Reds v Waratahs

[Stargazer]

Haha, and a bit of shoulder from Paisami.

[Duluth]

Push over or penalty try coming..

[Stargazer]

I think I've already seen more scrum-resets in this game than in the first three rounds of SRA.

[Yeetyaah]

Reds scrum dominant.

[Bones]

What the fuck was that by McDermott? He's run straight into the line of a tackler much bigger than him, why not veer away? Weird.

[Stargazer]

HT: Reds 19 - 13 Tahs

[Duluth]

Reds should be further in front. Tahs need to stop attempting every offload

[Stargazer]

Great try from Maddocks.

[Stargazer]

Which player were they talking about when the commentator said that NZ "poached" a player from Australia? (He played for NZ Schools)

[ACT Crusader]

@KiwiMurph that inexperience showed in the last 10 minutes. Not a bad game and a good win for the Reds who haven’t beaten the Tahs in ages I don’t think

[Stargazer]

FT: Reds 32 - 26 Waratahs

Lots of rust and rookie mistakes, and the Aussie hookers also seem to have problems throwing in the line-out, but a reasonably entertaining game. Good to see rugby being played again in Oz, too.

[akan004]

Swinton and McDermott were both really impressive. Australia have a lot of quality youngsters coming through.

[Bones]

@Stargazer did Tupou play for NZ schools while at Sacred Heart?

[NTA]

@Stargazer said in Reds v Waratahs:

Which player were they talking about when the commentator said that NZ "poached" a player from Australia? (He played for NZ Schools)

Something about a bloke called Tiann? Was at school in QLD before playing for NZ schools then coming back

[Stargazer]

@Bones No, I don't think he played for NZ Schools.

Edit: see this article from the Courier Mail.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/tongan-thor-taniela-tupou-set-to-snub-new-zealand-and-defect-to-australia/story-fnp0m105-1227050655864

[ACT Crusader]

@Stargazer @Bones I’m pretty sure the NZ schoolboys player that was mentioned tonight was the Tiaan Tauakipulu.

[Stargazer]

@NTA @ACT-Crusader Yes, it was Tiaan Tauakipulu.

Definitely not a poach, because he was born in Auckland (according to his own Facebook page). He must have moved to Brisbane at some point and then gone back to Auckland to attend St Kent's. He played for NZ Schools in 2018 and 2019.

[ACT Crusader]

@Bones yeah that was a strange one. Other than that I thought he played pretty well.

[Bones]

@ACT-Crusader yeah, you see it often from someone big and fast who can brush off the tackle, but he's tiny and was only 10m away, could just have swerved towards the sideline. Bizarre!

[African Monkey]

@Bones No he wasn't elligible due to not having a NZ passport IIRC.