Waratahs (10) 28 / Rebels (6) 9 (Final Score)
The Waratahs hosted the Melbourne Rebels at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney at 11:40 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Waratahs made hard work of winning this one but eventually went some distance with the score.
Scorers:
Waratahs: 2 Conversions & 3 Penalties Kurtley Beale, 1 Try Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Try Dave Dennis, 1 Try Dean Mumm
Rebels: 3 Penalties Julian Huxley
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Teams:
Waratahs: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Sosene Anesi, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Pat McCutcheon, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Sitaleki Timani, 4 Dean Mumm (captain), 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Al Baxter, 18 Kane Douglas, 19 Chris Alcock, 20 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Daniel Halangahu, 22 Tom Kingston.
Melbourne Rebels: 15 Julian Huxley, 14 Lachlan Mitchell, 13 Mark Gerrard, 12 Stirling Mortlock (captain), 11 Peter Betham, 10 James Hilgendorf, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve, 7 Michael Lipman, 6 Jarrod Saffy, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Alister Campbell, 3 Greg Somerville, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Rodney Blake.
Replacements: 16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Laurie Weeks, 18 Hoani Macdonald, 19 Tim Davidson, 20 Richard Kingi, 21 Cooper Vuna, 22 Danny Cipriani.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Stuart Dickinson, James Leckie
TMO: Matt Goddard
We need players who can and will shine in tight games, for the World Cup… great ball handlers, players who don’t lose possession in contact.
Spies gets lost in ALL tight games…. Alberts not.
Quick hello all, was hoping for a Reds win in their game, cause I guess the Reds should make it through as conference winners so any points for the Hurricanes may make our task harder, if its not already impossible.
Try Dean Mumm.. for the Waratahs
@ The_Young_Turk:
In short just evaluate SA’s talent by mid July. From that date we still have 7 weeks to our first game in the WC
Waratahs win by 28 / 9
A 19-point margin
@ grootblousmile:
Yip, Spies should be dropped and habs and Bakkies and WO too. Danie and basson and FdP should go. Morne and Vic have to prove themselves.
Final Score: Waratahs 28 / 9 Melbourne Rebels
@ superBul:
Right of course, we are only speculating at this stage. But that’s what this site is for, us talking and giving our opinions about our favourite game. Lots can still happen and we can’t say with certainty what will happen in the future. Just speculating on current form and what we see now….
@ grootblousmile:
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Kyk jy soms na die stats wat onder Superrugby verskyn? Daar sien ek nie dat Spies verdwyn nie, wat ek wel sien is dat hy baie gebruik word , inteendeel te veel.
@ The_Young_Turk:
of course this is why we have this site to discuss rugby. I stand firm in my belief for PdeV even if i am sometimes a lone voice in the desert.
69@ superBul:
My oë is beter as ENIGE STATS!
Wat ek telkemale SIEN is dat Spies die bal knock in kontaksituasies, dat hy vital tackles mis, dat hy feitlik nie meer oor die voordeellyn kom nie, dat sy hande agter die skrum swak is.
Vergelyk dit nou met Alberts, op dit wat jy WAARNEEM en nie uit die vervloekte stats wat jy desperaat opdiep om Spies te probeer vlei nie…. wat SIEN jy daar? Ek SIEN ‘n breker wat amper elke slag oor die voordeellyn kom, wat goeie hande het, wat shine in enige tight game, wat sy tackles maak… wat goud werd is.
Ja, ja, ek weet hy speel Nr 7, maar hy het al vir jare op Nr 8 gespeel….
My loosies sal wees: Nr 6. Brussow, Nr 7. Juan Smith / Schalla, Nr 8. Alberts (met Josh Strauss of Jean Deysel of Ashley Johnson op die bench).
@ grootblousmile:
Well said bigblu. You da man, man!
@ superBul:
I am also not one who is rabidly anti snorre. Most people are idealogically against him and it’s fashionable to make fun of him because of how he speaks and expresses himself. To be against PdeV is easy and popular, to defend him means you have to face a barrage of criticism and insults, so most people go with the herd and the mob. I try and look at it dispassionately and see it as a mixture of good and bad with sometimes good dominating and then other times bad, bad that there is definitely a rugby brain behind the stache.
@ grootblousmile:
verduidelik my waar is die driee wat so voordeel lyn breker maak, sy span kry niks met hul wonderlike breke gedruk nie, n patetiese 12 driee in 9 games. Dit is my punt , die mode het nou geword om Spies te blameer.
@ The_Young_Turk:
We had a hard time last year with interpretations, whether all was misread by Peter i questioned. That broke his better win ratio, but believe me it is better then than now.
The same words you used there can also be used in defense of PS.
74@ superBul:
Maat… ek weet jy’s lief vir Spies…. ek hou ook baie van hom, sy Pa was een van my rugby coaches….
Maar jinne, as jy nie sien dat Spies kak hande het nie, weet ek nie!
Jy’t ietwat van ‘n onwrikbare, dog ongesonde obsessie (jou lojaliteit is foutloos) met Spies en Snorrie….. heel oordrewe!
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