooper and Higginbotham from my Starting XV thinking the Blues would win 🙁
@rhineshark (Comment 46) : 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 41) : ag no man, I’m gonna have the blues today 🙁
Coversion over by Cooper
Reds 24 – 0 Blues
32min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 47) : 😯
Sorry Blues nock on
Reniek i think we should of gone like 30 + for the Reds
just hope i don’t get to eat my words 😳
Blues always come back in the 2nd stanza, they did it against the Saders, came back from 19 – 3 i think.
Lowrey TRY!!!!!!!! finally
@KSA Shark © (Comment 50) : 😯 😯
Blues are giving their all to get points on the score board
Conversion over by McAlister
Reds 24 – 7 Blues
37min
Munro TRY!!!!!!!!!!! And the blues are waking up suddenly
oh no here goes the Blues again and tumble tumble but the try is there
And the stick is in the other hand now.
Conversion over
Reds 24 – 14 Blues
38min
come on Reds please don’t let them win 😳
and I meant Reds by 2 without any BP for 4 tries 😐
PK Reds going at goal 20sec to half time
@KSA Shark © (Comment 62) : Better 😛
These Aussie Commentators believe their players are all superheroes from the way they carry on 😆
Cooper slots it
Reds 27 – 14 Blues
half time
Looking good for the Reds! Sucks that I’m missing this one!
@Ben (Comment 69) : you work to much 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 68) : that’s more realistic. So just one more try and a penalty for Blues and NIl for Reds in the second half 😈
now for a thriller of 2nd half! 😀
@chaz (Comment 70) : Been trying to tell my boss that one for a while now! 😉
@rekinek (Comment 71) :
don’t go down that lane we want the Reds to win
@Ben (Comment 73) :
tell him its Friday and Chaz said [email protected] your Job and walk out like they do on 94.2
😉
Any rugby on tonight that you guys know of? 🙁
@Megatron (Comment 72) : yes for the Reds
@chaz (Comment 74) : But only just. With 3 points. 1 Converted try and 1 penalty for the Blues and nothing, nil, nada, zero for the Reds 😛
@chaz (Comment 75) : Happy bday by the way Chazzie!
@Ben (Comment 76) : Vodacom Cup final. 19:00
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 78) : 👿 😉
@Ben (Comment 76) : Vodacom cup final at 7pm
@Ben (Comment 79) :
thanks
@chaz (Comment 74) : it would bring us to 27 -24 for Reds and margin BP for me
@war1 (Comment 82) : yep who going to win it though
@Ben (Comment 76) : leinster vs ulster Magners League – not on tv though 😐
@rekinek (Comment 84) : Ditto
I need some of those BP’s 😛
@rekinek (Comment 84) :
@chaz (Comment 85) : not sharks 😥
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 80) : @war1 (Comment 82) : Thanks guys, at least some rugby to watch! Go Pampas!!
@chaz (Comment 83) : I remember my 21st bday. Good times. Enjoy your 21st. 🙂
hey y’all! Waddup?
@rekinek (Comment 86) : Isn’t Marius Joubert playing tonight. Biaritz?
Beautiful try for the Blues!
@Ben (Comment 91) : i do to but this is a all new 21st my friend
@rekinek (Comment 89) : 😕
wish they were there though in spirit maybe
Gee the score is 6 points diff but to earlly stop the game i’m again spot on 😳
Reds 27
Blues 21
come on Reds you can do it but just with 7 please
@chaz (Comment 97) : That’s 6 😉
WTF!?!?!?!?!? My internet goes and then this happens. C’mon blues.
Reds 27 – 21 Blues
52min
Reds 3m out
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 99) : made the correction my friend 😳
22 drop out Blues touch it down
game in the Reds 22 now
slow down i can’t keep up
@chaz (Comment 85) : Pampas!
come redddddddddddddddddddddddssssssssssssssss
😆 😆 😳
@Ice (Comment 105) :
@chaz (Comment 103) : Are you still spot on? 😉
@Ben (Comment 93) : JIP, Clermont playing against Biarritz.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 104) :
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 108) : one point went missing in the game 😳
but still time to look for it 😆
Reds scrum on their 5m line.
PK Blues for Reds not scrumming legally
Blues going at goal
Over by McAlister
Reds 27 – 24 Blues
56min
@rhineshark (Comment 109) : Who does Joubert play for?
[email protected] it looks if i’m going to eat my words up 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 113) : ok so my prophecy fulfilled now – they can stop playing 😆
@Ben (Comment 114) : Clermont. Isn’t the edit thingy awesome?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 113) : END THE GAME 😛
thats it Reds
Reds TRY!!!!!!!!
@rhineshark (Comment 109) : is it Top 14 ? Today ? Not tomorrow?
