Super Rugby 2023 Rd 1 - Reds v Hurricanes
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Marce
John Hipwell (52)
A breakdown coach? Lol
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Yeah, that's right and the topic always ends up being the same: The depth and the players going overseas
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
All the Kiwis and maybe Brumbies lol
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Maybe the Reds are good in a cold and windy city like Wellington
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
As Cyclo says, just a bit of harmless niggle, and you will get your chance.
Reds also had the disadvantage of being the only Aussie side to play a Kiwi side, but they just didn't look like they wanted to be there.
Dan54
David Wilson (68)
Anyway fellas as a Canes man I am obviously pretty content, enjoyed that last night. For us I really liking more everytime I see him is young Cam Roigard, he looked bloody good, Aidan Morgan who worried me actually went ok at 10, much better than week before, think it helped having Roigard and Barrett each side of him. I like our front rows very much, and seem to work togather well, I noticed same thing last week, start with Franks, Coles , Numia and then swap to Aumua, Lomax who seem to really work well together along with malifeso, who seems a good solid loosehead to me, also young 19yo Lakai looked ok at 7 when 8 is where has made name . All in all pretty content(we also had about 11 unavailable it seems) and looking forward to having a beer with all my mates next week in Brisbane, won't cop to much ribbing!
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
1 try to 5, and conceding 3 in the last ten mins is pretty damming.
An average team can keep up with the opposition early, but it was clear during the back half of the game that the Reds were on the ropes and got found out for it.
No real silver bullet here. And no use thinking, ‘oh well injuries have hit us, Tupou didn’t play’, because it’s likely he’s not lacing up for the Reds again.
An average team can keep up with the opposition early, but it was clear during the back half of the game that the Reds were on the ropes and got found out for it.
No real silver bullet here. And no use thinking, ‘oh well injuries have hit us, Tupou didn’t play’, because it’s likely he’s not lacing up for the Reds again.
dillyboy
Colin Windon (37)
TheGhostWhoWalks
Allen Oxlade (6)
He isn’t that good. Needs another couple of seasons in club to find his feet.
Only just got to watch after a weekend away. What a disastrous start for the season for the Reds. Not the result they needed for the ticket sales and a 2nd game in Townsville.
More so yet another capitulation to a kiwi team. Add to that the terrible discipline and inaccuracies.
Reality is we just don’t have the depth. Too many just not up to standard. Zander just not up to it. Faifua too. Lynagh, Anan, Upfield, Fa’agase really not up to scratch yet.
Perhaps more disappointingly were the guys good enough that didn’t perform to standard. Faessler, Asiata, Uru (horrible), Smith, McDermott (so off the pace), Paisami (I’d drop him).
Wilson and Petaia were the only two up to international standard. Henry, Daugunu, McReight and Flook were good.
I do think Lynagh showed some quality but it’s too early for him. I also think Nonggorr was not bad.
More so yet another capitulation to a kiwi team. Add to that the terrible discipline and inaccuracies.
Reality is we just don’t have the depth. Too many just not up to standard. Zander just not up to it. Faifua too. Lynagh, Anan, Upfield, Fa’agase really not up to scratch yet.
Perhaps more disappointingly were the guys good enough that didn’t perform to standard. Faessler, Asiata, Uru (horrible), Smith, McDermott (so off the pace), Paisami (I’d drop him).
Wilson and Petaia were the only two up to international standard. Henry, Daugunu, McReight and Flook were good.
I do think Lynagh showed some quality but it’s too early for him. I also think Nonggorr was not bad.
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TheGhostWhoWalks
Allen Oxlade (6)
Not sure what game you were watching but Lynagh was terrible. A few comments that I overheard in the stand near where I was sitting were all along the same line, he is only there because of his surname….
LearningCurve
Bill Watson (15)
Agree with your comments Reg, although I thought McReight was good also. Henry I only really noticed when he would kick the ball away, and that tactic wasn't working too well - Canes backs love the open spaces.
Ignoto
Peter Sullivan (51)
He's there because the Jocks are injured leaving us two ball playing backs; Lynagh and Creighton.
He could have done better in the tackles, but, truth of the matter is, those line breaks should never have been allowed in the first place.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Only issues I saw from Lynagh were some characteristically poor defending for a 10 and one dropped ball. Otherwise thought he looked composed (although that might just be the usual headless chicken act from the other Reds making him look good).
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TSR
Andrew Slack (58)
Terrible is a bit overdone.
He’s exactly where many of us thought he would be. Was generally fine in attack, kicked well, got overpowered in defence.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Terrible? Can’t be serious.
Teenager on debut against a far better side with his pack going backwards and his halfback not having a good game either.
If he was 25 with 40 tests I’d say he had an average game but he’s not. He’ll be better for it.
