Rebels v Brumbies

antipodean

@Tim He's a big unit. He's listed at 199cm 120kg

That's surprising because he doesn't look that big. Definitely a 6'6" frame, but 120kg looks heavy for what looks more like a raw boned farm boy. Although... on reflection aren't most ~2m locks around that weight these days?

Useless trivia time: His girlfriend's family are farmers in the Waikato.

African Monkey

Hope the Wallabies stuck with Carter Gordon as he is a lovely player to watch on the eye.

Duluth

Wow

Toole made that look easy

Canes4life

@Duluth how wasn’t he in the Wallabies aye. Crazy. Super try.

antipodean

@Canes4life said in Rebels v Brumbies:

@Duluth how wasn’t he in the Wallabies aye. Crazy. Super try.

But Eddie took Jorgensen, Vunivalu and Donaldson...

antipodean

This is an error fest. Small wonder no one has turned up to watch at the stadium.

antipodean

LOL missed from right in front. Why are the Rebels still in the competition?

African Monkey

Man this Rebels team is shit. Schoolboy errors to the point where they can't string more than 1 phase together, and no resistance on d. A lot of these guys are Wallabies players too.

Duluth

..and now a YC

Canes4life

Compared to the game before it doesn't feel like the same competition.

Duluth

Every time the Rebels get in a position to attack they’ve screwed it up. Over thrown lineout, scrum angle penalty

Duluth

Good pace from the Brumbies no8

KiwiMurph

@African-Monkey said in Rebels v Brumbies:

Man this Rebels team is shit. Schoolboy errors to the point where they can't string more than 1 phase together, and no resistance on d. A lot of these guys are Wallabies players too.

Rebels just plod along from one mediocre coach to another.

Not sure they've had a single decent coach in their existence. They tried to get Hamateur as their inaugural coach ffs.

Brumbies 8 looks good

African Monkey

@Duluth The potential is there for them to do something as well, but they can't seem to do the basics.

antipodean

Imagine being a winger who can't beat a forward over 40m

antipodean

So Carter-Gordon kicks the ball dead while trying to kick for touch. Sums up the Rebels tbh.

Duluth

Again they can’t execute on an attacking lineout

antipodean

Player with topknot can't tackle and the Rebels get a try from a 5m scrum.

But it won't stand for some blatant and unnecessary cheating by the openside holding back his opponent from not getting across. Not that he would've IMO.

Duluth

Haha and it’s called back. Ekuasi holding a defender

NTA

@Duluth said in Rebels v Brumbies:

scrum angle penalty

Desperately unlucky with that scrum before half time. Brumbies hooker had his knee on the deck - should have any yellow card against the ponies given the warning that happened just before. Rebels dominated the pony scrum

The Silver Fern

Rebels v Brumbies