SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs
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Rebels
1 Cabous Eloff, 2. James Hanson, 3. Pone Faamausili, 4.Steve Cummins, 5. Trevor Hosea, 6. Joshua Kemeny, 7. Richard Hardwick, 8. Michael Wells, 9. Joe Powell, 10. Matt To’omua (c), 11. Marika Koroibete, 12. Reece Hodge, 13. Stacey Ili, 14. Lachlan Anderson, 15. Tom Pincus.
Reserves: 16. Jordan Uelese, 17. Matt Gibbon, 18. Lucio Sordoni, 19. Tom Nowlan, 20. Robert Leota, 21. James Tuttle, 22. Glen Vaihu, 23. Frank Lomani.
Waratahs1 Harry Johnson-Holmes, 2. David Porecki, 3. Te Tera Faulkner, 4. Hugh Sinclair, 5. Sam Caird, 6. Lachlan Swinton, 7. Carlo Tizzano, 8. Jack Dempsey, 9. Jack Grant, 10. Will Harrison, 11. James Ramm, 12. Tepai Moeroa, 13. Alex Newsome (c), 14. Jack Maddocks, 15. Mark Nawaqanitawase
Reserves: 16. Tom Horton, 17. George Francis, 18. Darcy Breen, 19. Sam Wykes, 20. Jeremy Williams, 21. Henry Robertson, 22. Tane Edmed, 23. Lalakai Foketi
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@kiwimurph said in SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs:
Whetton can't even make the 23.
With Wykes back, and given the improved scrum performance and mobility around the park provided by Sinclair, easy decision.
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@higgins said in SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs:
@NTA Was Tom Horton ever the regular starting hooker at Sydney Uni?
Yeah that's him. U20 rep out of Mosman Whales.
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At ground level, the Tahs attacking formation looks disjointed.
Rebels look sharp in attack. To’omua controlling the game with relatively little pressure.
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@act-crusader said in SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs:
At ground level, the Tahs attacking formation looks disjointed.
They lose shape and then just bash around the fringes. Too easy for Faamausili and Hosea
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To’omua looking Carter-esque out here tonight.
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@duluth said in SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs:
@act-crusader said in SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs:
At ground level, the Tahs attacking formation looks disjointed.
They lose shape and then just bash around the fringes. Too easy for Faamausili and Hosea
Chris Whittaker has yet to show he is much of an attack coach.
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More messy execution in attack by the Tahs which costs them a penalty.
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@kiwimurph said in SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs:
@duluth said in SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs:
@act-crusader said in SR Australia Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs:
At ground level, the Tahs attacking formation looks disjointed.
They lose shape and then just bash around the fringes. Too easy for Faamausili and Hosea
Chris Whittaker has yet to show he is much of an attack coach.
But we're making breaks. It's the handling that kills us.
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The Tahs remind me of the Blues sides of the majority of the 2010s with ball in hand. They show promise but are awful at protecting their own ball. The Rebels loosies had a field day at breakdown led by Hardwick.
Could be a long few seasons for the Tahs going through a rebuild like this but it'll be worth it in the long run.