NRC Rd6: Spirit vs Rising

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Rising make three changes to starting XV

Melbourne Rising vs. Perth Spirit, NRC Round Six, Saturday 26th September 2015:
1. Cruze Ah-Nau (Footscray & Rebels, 10 Melbourne Rising caps)
2. Pat Leafa (Box Hill & Rebels, 13 Melbourne Rising caps)
3. Duncan Chubb (Southern Districts (NSW), 4 Melbourne Rising caps)
4. Sam Jeffries (Melbourne Uni & Rebels, 12 Melbourne Rising caps)
5. Luke Jones (Moorabbin & Rebels, 10 Melbourne Rising caps)
6. Jordy Reid (Melbourne Unicorns & Rebels, 4 Melbourne Rising caps)
7. Scott Fuglistaller (Moorabbin & Rebels, 4 Melbourne Rising caps) (Captain)
8. Lopeti Timani (Footscray & Rebels, 10 Melbourne Rising caps)
9. Ben Meehan (Box Hill & Rebels, 7 Melbourne Rising caps)
10. Jack Debreczeni (Endeavour Hills & Rebels, 13 Melbourne Rising caps)
11. Stacey Ili (Melbourne Uni, 3 Melbourne Rising caps)
12. Lloyd Johansson (Harlequin, 13 Melbourne Rising caps)
13. Dom Shipperley (Melbourne Uni & Rebels, 2 Melbourne Rising cap)
14. Tom English (Melbourne Uni & Rebels, 10 Melbourne Rising caps)
15. Jonah Placid (Melbourne Uni & Rebels, 11 Melbourne Rising caps)
16. Mitch Andrews (Melbourne Unicorns, 2 Melbourne Rising caps)
17. Fereti Sa’aga (Melbourne Uni, 6 Melbourne Rising caps)
18. Tom Moloney (Brothers (QLD), 2 Melbourne Rising caps)
19. Steve Cummins (Harlequin & Rebels, 4 Melbourne Rising caps)
20. Colby Fainga’a (Footscray & Rebels, 4 Melbourne Rising caps)
21. Maradona Farao (Harlequin, 3 Melbourne Rising caps)
22. Sione Tuipulotu (Southern Districts, 4 Melbourne Rising caps)
23. Justin Marsters (Harlequin, 2 Melbourne Rising caps)

 

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opening 10 mins Rising already bombed two tries. playing with the wind

 

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8 - 0 Rising after 20

 

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8 - 5 kick to come

Rising really sloppy

 

[qwerty51]

Spirit look very good with the ball. Wonder if this translate to the Force?

 

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Spirit in front, 13 - 8 into a strong wind.

Rising very disappointing, poor concentration, execution and defence.

 

[qwerty51]

Spirit are lethal at counter attack.

Can't say I agree with the above. Rising playing well but Spirit just the better side. Can understand how they put 60 on Country.

 

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agree Spirit the better side.

Rising have taken poor options and executed badly imo. they seem rushed to me, last year, very calm and composed not so in 2015. seem to be a bit confused as to what options they are supposed to be taking. last counter attack try an example meehan and reid get in each others way ball comes loose and its 5 at the other end

 

[qwerty51]

Sean McMahon is the biggest difference, I think the current backrow is too unbalanced.

 

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yeh, but they miss Smith, PAE, Stirzaker and Inman also

 

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Oh, and Shipperley and English should swap positions, and Placid needs to learn to pass amongst other deficiencies, ah well

 

[qwerty51]

You'd hope Foley is watching this. Great rugby.

 

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23 - 13 Spirit now well on top, Rising down to 14

possible big blow out here

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Yes very good game of rugby....high quality play from both sides - man they must be buggered after these sort of games as played at such fast pace

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Been predicting spirit to make strong run home and reach final 4 with Rising, BRC, and Vikings. Stars with injuries will fade away....and no other team really got the balance of enough super rugby players to make final 4...

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

You'd hope Foley is watching this. Great rugby.

He probably is though only paying attention to the guys wearing numbers 1-8.

 

[qwerty51]

Timani's impact so far has been less of that in Super rugby

 

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Spirit deserved winners.
opening 20 mins cost the Rising dearly.
Timani short of a gallop, coming back from injury. Meehan (who i think is a terrific prospect) tries to do too much, especially those tap and goes in the final minutes. Rising not getting much out of their Super players. Stacy Ili impressive again.
can't see either of these two teams beating the Vikings or Brisvegas

 

[RugbyReg]

Sean McMahon is the biggest difference, I think the current backrow is too unbalanced.

Was working fine when they didn't try to squeeze timani in, which is understandable they wanted to do. But Reid, Fugistaller and Fainga'a have been great.

Meanwhile Kyle Godwin is playing terrific rugby of late.

 

[qwerty51]

Reid, Fugs and Fainga'a are too much of the sameness and close to 7s. Need some bigger bodies in there.

Burton is looking great too.