Reds v Warratahs Pre season
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Queensland Reds v NSW Waratahs at Gallas Fox Park, Roma. Kick-off, 8:40pm AEDT
The clash will be streamed on Stan.
Both teams appear to be close to full strength.Reds (1-15): Peni Ravai, Matt Faessler, Zane Nonggorr, Seru Uru, Ryan Smth, Liam Wright (co-c), Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson, Tate McDertmott (co-c), Harry McLaughlin-Philips, Mac Grealy, Hunter Paisami, Josh Flook, Suliasi Vunivalu, Jock Campbell
Replacements: Josh Nasser, Alex Hodgman, Sef Fa’agase, Connor Vest, John Bryant, Kalani Thomas, Tom Lynagh, Jordan Petaia, Cormac Daly, George Blake, Lawson Creighton, Tim Ryan, Isaac Henry
Waratahs (1-15): Angus Bell, Mahe Vailanu, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Jed Holloway, Miles Amatosero, Lachie Swinton, Charlie Gamble, Langi Gleeson, Jake Gordon (c), Tane Edmed, Dylan Pietsch, Lalakai Foketi, Mosese Tuipulotu, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Joey Walton
Replacements: Theo Fourie, Hayden Thompson-Stringer, Daniel Botha, Ned Slack-Smith, Teddy Wilson, Jack Bowen, Harry Wilson, Triston Reilly, Vuate Karawalevu, Ben Distaso, Jack Barrett, Sam Thomson, Gabrielle Vendetti
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@MajorRage Just getting in on the ground floor of the next big thing - 'The Schmidt Era'.
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I wonder which Reds bench player will line up for Auckland in the NPC this season.........
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@African-Monkey Thomas was excellent for Auckland
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@KiwiMurph Yes he was, would have him in the Blues side. Was more a reference to the fact that there are 3 firmer Auckland players on the Reds bench.
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@African-Monkey lots of kiwis in SEQ so increasing representation wouldn't surprise me.
I'll be interested in seeing the development of the Refs under Kiss as coach too. I expect them to be much more competitive.
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From 'The Roar' -
The NSW Waratahs have some headaches as the Super Rugby Pacific season approaches, after they were steamrolled by the Queensland Reds in a trial game two weeks out from a round-one rematch.The Reds led 29-0 at halftime and won 32-7 on Saturday night, Jock Campbell in devastating form at fullback and fellow try-scorer Hunter Paisami equally damaging at inside centre.
The Reds’ offence was humming in Roma, where new Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt, who doesn’t officially start in the role until March 1, was an interested onlooker.
In Perth, Western Force five-eighth Max Burey missed a tough after-the-siren conversion to level their trial game against the ACT Brumbies, who snuck home 22-20.
