Reds v Wales, Suncorp Stadium - 19/7

[Pokinacha]

How did they miss that knock on ?

The Murphy effect

 

[rugbyAU]

Wales don't deserve to win

They only just beat a team that got thrashed in the QF missing its best 10-15 players

 

[Shiggins]

Jeez that's unlucky. He was never on the ball, no lift. Great game regardless

 

[LeCheese]

What a game. Apart from the 5min after half time, that would be close to the best the Reds have played all year.

 

[rugbyAU]

Makes me think the Wallabies are in real trouble for TRC if they only beat this Welsh side by 8-9 pts

 

[Marce]

The best game of mid-year international Tests so far lol

 

[dru]

What a game. Not sure Wales understood how much the Reds wanted an upset. With the number of Reds in Wallabies camp there is some real strength building here.

Thank you Wales for offering the opportunity.

 

[Wilson]

Impeccable vibes in the stadium. Can absolutely recommend watching your team play a nothing to lose, everything to win one off game.

Don't remember the specific number but crowd was around 23.5k

 

[Marce]

Makes me think the Wallabies are in real trouble for TRC if they only beat this Welsh side by 8-9 pts

Argentina struggled against France B

 

[LeCheese]

WE. WANT. MORE. TOUR MATCHES!

 

[Strewthcobber]

Wow there are.going to be some hard selection decisions next year for the Reds.

Where does Brial fit? And Uru? They are some players

 

[TSR]

Cracking match. How good to watch.

Hats off the all involved in making it happen.

 

[Rugby follower]

Hoiles is such a flog. It's not forward out the hands.

Terrible biased commentary by Hoiles, hoping Reds will lose. Agree complete flog.

 

[LeCheese]

Wow there are.going to be some hard selection decisions next year for the Reds.

Where does Brial fit? And Uru? They are some players

Canham, Asiata, Pakeho, Werchon, Aubrey, even JOC (James O'Connor)... so good to see so many step up.

 

[TSR]

Just watching the interview with Asiata. How good is our depth at 2 all of a sudden.

 

[Pfitzy]

Cracking game. Some really nice touches from both sides.

 

[dru]

Just watching the interview with Asiata. How good is our depth at 2 all of a sudden.

I bumped into George Blake a little earlier today. What a shit job being the finishing hooker, on to meet a determined Welsh line-out maul on the try line. Then the tackle that shouldn't have been. A scrum which reminded of a Footrot flats cartoon. [Scrum, biff starts with the set, ball rolls out and the biff continues. "hey lads, the ball has gone out" "stuff the ball, get on with the game"] Then a try assist outside wide linking Toomaga-Allen with an outside back. (Who was it that scored again?)

Faessler and Nasser at the Wallabies.

We are doing OK with Hookers.

 

[Wilson]

Asiata, Toomaga-Allen, Uru, O'Connor, Campbell and Grealy all excellent watching at the ground. Pakeho really good for a 19 year old on debut. Rebels trio all did well to rip in when they got on. I reckon if Flook is out there at 13 with Ryan on Aubrey's wing we win that.

Still we looked pretty well connected for a make shift backline, these post season fixtures are going to be so bloody valuable for next season.

 

[LeCheese]

I reckon if Flook is out there at 13 with Ryan on Aubrey's wing we win that.

Still we looked pretty well connected for a make shift backline, these post season fixtures are going to be so bloody valuable for next season.

Yeah it was a bit of a shame - Ryan by no means had a bad showing, but you could tell he couldn't play his natural game and needed more space. Props to him for stepping into 13 when we were short on other options though.

 

[Wilson]

Yeah it was a bit of a shame - Ryan by no means had a bad showing, but you could tell he couldn't play his natural game and needed more space. Props to him for stepping into 13 when we were short on other options though.

Oh, I don't think Ryan did too poorly, it was probably more Aubrey who got found out. Admittedly it wasn't so much the game for him as the smallest man in a small backline. If Anderson had signed a couple of weeks earlier he probably would have started ahead of him.