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 35th 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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1 Go to commentsLooks like the Force twisted his leg…ahem arm
5 Go to commentsScotland should change their name to the Barbarians
2 Go to commentsThe game was already over leave the bloke alone ….from a Welsh fan 😀👍
2 Go to commentsShamefully the Toulouse players acted like footballers, falling down feigning injury at the slightest knock. About time refs penalised this play acting.
7 Go to commentsAnother non Scot for the anti Scot Townsend. Soon there will be no Scottish born and bred players in the National team.
2 Go to commentsGreat comeback to the playing field by Richie Mo’unga after the loss of his father. A great performance by Richie . I know him well and he is a great guy. On and off the field one of the greatest for the Crusaders. Scott Robertson would have loved him in his All Black’s side. A very missed player and person.
2 Go to commentsYeah nah he comes across as a funny bloke, but that stopped abruptly after the Nutcracker Prince debacle✋
2 Go to commentsAt this point I can’t watch him without thinking he’s a dirty slimebag. He should have been banned for the same amount of time that Quinn was out. It took Tupaea near on a fricking year to get fit enough to play again and his leg will never be the same. The other crap thing is that he was at ABs level and now he has to claw his way back there when he could have had several games under his belt.
5 Go to commentsThe Black Ferns 7’s have been without Captain Sarah Hirini now since Dec 23 in Dubai where she suffered a bad ACL injury - hopefully she is on the road to recovery for Madrid and Paris. Now also have Tyler King and Shiray kaka on the Injured List but the Team still found a way to win in Singapore and claim the overall Title.
1 Go to commentsUtter grub, hope he gets his leg broken. Shocking he is still playing after intentionally breaking quinn tupaeas knee
5 Go to commentsGreat to see NZ 7s teams finally coming into form and playing at the level that is expected of them.
2 Go to commentsChief Cheapshot on the market again.
5 Go to commentsCrusaders went all in to buy Hotham and Kemara staight from Hamilton Boys. Then they picked up Reihana and Hohepa; all have been dropped for superstar Havili, who is a very good fullback, that’s it. Ennor and Goodhue were schoolboy stars too but went backwards at the Crusaders. Maybe they have finally decided to give another poach Levi Aumua the ball?
16 Go to commentsJoe S has some talent to pick from. The Reds loosies look the best in Super? Aus might just give Razor a headache this year. Int. experience v Cantab greenhorn:) Should be fun.
16 Go to commentsEnd to end play, “THE FANS” this game was entertainment of the best. The conditions added to the spectacle.
1 Go to commentsSorry to say, but sadly the sadas were just ordinary and havilli at 10 as an abs selection just won’t cut it. He’s better suited in the centre’s and is a victim of past charge down kicks, he’s too slow under pressure. There’s better talent further north and I don’t mean dmac however I believe razor will sort him out. A feature of his presents on the park is the fact that the guys will follow him.
16 Go to commentsMarler was brilliant throughout both in the scrum and open play. His slap made virtually no contact with Ramos who milked it for a penalty when he could have been a decent sportsman and laughed it off, it was non-violent and shouldn't have been penalised. Smith failed repeatedly to kick when necessary and put up a couple of bombs into the TLS 22 that just handed back possession at key moments to the other side.
3 Go to commentsCros was outstanding and rightly awarded France TVs player of the match award. Mallia was brilliant as usual (the y is below the 6 on a UK keyboard and he deserves better than that). Level also seems to have been scored harshly as he walked the ball into touch under pressure from a Lynagh kick from well outside his own half which should never have led to a 50-22. Agree with BullShark that Dupont, while class at times, seemed to go missing for patches in the second half with props, hookers and wings frequently filling in at 9 as he couldn't get off the deck and up to the next ruck on time. A 7 by his standards at best, his kicking was also too long, too often. Kinghorn's overall contribution was worth well more than a five.
7 Go to commentsThe Harlequins team must be in minus figures. Did the reporter actually watch the game?
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