Super Rugby Round 5, Waratahs vs Rebels - Sunday 18 March @ 4pm

[Mr Wobbly]

He got injured soon after coming on the field in his first match (was that last week or the week before?).

Week before. Bad head knock IIRC.

 

[Mr Wobbly]

WARATAHS (15-1): Bryce Hegarty, Curtis Rona, Lalakai Foketi, Kurtley Beale, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Mitch Short, Jed Holloway, Michael Hooper (c), Michael Wells, Rob Simmons, Ned Hanigan, Sekope Kepu, Damien Fitzpatrick, Tom Robertson

Reserves: Hugh Roach, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Paddy Ryan, Tom Staniforth, Will Miller, Mick Snowden, Alex Newsome, Taqele Naiyaravoro

Happy to see Mick Snowden get a game. I hope he gets a run.

 

[fatprop]

Folau on the wing may make the Rebels box kick less of a weapon

 

[Scrubber2050]

Genia's box kicks have gone from absolutely shithouse to good since he joined the Rebels

 

[swingpass]

Genia's box kicks have gone from absolutely shithouse to good since he joined the Rebels

somebody actually chasing the kick will do that for you

 

[Braveheart81]

Genia's box kicks have gone from absolutely shithouse to good since he joined the Rebels

It's the new haircut. It raises his centre of gravity and creates greater downforce to counteract his kicking leg swinging up to make the kick.

 

[Mr Wobbly]

It's the new haircut. It raises his centre of gravity and creates greater downforce to counteract his kicking leg swinging up to make the kick.

That's right. It's all about balance

 

[Tex]

Folau on the wing may make the Rebels box kick less of a weapon

Foley is going to kick it to him when he's within a sniff of the line and faced with little Jack Maddocks' head to jump on

 

[Hawko]

Can we clarify something? Braveheart has Staniforth and Palmer on the bench, Fatprop has Staniforth and Miller. Who's right?

 

[Derpus]

Foley is going to kick it to him when he's within a sniff of the line and faced with little Jack Maddocks' head to jump on

No, Foley is going to try it about the 40m line when his forwards have moved backwards 5m after 10 phases.

 

[Braveheart81]

Can we clarify something? Braveheart has Staniforth and Palmer on the bench, Fatprop has Staniforth and Miller. Who's right?

It's Miller. I had it wrong.

 

[Silverado]

Can we clarify something? Braveheart has Staniforth and Palmer on the bench, Fatprop has Staniforth and Miller. Who's right?

Waratahs FB says Staniforth and Miller


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[Rebels3]

Sure looks like the plan. I would have had RHP and Colby starting, with Timani and Hardwick to finish.

By gee, Parling is getting a nice all expenses paid holiday in Australia. Can't even make the bench.

He was also signed 48-72 hrs before the infamous 48-72 hrs last season.

 

[Rebelsfan]

thought Wessels concern for the tired Tahs after their round the world trip was genius - how to get into players psyche 101

 

[Blackadder]

Palmer has been playing well and gets dropped or is he injured?

Folau on the wing? Leave him at 15.

Cheika is probably shaking his head at the Tahs trying to work out what the hell happened since he left.

 

[Braveheart81]

Palmer has been playing well and gets dropped or is he injured?

Folau on the wing? Leave him at 15.

Cheika is probably shaking his head at the Tahs trying to work out what the hell happened since he left.

The number one lock is returning from injury.

Hegarty has looked better off the bench than either Kellaway or Newsome starting on the wing so I don't mind him coming into the starting XV.

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[jimmydubs]

Wessels force spanked tahs last time our. Wessels improves rebel force to destroy them. Rebels by 50.
Reactivated betting account partly for this game, so hope I’m right

 

[Up the Guts]

If the Folau/Hegarty combination works and Folau remains on the wing for future games is he then considered on the wing for the Wallabies or do we assume Cheika will just stick to combinations he likes?

 

[Blackadder]

If the Folau/Hegarty combination works and Folau remains on the wing for future games is he then considered on the wing for the Wallabies or do we assume Cheika will just stick to combinations he likes?

Cheika will leave him at fullback. Same thing happened when Gibson tried Folau at 13.

 

[Blackadder]

The number one lock is returning from injury.



Hegarty has looked better off the bench than either Kellaway or Newsome starting on the wing so I don't mind him coming into the starting XV.



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Still should leave the best attacking player at 15. Wasn't Hegarty being looked at as a winger to drop back last year? I would have kept Palmer for impact. Don't need 2 wingers on the bench.