Aussie Club Grades Week Ten

Well, it was not a great weekend for the Australian teams this weekend in Super Rugby, both home and abroad. Here are how the teams rated this weekend.

Waratahs – E

In the past couple of seasons, a loss to the Lions would not have been that bad, but to lose without scoring a point at home, against a team that hasn’t quite reached the same heights since Johan Ackermann has left was appalling.

It hasn’t been a great couple of weeks for the Tahs after Israel Folau’s comments and that seemed to affect the team. It was the first time they have been held scoreless in Super Rugby and the Lions recorded their first victory in Sydney. One to forget for the Waratahs.

Reds – E

That is 118 points conceded in the last 3 games for the Queenslanders. Their purple patch a few weeks ago seems a long time in the past. The Chiefs win in Brisbane was the 35^th consecutive win for New Zealand teams against their Australian counterparts and this one was never in doubt.

The game was over by half-time with the Chiefs leading 24-0 and although Same Kerevi did score a couple of consolation tries, the Chiefs were in third gear. The inevitable bonus point try came five minutes into injury time which could prove vital for the Chiefs season but did nothing for the Reds.

Rebels – E

This was an important game for the Rebels following their loss to the Jaguares at home last week. The Bulls have been improving but are beatable and if the Rebels want to be taken seriously this is the type of game they have to win.

They will have to work hard for their season not to peter out when it started so brightly. They were outscored four tries to one and need to address this slump in form quickly.

Brumbies – E

Completing the full complement of E’s for the Aussie teams are the Brumbies. The Jaguares backed up their win in Melbourne with a win in the Captial.

The Brumbies never took the lead and after an 18 phase move set up the first score the Jaguares gained confidence and always looked like they had enough to win. They did score the same amount of tries but with the defending champions up next, putting an end to the dismal run against Kiwi teams does not look likely.

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