Cooper converts
Reds 34 – 24 Blues
61min
i’ve got to much points went looking for 1 now i’ve got 3
@KSA Shark © (Comment 120) : BP try 😕
Just woke up now..
Looks a great game this..
@rhineshark (Comment 117) : lol 🙂
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 125) :
😯 did you work Night shift 😕
At least a try by the Blues please converted if u like. 😛
D*nner die blues nou alles op en toe kom die Reds en flip dit nog bietjie verder op… 👿
@rekinek (Comment 121) : Yes. Top 14 tonight @ 21h00.
Reds looking to score another
@chaz (Comment 127) :
No I am sick at home..
Ranger tales Shipperly into touch
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 128) : convert – will be closer to my margin 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 131) :
Reds surprising me a bit here..
Im glad I went with the home team rule today..
Blues steal Reds LO
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 132) :
🙁
sorry my friend get yourself some chicken soup it does wonders
PK Reds 40m out and Williams tunes Kaplan and suddenly it’s only 30m away
Cooper going at goal.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 132) : Have you got an “eye” problem??? (Cannot see yourself working today?) 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 133) : Did Shipperley know he was being followed?
@Ice (Comment 129) : soland ek(Reds) wen met 7 is dit all right 😆
Over
Reds 37 – 24 Blues
68min
Ok we get a point maybe a a bp for some but its a point and the game isn’t over yet
Ag come blues just one!
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 140) :
😳 tackles 😳
@Ice (Comment 144) : that’s ok then i get a MP and a WP
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 135) : I cocked up. Someone commented about how they’d battle against the kiwis and that swayed my decision. 🙁
9 mins to go Blues can just get 1 try and convert it you may i won’t shout at the team for that at all 😳
come back Reds don’t you have ears 😳
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 132) : hope you get better. 😛
Ioane intercept but JK Penalises them for offside.
Cost me a Starting XV try there Jonno!!!!!!!!!!!
Sloppy ball from Blues and then LF 😕
Blues win the LO from the PK inside the Reds 22 and then knock it on at the backs.
Great Sportsmanship by the Reds manager as he touches a ball in touch to make sure the Blues can’t take the quick throw.
Come on Blues get a try or 3 penalties at least 🙄
4 mins come on Blues 1 try 🙄
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 155) : you see what you did you got me cry for the Blues 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 154) : 😯
FOOOOOOOOOORWARD pass by the blues with a HUGE overlap and they butcher a try
77min
Reds 37 – 24 Blues
@Ice (Comment 139) :
Haha.. I wish!
Ok team see you maybe tomorrow so don’t go and miss me
Go Sharks
rest you are going to need it to win the rest
Go Blues!!
don’t care who wins as long as neither side scores 4 tries and the loser loses by more than 7
@KSA Shark © (Comment 147) :
2 from 2 for me this morning..
And two part bonus points in my pool..
@chaz (Comment 162) : Have fun Chaz!
@robdylan (Comment 164) :
Reds already have four tries..
must say the Blues are giving their all in the 2nd half
@Ice (Comment 166) : will do
Hooter has gone.
Blues on attack 5m out
Oh well
PK advantage Blues 9 phases
go Blues
Ranger try!!
Ranger Starting XV BP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
@Ice (Comment 166) : partys only tomorrow along with 29 years of married life
Gets me a margin point as well.. finally..
Kick to come for 2nd BP
@robdylan (Comment 164) : to late for that wish 😕
McAlister SLOTS IT!!!!!!!!!!
FULL TIME
Reds 37 – 31 Blues
Spot on margin with that conversion, along with three others!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 174) : Jou Beaut!!!!!!!!!!
and got a 6 one point went missing couldn’t find it but a wp and mp is ok
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 181) : congrats Richared 1 for you and 1 for me
Yes spot on for me!
@Ice (Comment 182) :
Good morning for you as well I see..
SPOT ON !!! YESSSSIRRREEEEEEE!!!! with 3 others or so…. 🙄 😆
2 from 2 with 2 margin points. I’ll probably drop another 3 spots with that though 🙄
Cheers all have fun for Chaz
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 186) : Yip and a few others with us! 😆
@Ice (Comment 190) :
Making good strides up the ladder.. lol..
@robdylan (Comment 164) : oh shucks. Too late she cried
@KSA Shark © (Comment 180) : not too bad for my SB – perhaps Friday the 13th is my lucky after all 😀
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 191) : Climbing the ladder to success… 😆
@rekinek (Comment 193) : Friday the 13th broke my Highlanders curse!
@Ben (Comment 195) : 😀
oki – i’m outa here! Enjoy the afternoon boys and girls 😎
no mention of the shoulder charge without the ball? Should be 2 week ban like kanko…
@Rahul (Comment 198) : Kanko was banned? 😯
@Rahul (Comment 198) : @Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 199) : Suppose you are refering to Daniel.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 200) : ja that one… 😳