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Brumbies player ratings vs Chiefs | Super Rugby Trans-Tasman
The runners up from Super Rugby Aotearoa hosted the runners up of Super Rugby AU at FMG Stadium Waikato this evening with the Brumbies searching for their first victory of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.
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The men from the Australian capital will have to wait at least another week as they were taken to the cleaners off the back of a dominant Chiefs forward pack who dominated the collision areas of the game convincingly that enabled their comfortable 40-19 win.
This how the Brumbies rated.
1. Scott Sio – 6/10
A forgettable night for the veteran loose head. He had a tough time of it in the set piece and never really found his way into the match subsequently. Expect a fearsome response next week.
2. Lachlan Lonergan – 6.5
His scrummaging was questioned tonight and it appears he has work to day in that aspect of play before he will attain a Wallaby cap. What did impress was his general play in which he showed defensive nous and skill with the ball in hand.
3. Allan Alaalatoa – 6.5
Was a tough night for the front row and he was outgunned tonight by Aiden Ross up front. Enjoyed his work rate in general play and worked hard in an effort to grind his team back into some forward momentum but it wasn’t to be.
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4. Darcy Swain – 6
He had his moments, in particular the lineout but the issues with the Brumbies front row appeared to stem from a lack of power from behind in which Swain will have to take some responsibility for. Was yellow carded for a high shot late in the game that didn’t assist the situation at all. Has better rugby in him.
5. Nick Frost – 7.5
Was the best Brumby on the park. He was a threat to the Chiefs lineout but also tireless in both attack and defence and was one of the few Brumbies forwards that consistently punctured the Chiefs defence when in attack. The big unit has a big engine and really left it all out on the park tonight.
6. Henry Stowers – 7
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A very tough performance tonight and he illustrated he has the ability to play in this class of rugby. Defensively reliable, was disciplined but needed to dominate the gain line in attack more tonight.
7. Rory Scott – 6
A bit of a David Croft look-a-like in the white head gear. He was busy but appeared to missing in the immense physicality of this game. The Brumbies looked better with the bigger bodied Tom Cusack on. Respectable effort none-the-less.
8. Rob Valetini – 7.5
Along with Frost he was one of the few Brumbies who really returned serve with some physicality of his own on both sides of the ball. He absolutely tackled his heart out tonight and thoroughly deserved his try on full time.
The Chiefs have extended the New Zealand’s undefeated start to Super Rugby Trans-Tasman after they toppled the Brumbies 40-19 in Hamilton on Saturday. #SuperRugbyTT #CHIvBRU https://t.co/5GR478adzo
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9. Ryan Lonergan – 6
He was busy and had his moments but didn’t enjoy enough front foot ball to display his abilities tonight. Furthermore, the Brumbies missed the game management of Nic White in the 9 jersey and that is an area he needs to improve on.
10. Noah Lolesio – 6
A fair effort but he was suffocated by some excellent Chiefs defence. His side would have benefited more from him taking the ball to the line more often and thought his option taking tonight wasn’t always the most optimal.
11. Tom Wright – 5.5
Terrible night in defence and never really found his way into the match despite the odd dangerous run. Has much better rugby in him.
12. Irae Simone – 5.5
Far too much space was gained through his channel in defence and that hurt the Brumbies tonight.
13. Len Ikitau – 7
A fair effort tonight, solid in defence and dangerous in attack when the opportunities presented.
14. Solomone Kata – 7.5
The most threatening of the Brumbies backs and was a real handful for the Chiefs defence just about every time he touched the ball. Would have liked to have seen the Brumbies use him coming off his wing more to draw in defence.
15. Tom Banks – 6.5
Had his moments but lacked the front foot ball and the space required to really threaten the Chiefs out wide. A frustrating night for him.
The Blues have returned to the summit of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman table after condemning the Waratahs to their 10th successive defeat on Saturday. #SuperRugbyTT #BLUvWAR https://t.co/2FP1HSzGTK
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Reserves:
16. Connal McInerney – 6
Came on and improved the scrum. Contributed around the park but looked short of a run after an injury lay off.
17. Harry Lloyd – 6
He applied himself well to the scrum and generally looked to impose himself.
18. Tom Ross – 6
Toiled hard when the match was gone.
19. Tom Hooper – 6
Looked to involve himself and had several involvements that indicate he is a player to keep an eye on.
20. Tom Cusack – 6
The Brumbies appeared more composed when he was on the park and he was industrious but defensively lapsed more often that he would like.
21. Issak Fines-Leleiwasa – 6.5
Brought a sharpness and tempo to the Brumbies game that really benefited his side. Was strong into contact and brought the impact his coaches were no doubt looking for. A start beckons.
22. Bayley Kuenzle – 7
Was potent in attack and really showed the way for the Brumbies through the centre of the park. Displayed good feet around the contact, space identification and an offload. A good shift.
23. Mack Hansen – N/A
Came on but didn’t see enough.
