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Thought I'd cut and past this from Rugby Heaven. As he goes back to the drawing board with his Reds gameplan, McKenzie must also contemplate the loss of Hynes, captain James Horwill (ankle), Scott Higginbotham (calf), Rod Davies (cheekbone/hip) and Eddie Quirk (ribs) ahead of Saturday night's...

Thought I would cut and paste Qld A chat and take it out of the Brumbies v Reds thread. here's the QLD A team to play Tonga tonight: QAS Reds 2nd XV team (from fullback): Luke Morahan, Kimami Sitauti, Simon Morahan, Ben Tapuai (c), Dom Shipperley, Matt Brandon, Ian Prior, Jake...

Through my untrained eyes, a couple areas areas of improvement required for the Reds are: 1. Genia's service has to be quicker! Far too often he took too long over the ball, allowing the opposition defence to regroup so when he eventually passed, his runner got smashed, and if he took a few...

A. Smith is an interesting one BG. I thought he looked good what little I have seen of him. Can't he play wing as well, as I thought he might offer a bit more than Speight?

Pretty good team that. Good to see Wallace-Harrison and Coridas back from injury. Lance is obviously away on Sevens duty.....pity that, as I thought he has been one of the best on ground in the previous two A games. You would think Schatz will get pulled early to keep him fresh for Saturday. It...

It will be interesting to see how the Tah's bounce back physically after Saturday's game. They were extremely physical against the Reds, to the point of dominance. If they can do it again, to the same degree, and for the same effect, then they just might be the real deal. Hopefully TPN will...

Has Ma'afu been dropped to this squad as a result of the soft penalty against him on Friday? Also interesting to see To'omua and Kimlin having a run in the 2nd side. Coach must think they need more game time?

Schatz will be an almost definite starter this weekend, interesting to see which position. From what I have seen the last two games I'm thinking Higginbottom's best effect may be off the bench, in which case Houston to start at 8. and Schatz at 6 Quirk's injured isn't he? I also wonder what the...

Horne has been a standout since his school days, both in defence and attack. I personally thought he was going to be the next best thing at 12, after watching him go round a few times at school level, but it seems 13 is his destiny and he's doing a great job of that. LG has been talking this...

Qld A v. Tonga A tonight at Ballymore will be a good chance for a number of guys to press their claims for selection in the main squad this week, particularly given the injury list from the Tah's clash. Not sure if I will get there but it would be good to get a report from someone. Particularly...

Tah's 3. Dennis 2. Polota Nau 1. Kepu Reds 3. Simmons 2. Genia 1. Robinson

As a Reds supporter I'm very disappointed we lost but won't give up on the team just yet. That was a superior performance by the Tah's, particularly the first half hour or so, and I reckon most teams would have been rattled. The intensity of the Tah's was red hot and their commitment and...

Well done Rebels! I honestly didn't see that coming. It was a massive defensive effort, and Byrne and Lipman were outstanding in that area. Hats off to the " old ex-Brumbies" in Gerard, Huxley and tryscorer Mortlock. Must have been particularly sweet for them. Tell you what though, they are...

Rebels 3. Gerard 2. Cipriani 1. Byrne Brumbies 3. McCabe 2. Vaea 1. Fainga'a

Yeah, that's a fairly apt description of Skilled Park. I've only been there once but that was exactly what I thought. With respect to the heights of the respective packs, apart from Waugh, the other NSW backrowers won't be giving too much away will they?

ANZ stadium is horrible as a viewing arena. Quite apart from the oppressive heat, It was good to be at Suncorp last week. Now that's a stadium!

People keep mentioning the size of the Reds pack. Anyone know the actual pack weights? I wouldn't be surprised if the Tah's were slightly heavier.

Good to see Gerard in the team, I think he will make a big difference. I think it is smart to put Vuna on the wing while he continues his way up a fairly steep learning curve. With a bit of room to move he will be a handful. Would love to see the Rebels take this out but it's a long shot. I...

From memory Saia Fainga'a is listed as 188 cm. Doesn't look that tall to me.

If both teams take their A grade games to ANZ stadium tomorrow night it will be a cracker of a match. Let's hope that is the case. A lot of the match ups will be very interesting, such as those already mentioned. I'm going to be interested to see how Quirk goes against Waugh. That may be...