Brumbies (15) 25 / Reds (22) 31 (Final Score)
The Brumbies hosted the Reds at Canberra Stadium, Canberra at 10:40 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Brumbies scored 4 tries to 1 but their ill-dicipline cost them as Quade Cooper was on song with the bott, slotting 7 penalties, 1 conversion and 1 drop goal.
Scorers:
Brumbies: 1 Conversion & 1 Penalty Matt Giteau, 1 Try Stephen Moore, 1 Try Pat McCabe, 1 Try Ita Vaea, 1 Try Ben Alexander
Reds: 7 Penalties & 1 Conversion & 1 Drop Goal Quade Cooper, 1 Try Scott Higginbotham
Teams:
Brumbies: 15 Pat McCabe, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Robbie Coleman, 11 Francis Fainifo, 10 Matt Giteau (captain), 9 Josh Valentine, 8 Ita Vaea, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Colby Faingaa, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Salesi Ma’afu, 18 Peter Kimlin, 19 Michael Hooper, 20 Patrick Phibbs, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Christian Lealiifano.
Reds: 15 Ben Lucas, 14 Rod Davies, 13 Will Chambers, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia (captain), 8 Leroy Houston, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 Van Humphries, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Ben Daley.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Greg Holmes, 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19 Ed Quirk, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Mike Harris, 22 Luke Morahan.
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Sindile Mayende (South Africa)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
20 Minutes to go before kickoff in this game.
Let me go kiss Handbriekie or something, with all the rugby I won’t see much of her today, pity!
I picked the Brumbies on Bru by 7… but with the player revolt at the Brumbies, will it be victory or implosion?
Good luck to Brumbies, picked them on bru not sure by how much. Had Chiefs to win, but my margins are way, way out.
Back later.
GITEAU IS POISON!!!
OK, saddle up…. next game about to go.
4@ The Saint:
Stephen Larkham, who is backline coach is the poison… he was the player in 2004 who led the previous rebellion as well.
Game ON!!
1St Penalty to the Reds
Surfer Dude will go for posts
Just had a look at the Logs, SA can make this a great great day on the logs, we can have 3 SA sides on top if the Sharks , Stormers and Bulls go and win their games.
Reds 3 / 0
@GBS
Larkham had nothing to do with the player revolt at the Force a couple of seasons back, the only constant in all three occasions was Giteau, the little bearded muppit!
9@ superBul:
Yip, they can remain the only 3 unbeaten teams as well
@ grootblousmile:
Don’t discount the Lions, they also have a perfect record at the moment, just not sure whether it’s the one the wanted. Those okes on WTR are busy chewing through their wrists with their mouthguards on.
11@ The Saint:
I’m NOT talking about the Force… I’m talking about the year the Brumbies won the Super 14, despite the fact that the coach was already fired and just saw through the season…
Who was the coach… I think it was Laurie Weaks… that oke with the ghostly grey hair… looked like a spook.
Another Penalty Reds… and Surfer Dude goes to posts again.
Missed by Surfer Dude
Try by Higginbotham of the Reds
Reds 10 / 0
its 10-0
Sri Lanka
Australia
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
Who will win this one?
@GBS
I know you are not talking about the Force, I am talking about the Force, because the same thing happened there while Giteau was playing for them. What I am saying is, everytime there is a player revolt, it is strange to find that Giteau was playing for them at the time.
I am going to write a series of articles on the basics of rugby…I already did the scrum, now I will tackle the re-start. Maybe someone should forward the message to the Lions Rugby Union, I would have done it myself, but I am not allowed on WTR…
21@ The Saint:
Larkham is definately involved though… it has now come out in the wash that the players want Larkham more envolved and the only one responsible for how the backline will operate… so Larkham and Giteau (old buddies) are in cahoots.
Try by Stephen Moore for the Brumbies, converted
Reds 10 / 7
Penalty for the Reds, right in front
Reds 13 / 7
@ grootblousmile:
It makes sense if you look at it that way, (Larkham doing the backs) but who will do the forwards? No scrum experts down-under unfortunately…
My things are so organised this year at Loftus… I have a VIP parking spot allotted to me for the year in the stadium grounds… damn I can organise well!
Penalty Reds again… and the man with the wayward arm goes for posts again
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