Reds (11) 14 / Brumbies (19) 22 (Final Score)
The Reds hosted the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 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 lowly Brumbies toppled the Log-leading Reds, at home… with an 8 point win, denying the Reds even a single Log point.
Scorers:
Reds: 3 Penalties Quade Cooper, 1 Try Ben Lucas
Brumbies: 4 Penalties & 1 Conversion Matt Giteau, 1 Try Stephen Moore
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Teams:
Reds: 15 Ben Lucas, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 Ben Coridas, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 James Horwill, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Ben Daley.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Greg Holmes, 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19 Jake Schatz, 20 Ian Prior, 21 Will Chambers, 22 Dom Shipperley.
Brumbies: 15 Christian Lealiifano, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Tyrone Smith, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Patrick Phibbs, 8 Ita Vaea, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Mitchell Chapman, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Jono Owen.
Replacements: 16 Anthony Hegarty, 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 18 Peter Kimlin, 19 Henry Vanderglas, 20 Nic White, 21 Robbie Coleman, 22 Andrew Smith.
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assistant referees: Ian Smith, Simon Moore
TMO: Steve Lesczcynski
My Bru pick on this one is going to really suck, I picked the Reds by bloody 23
@ grootblousmile:
Far from over bigblu! You can depend on the Bumblies to fark up!
2nd Half on
Here come Reds!!
32@ The_Young_Turk:
Problem is that the Reds would have to score 31 points unanswered to make my Bru true… that is asking a lot
Try Mitchell Chapman for the Brumbies?
TMO
Looked good
Not awarded… hand out in goal
@ grootblousmile:
In that case let’s rather go for a Bumlies win 😉
Lots of aimless kicking by Surfer Dude
If Reds lose, there is still a chance for Stompies to finish top of the log. A home semi and final would be priceless!
Digby Ioane out cold, cought a forarm on the jaw
Hopefully this injury just looks a lot worse than it is! Nowadays they are very good with being cautious.
Ioane stretchered off on a golf cart, straight to the waiting ambulance.
He still seemed out cold after a few minutes… bad, bad knock.
Speedy recovery dude.
Penalty Reds, about 48m out from the posts
From a saffa point of view it’s nice to see the Reds being rattled and making unforced errors.
45@ The_Young_Turk:
It is
Brumbies 19 / 14
Bumblies need to score to take it beyond one score for the Reds.
20 min left… 5-point margin
Now Ben Lucas is out cold….
He seems OK though
Groggy and limping off but OK
Penalties Reds, within range
Jeebus, injuries are coming thick and fast. This competition is just too long. They should just make it one round against all the teams and thereby cut 2 matches and add an extra bye.
The injury attrition rate amongst the Reds could be telling in the next few weeks
Misses to the left
54@ The_Young_Turk:
Yip, far too long
11 minutes to go… can the Brumbies hold out?
Now Mark Chisholm is seriously injured… more injuries here than at the Battle of the Bulge in WW II
Hats off to the bumblies. I would have expected them to crumble by now.
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