Qualifying Final: Brumbies v Force

[Duluth]

Brumbies
James Slipper, Folau Fainga'a, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Darcy Swain, Cadeyrn Neville, Rob Valetini, Rory Scott, Pete Samu, Nic White, Noah Lolesio, Tom Wright, Irae Simone, Len Ikitau, Andy Muirhead, Tom Banks
Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Scott Sio, Tom Ross, Nick Frost, Luke Reimer, Ryan Lonergan, Reesjan Pasitoa, Mack Hansen

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Force
Tom Robertson, Feleti Kaitu'u, Santiago Medrano, Jeremy Thrush, Sitaleki Timani, Tim Anstee, Kane Koteka, Brynard Stander, Tomas Cubelli, Domingo Miotti, Jordan Olowofela, Kyle Godwin (c), Richard Kahui, Toni Pulu, Jake Strachan
Reserves: Andrew Ready, Angus Warner, Greg Holmes, Ryan McCauley, Fergus Lee-Warner, Ian Prior, Henry Taefu, Jack McGregor

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Winner plays the Reds in the final

The Force's record against the Brumbies is unsurprisingly shit. See here

A month ago the score was 42-14
The last Force win was 2013
The last Force win in Canberra was 2011

[Chris]

@duluth said in Qualifying Final: Brumbies v Force:

Brumbies
James Slipper, Folau Fainga'a, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Darcy Swain, Cadeyrn Neville, Rob Valetini, Rory Scott, Pete Samu, Nic White, Noah Lolesio, Tom Wright, Irae Simone, Len Ikitau, Andy Muirhead, Tom Banks
Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Scott Sio, Tom Ross, Nick Frost, Luke Reimer, Ryan Lonergan, Reesjan Pasitoa, Mack Hansen

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Force
Tom Robertson, Feleti Kaitu'u, Santiago Medrano, Jeremy Thrush, Sitaleki Timani, Tim Anstee, Kane Koteka, Brynard Stander, Tomas Cubelli, Domingo Miotti, Jordan Olowofela, Kyle Godwin (c), Richard Kahui, Toni Pulu, Jake Strachan
Reserves: Andrew Ready, Angus Warner, Greg Holmes, Ryan McCauley, Fergus Lee-Warner, Ian Prior, Henry Taefu, Jack McGregor

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Winner plays the Reds in the final

The Force's record against the Brumbies is unsurprisingly shit. See here

A month ago the score was 42-14
The last Force win was 2013
The last Force win in Canberra was 2011

8 players in that force Starting xv are overseas not eligible for Australia.
Australian depth is not that strong then when you consider others playing in the other 3 Australian SR teams,
Must be a worry for Australia going forward.

[Kiap]

@chris said in Qualifying Final: Brumbies v Force:

8 players in that force Starting xv are overseas not eligible for Australia.

I would say 6.

[Chris]

@kiap said in Qualifying Final: Brumbies v Force:

@chris said in Qualifying Final: Brumbies v Force:

8 players in that force Starting xv are overseas not eligible for Australia.

I would say 6.

Why 6 ?
Santiago Medrano, Tomas Cubelli, Domingo Miott. are Argentine
Jeremy Thrush, Toni Pulu,Richard Kahu. are Kiwis
Jordan Olowofela ,Is English
Brynard Stander, is South African

[Stargazer]

@chris Toni Pulu is apparently Aussie eligible. That's why he initially moved to the Brumbies. Unfortunately for him, his move didn't pay off. That's why he's at the Force now.

[Kiap]

Stander and Pulu are Oz eligible.

Won't be selected, but nevertheless...

[Chris]

@kiap said in Qualifying Final: Brumbies v Force:

Stander and Pulu are Oz eligible.

Won't be selected, but nevertheless...

Ok fair enough has Pulu been in Australia long enough ?

[Kiap]

@chris - parentage

[Stargazer]

@chris From an article of 2018:

New Brumbies signing Toni Pulu is immediately eligible to play for the Wallabies thanks to a dispensation granted by World Rugby.
The former Chiefs flyer holds an Australian passport and has previously played sevens for Niue — his ancestral home.

But a Rugby Australia spokesman told foxsports.com.au that World Rugby had cleared the 29-year-old speedster for Wallabies takeoff should coach Michael Cheika come calling.

Edited to add that he was born in the USA and moved to New Zealand at the age of 3.

[Duluth]

1/4 of the game gone, Brumbies dominating the stats but it’s still 0-0

Force will be happy

[NTA]

@duluth it's what the force do: scrap away and try to stay close.

They are working Berry well at scrum time

[Chris]

Scrappy game a lot of stoppages and handling mistakes.

[Duluth]

Force should’ve conceded a penalty on attack. Straight off their feet at the ruck

[NTA]

@chris ponies don't like playing at pace. Force love the chaos.

[Kiap]

That's how ya do it.

[Kiap]

Well, dayum

[antipodean]

Piss weak defence by the Force fullback and the ponies take a deserved lead.

[Kiap]

Fark sake

[NTA]

That's a red. Thought he might have got yellow for to the tackle being in progress

[Yeetyaah]

How have these players not scrubbed this out of their game yet? Idiot.