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1 Go to commentsGreat to have Ethan Blackadder back in the Crusaders in the last few weeks. One of the best all round loose forwards around. He played so well last week against the Rebels. Fantastic attitude Ethan has and his comments are spot on.
2 Go to commentsThe author is 100% right. The Springboks know that they don't have near the natural attraction, mana, skill and mystic the All Blacks have. So, Chasing the sun 1 & 2 was concocted to overblow the Boks image on the back of a corruptly obtained “win". It's marketing ploy to force the Boks delusion as the World's Best. I guess World Rugby is also not to be believed when it came out with an apology about how the final was officiated. And if the 2023 final such a superb game by the Boks, then the Boks crying about Referee Bryce Lawrence for decades is also deserves a laugh. Chase the sun and get burned like a moth. A very well written literary piece that tore the Boks and Chasing the sun farce to shreds. 🖤All Blacks🏉
142 Go to commentsI’d say France was far more hard done by in the 2011 final than the All Blacks in this game. Joubert simply refused to call a penalty against the All Blacks in the last quarter even directing an All Black to drop a ball he picked up in an offside position rather than penalizing him. This article also totally discounts the efforts of PSTD. Ask Jordie how well he played. Or the backup flank who played hooker for the entire game. Siya was also a brilliant tackle by Richie from scoring a blinder. Pollard was also fantastic. Look I don’t like the boks style but the only thing more questionable than the content of this article is the timing of it. Get over it already
142 Go to commentsDad Marty was also a handy rugby player for Linwood back in the day. Great bloke. Sensational softball career.
2 Go to commentsWhat ifs are always dangerous. If you look at the game before Sam cane got sent of SA was dominating. You could make the argument the going down to 14 men rallied the troops and made them have to play to win which is always dangerous.
142 Go to commentsOmg… you are bruised And battered Benny. Stop crying … the scoreboard speaks. What a pathetic lover you are.. 🤣🤣🤣
142 Go to commentsPacific Lions, cry me a river
142 Go to commentsThis is the single worst piece of journalism I have ever seen since your last one. As a neutral, who really states that there should be an asterisk next to a win? You are an utter embarrassment to real AB fans, journalism and that joke of a house which pays you for this nonsense. Get a life, Ben.
142 Go to commentsGuys. Cancel the World Cup champions after this analysis. It changes everything. Ben knows. We’ll have to unengrave the Bokke off the trophy and hand it to the ABs, now that I’ve been enlightened about this illegitimate win. This needs to be done. Now!
142 Go to commentsBen is right here though, Springboks were woefully poor with the advantage they had throughout this game. The France match was heroic because that was an even contest this match had it taken place in Rugby Championship would have been an easy win for NZ. If anything this match should tell the Bok coaches that a lot of this team should be changed. They beat this same NZ team by record margin with the same circumstances but with a different core. They bring back the tried and tested guys and they nearly botch this game.
142 Go to commentsI knew who wrote this article from the first few words in the headline…lol. The red card actually did the ABs a favour. It galvanized them, only then did they step up a gear. Before that there was zero momentum.
142 Go to commentsFirstly the foul on Bongi was a planned move just like the NZ master plan with Bryce Lawrence you kiwis are filthy fux perhaps try to play a cleaner game next time I doubt that’s possible tho but don’t worry world rugby is on yr side they trying to take away all the BOKS strengths to help all you weakling as Jeremy Clarkson would say LA OO ZA ERR..🤣
142 Go to commentsAbsolutely spot on Ben. I certainly wouldn't gloat over a win like that. Frustrating as it is it's done and dusted and history will forever show the result.
142 Go to commentsHo hum.
142 Go to commentsNo question they were the better team. But that is the beauty of sport isn’t it!
142 Go to commentsEveryone is into Hurling in Ireland according to Porter, but only 11 of Ireland's 32 counties enter a team into the national competition. Same old blarney.
1 Go to commentsLet’s be honest. The draw and scheduling in the World Cup was a joke but South Africa found a way after having to go the hard (nearly impossible) way to the Cup Final via France and England. NZ had a hard game against France (lost) and had 5 weeks to prepare for the Quarter, 3 weeks knowing it was Ireland. NZ theerfore had to win one big game against an Irish team who played SA and then Scotland 7 days before. They won and it was de facto a semi final because they were playing a relatively weak Argentina team and it was a walk over. In the final a very rested NZ team was playing a very tired SA team and still lost. They couldn’t score more than 11 points. Put another way SA had to find a way to win while tired and they achieved that. NZ should thank their lucky stars that they fixed the scheduling in 2015 otherwise they would be dealing with a Bok treble.
142 Go to commentsPerhaps if Bongi wasn’t targeted and removed from the game in the first 3 minutes it would have been quite a different game. Maybe if NZ also faced the same competition the Boks faced to their win NZ would have looked quite different. The final score shows who outplayed who.
142 Go to commentsRubbish article! Abuladze played most of Exeters matches when fit. He got injured against Glasgow a while ago and is out for the rest of the season, thats why he hasnt played for Exeter and Georgia recently. Do some proper research next time!
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