palu looked like he had his arm in a sling. Could be bad shoulder or elbow. Doesn't look good there!
They said on the radio that Palu had a stinger in his shoulder though whether or not that was a fob off diagnosis from the Tahs mafia, or not, is moot.
Goal kickers #Waratahs Beale 75% (47 from 66) on 142 points#Highlanders: Brown 63% (12/19) #rugby #super15 #superrugby #WARvHIG
RGS - where do you get these season stats on kickers from?
Not a bad effort from the Tahs. It rained for a couple of hours before the game and also in the 2nd half. It was also very cold at the ground; so the mishandling was somewhat understandable, excepting in those cases where players weren't looking at the ball when they tried to catch it. The Clan were scarcely any better in that regard yet they walk to school in that weather.
Beale was wonderful - one of those types of players, even if they are from visiting teams, that you enjoy watching, provided they don't cause too much damage to your blokes. Well, he will be a visitor next year, won't he? I said to the disreputable looking fellow sitting next to me: ''I miss him next year already"
That was a highlight for me and another was the low tackling defence: one below followed by one up top, if needed - but the one below first. This was the type of defence the Wallabies were doing when they were at their best last year.
I thought that the forwards were a bit too watchy. It is all very well not to commit too many to the ruck so ruck defence is not affected by missing players tied up, but too often last night the Tahs had to forgo counter-rucking opportunities because the plan said not to commit.
This non-commital sometimes seemed to apply to the Tahs' own rucks, but the Clan were not so shy to have a go and they got some walkovers.
Not bad for those conditions though - not bad.
