Moana Pasifika v Reds

[Duluth]

Craig set for homecoming in Whangārei – Moana Pasifika

[Duluth]

Jim Tucker  /  Apr 9, 2024

Queensland Reds announce team to face Moana Pasifika in Round 8

The Queensland Reds have installed Harry McLaughlin-Phillips at flyhalf for Friday night’s clash against Moana Pasifika in Whangarei in Super Rugby Pacific.

Peni Ravai, Matt Faessler, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Seru Uru, Ryan Smith, Liam Wright (co-c), Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson, Tate McDermott (co-c), Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, Jordan Petaia, Hunter Paisami, Josh Flook, Jordan Petaia, Jock Campbell

Reserves: Josh Nasser, Alex Hodgman, Zane Nonggorr, Angus Blyth, John Bryant, Kalani Thomas, Lawson Creighton, Mac Grealy

[Duluth]

MP not committing many to the rucks

[African Monkey]

Seru Uru has now dropped the ball 4 times in 7 mins.

[African Monkey]

Irie Papuni looks a decent prospect at 6.

[taniwharugby]

Huge MP scrum, odd theyndidnt win a pen at the scrum.

[KiwiMurph]

First 25 minutes is a straight up cripple fight

[taniwharugby]

Wtf...how long was that adv for a knock on.

[African Monkey]

@taniwharugby Shit reffing, then follows it up by saving Petaia's backside by calling no advantage on a knock on that happened ages beforehand.

[African Monkey]

@taniwharugby Mabey is out if his depth.

Missed a blatant high tackle on Papuni earlier too.

[taniwharugby]

Some tidy work for MP to get Savea over

[KiwiMurph]

Nice try.

Eddie's pet Vunivalu embarrassing in defence

[Duluth]

Savea barely noticed the 10’s attempted tackle

[Stockcar86]

No arms in that tackle from the player in white

[African Monkey]

Fine nearly gets the intercept. Good half from Moana and a deserved 10-0 lead at halftime.

Good turnout in Whangarei too in what isn't the best of nights.

[Dan54]

Geez I didn't see this score at oranges. Bloody quietly pealsed though, but by geez what the f*** are the Reds doing?

[taniwharugby]

Paisami looks about the only person capable of breaking this game open, if MP can keep him tied up it will go a long way to winning this.

I do get frustrated with all the protestations for pens these days...that last play, very clear attempt at an intercept yet several players still calling for a pen.

[African Monkey]

@Dan54 They don't seem to be enjoying the conditions and Mafileo is giving their scrum fits.

[Bovidae]

MP needs to continue to attack, but play at the right end of the field.

[African Monkey]

@Bovidae It looked like the wind was heavily favoring the Reds in the first half so they'll have that going for them in the 2nd half.