Super Rugby is (sort of) here!
This morning’s first match sees Aussie cellar-dwellers the Rebels and the Force get their battle for the conference wooden spoon started, with an early head-to-head encounter.
Try to stay awake and get theough this one, if you can. There’ll be better rugby starting next weekend, I promise!
Kick-off: 10h40 SA time
Melbourne Rebels: 15 James O’Connor, 14 Lachlan Mitchell, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Rory Sidey, 11 Richard Kingi, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve (captain) 7 Scott Fuglistaller, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 Luke Jones, 4 Hugh Pyle, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Shota Horie, 17 Paul Alo-Emile, 18 Cadeyrn Neville, 19 Jarrod Saffy, 20 Nic Stirzaker, 21 Alex Rokobaro, 22 Tom English.
Western Force: 15 Will Tupou, 14 Patrick Dellit, 13 Winston Stanley, 12 Kyle Godwin, 11 Alfie Mafi, 10 Sam Christie, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Chris Alcock, 6 Angus Cottrell, 5 Toby Lynn, 4 Sam Wykes, 3 Tetera Faulkner, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan (captain).
Replacements: 16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Kieran Longbottom, 18 Phoenix Battye, 19 Richard Brown, 20 Mick Snowden, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Junior Rasolea.
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Rebels by 2
@SteelShark (Comment 1) : problem solved?
@robdylan (Comment 2) : Kinda, problem seems to be related to the “Round 1 prev and pred” thread, I still cant post there. Thats where I tried to log in from the whole time. Other threads seems to be fine.
@SteelShark (Comment 3) : really weird… I can comment there
@robdylan (Comment 4) : Another funny thing is, when I click on the link, the last comment I see is comment 5. But under ‘recent comments’ There is more.
Gooooo…….who the hell cares anyway!
What an anti-climactic start to the season. 🙄
nearly kick-off time
Eish – What a surprise from the Force – they keep this up the Ki
ngs wont beat them.
Force lead 3-0
@Pokkel (Comment 6) : What he said!
Force much stronger so far.
Issit true that our game will be televised tonight?? 😀 ❓
@Ice (Comment 12) : no.
yellow card Higginbotham
Force 6: Rebels 0 23mins. Yellow to Higginbotham
@Just a Fan (Comment 15) : thanks 🙂 I was just about to say that, you saved me some typing
Rebels will be a real contender for bottom spot this year.
Force try….
try Alfi Mafi!
Force get the 1st try of SuperRugby 2013 courtesy of Alfie Mafi, kicked missed 11-0
Force 11 Rebels 0…. 28 Mins
conversion missed. Rebels 0 – 11 Force
James O’Connor definitely wasted at 15 – he needs to me closer to the action. Rebels making silly mistakes too. Being put under a lot of pressure by the Force.
Higgs back on….
@robdylan (Comment 14) : @Just a Fan (Comment 15) :
Now isn’t that a surprise? 🙄
Rebels TRY!
Try time Rebels, Ged Robinson
Try Ged Robinson, Rebels
Force 11 Rebels 7 33MIns
Try Converted 7-11 James O’conner with with the ugliest hair style in world rugby.
Rebels 7 – 11 Force
10-11 Penalty O’Conner
Rebels 10 Force 11 NEARLY Half Time
Rebels 10 – 11 Force at Half Time
Aaaah Justin Bieber trying the David Beckham corn rolls – poor confused little thing 🙄
Go Rebels!
@robdylan (Comment 13) : is this now again textivesed? 🙄
@Ice (Comment 37) : hope you enjoyed editing my comment. Last time you’ll ever make that mistake.
lots of errors, but must say, this match hasn’t been nearly as dire as I feared.
Maybe I’m just desperate for rugby.
second half on
@FireTheLooser (Comment 35) : Getting it shaved for charity tomorrow
@robdylan (Comment 39) : I expected more of the Rebels – but I think the Force have surprised us all.
@robdylan (Comment 38) : What are you talking about??? 👿 ❓
WHAT A TRY! REBELS
try Rebels!
Hugh Pyle
Rebels 17 Force 11 47th Minute
Good try by the Rebels, 17-11
Amazing offload from Kingi
Alfie Mafi try!!!, This game is getting a little entertaining now!
Force try…eish…getting whiplash here
a second try to Mafi…. Aussies and defence…. not big friends.
Rebels 17 Force 16 50mins
Come on Force!!
Reb 17 – 16 For
@robdylan (Comment 52) : Also by the looks of it Aussies don’t get on much with fitness
Rebels 20 Force 16 53mins
20-16, O’Connor penalty
@robdylan (Comment 52) : I have a feeling the Brumbies are gonna be different 😛
Reb 20 – 16 For
@Just a Fan (Comment 59) : Australians playing South African rugby, that’s going to be a snoozefest.
Really good call by the linesman, snowing in hell?
@Just a Fan (Comment 59) : yeah, I guess.
You hearing all this hype about the Tahs now? Apparently they’re going to play running rugby this year…. 🙄
Alcock yellow
@robdylan (Comment 63) : lol – I cant remember one year when the “Tahs” weren’t going to play different. The proof is in the pudding. But either way I reckon the Brumbies will be the ones knocking on the finals door.
@Seth101 (Comment 61) : Speaking the the wrong person mate – I don’t consider South African rugby boring.
Force down to 13….
Rebels try (no surprise 15 against 13)
Rebels 27 Force 16 63mins
Force down to 13… try Kingi… Rebels running away with it now
Force try!…..14men
Rebels 27 Force 23 70min
arrrrggggg! Lost signal!
Rebels with a penalty attempt
O’Connor retains his 100% record. 30-23
IS that the final score?
Sias Ebersohn kicks away the last change the Force have to draw. Idiot
@Just a Fan (Comment 76) : no – about 2 mins left
oh man – he just did it again…. reckon he’ll be on a plane back to Bloem before Easter
Rebels win 30-23
Win and margin in 1st game 😎
I picked them to win by 8….so close!
Win, margin, bp. Can we end the comp now?
What time does the Sharks vs Pumas Textivised game start?
@FireTheLooser (Comment 84) : 19h00
@robdylan (Comment 85) : Fanx 😉
@FireTheLooser (Comment 86) : sommer GROOT plesier