Reds 2018

[RugbyReg]

I'm beginning to suspect as much. The whole Folau thing just makes all the QC (Quade Cooper) exclusion justifications given to date seem even more like a pile of BS

P.S.: Presume you mean happy-clappy?

This is what I was asking WHY about.

So your response of:

Just a perception from afar. Same as in life and politics, I think religion has no place in rugby.

doesn't really answer the question. Putting aside the fact Izzy is entitled to his own spiritual beliefs which he hasn't brought into the game (he just happens to be a player, but surely that doesn't define him holistically as a person).
But why the relevance to QC (Quade Cooper) and why his exclusion is relevant here?

 

[RugbyReg]

Interesting tweet here from QC (Quade Cooper):

is it? Just means Benny Taps is coming home for the off-season and QC (Quade Cooper) looks forward to seeing him.

 

[USARugger]

is it? Just means Benny Taps is coming home for the off-season and QC (Quade Cooper) looks forward to seeing him.

Reg, I'm forgetting where you posted the podcast with Matt Taylor recently but I just got around to listening to it and it was brilliant. Thank you for sharing that. Would love to one day see that coaching team reunited as they clearly were able to achieve special things together.

 

[RugbyReg]

Reg, I'm forgetting where you posted the podcast with Matt Taylor recently but I just got around to listening to it and it was brilliant. Thank you for sharing that. Would love to one day see that coaching team reunited as they clearly were able to achieve special things together.

Agreed, while listening I thought how great it would be to get Tattys in Jimmy McKay back, assuming Link will never return.

 

[The torpedo]

If we had Thorn + McKay + Taylor I'm willing to bet that we would be 2-3 more wins better

 

[ArmchairGeneral]

Anyone off to the game on Saturday? Just finished tooling around other parts of Japan this week and have a ticket for myself.

 

[Linebreaker]

Teams up... Where's Scotty..

 

[Zero_Cool]

Makes more sense to have lance at 15. We won a super title with him there.

Not just that, Stewart gave us so much more direction to our attack. I do think Lance isn't really a Super Rugby flyhalf, maybe you'd get away with him in Europe or the UK but not at Super.

Also I'd love to see the Stewart - Barrett match up, we've never seen Beauden actually put under physical pressure from his opposite number Stewart would at least do that, maybe that's how you slow Beauden down.

 

[Sully]

St.George Queensland Reds team to play Sunwolves
1:05pm AEST, Saturday 12 May – Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
1. James Slipper (C) – Bond University
2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa – Sunnybank
3. Taniela Tupou – Brothers
4. Izack Rodda – Easts
5. Kane Douglas – Norths (100th Super Rugby cap)
6. Adam Korczyk –University of Queensland
7. George Smith – Brothers
8. Angus Scott-Young – University of Queensland
9. Ben Lucas – Sunnybank
10. Jono Lance – University of Queensland
11. Jordan Petaia – Wests
12. Samu Kerevi – Souths
13. Chris Feauai-Sautia – Souths
14. Filipo Daugunu – Wests
15. Hamish Stewart – Bond University

16. Alex Mafi – Bond University
17. Harry Hoopert – Brothers
18. Sef Fa’agase – University of Queensland
19. Harry Hockings – University of Queensland
20. Liam Wright – Easts
21. Moses Sorovi – Wests
22. Duncan Paia’aua - Norths
23. Aidan Toua - Easts

 

[SouthernX]

Teams up. Where's Scotty..

Named on the bench for the bulldogs this weekend by the looks of rugbylink

 

[Up the Guts]

Is Peresi injured?

 

[Zero_Cool]

Also incase anyone missed it / cared Karmichael is giving evidence against an accused drug dealer.

 

[Linebreaker]

Not just that, Stewart gave us so much more direction to our attack. I do think Lance isn't really a Super Rugby flyhalf, maybe you'd get away with him in Europe or the UK but not at Super.

Also I'd love to see the Stewart - Barrett match up, we've never seen Beauden actually put under physical pressure from his opposite number Stewart would at least do that, maybe that's how you slow Beauden down.

Zero Cool.... Are you sure you haven't got shares in the Stewart family stud farm? Stewart & Beauden? Really? the kids had 120 mins of super rugby under his belt.. give him some time please.

 

[upthereds#!]

If Taylor came back, it should be to replace N.G as the Wallabies defence coach post WC.

 

[new recruit_ brisbane]

Not just that, Stewart gave us so much more direction to our attack. I do think Lance isn't really a Super Rugby flyhalf, maybe you'd get away with him in Europe or the UK but not at Super.

Also I'd love to see the Stewart - Barrett match up, we've never seen Beauden actually put under physical pressure from his opposite number Stewart would at least do that, maybe that's how you slow Beauden down.

Now you are just being ridiculous.

 

[RugbyReg]

If Taylor came back, it should be to replace N.G as the Wallabies defence coach post WC.

I'm not sure why he would move from one assistant coach job to another. I think the appeal of a Head Coaching job may be enticing. He can have the Reds gig.

 

[neilc]

we've never seen Beauden actually put under physical pressure from his opposite number .

I wonder why no opposition coaches ever thought of that! He's been put under pressure lots of times and adapts - British Lions targeted there to stop the AB attack, Barrett's a clever player so he learns and changes to cope.

 

[Zero_Cool]

I wonder why no opposition coaches ever thought of that! He's been put under pressure lots of times and adapts - British Lions targeted there to stop the AB attack, Barrett's a clever player so he learns and changes to cope.

I wasn't meaning teams haven't tried to put him under physical pressure, they have. Because Beauden's so physical it's hard to find a flyhallf who can actually put him under that kind of pressure. Foley, Sexton, Ford, Jantjies etc -- they aren't the most imposing of players, the Lions didn't exactly do it via fly half they more targeted him generally, and while he did adapt he didn't exactly florist.

 

[emuarse]

I wasn't meaning teams haven't tried to put him under physical pressure, they have. Because Beauden's so physical it's hard to find a flyhallf who can actually put him under that kind of pressure. Foley, Sexton, Ford, Jantjies etc -- they aren't the most imposing of players, the Lions didn't exactly do it via fly half they more targeted him generally, and while he did adapt he didn't exactly florist.

I didn't know he worked as a florist. By any chance, do you know what his favorite flower is?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^ Beauganvilia?