Monday’s rugby news has Pocock cited, Waratahs reeling after losing to the Rebels, New Zealand teams dominating Super Rugby and Queensland win inaugural Super Rugby U20’s competition.
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Pocock Cited
Brumbies backrower David Pocock has been cited for a neck grab on Chiefs number 8 Michael Lietch in the Brumbies 48-23 loss in Canberra on Saturday night.
The incident went unpunished by referee Angus Gardiner but a review from the governing body’s citing commissioner believed that the incident had met the red card threshold.
Pocock will now front a judicial officer hearing where his fate will be determined.
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Waratahs Reeling
Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is considering running extra training during the Waratahs bye week after their error-riddled performance against the Melbourne Rebels on Sunday afternoon.
“Very disappointed,” Gibson said.
“That’s a fairly low point in our season, right there.
“Too big a start, too many mistakes, we made fundamental errors and we got what we got. “Chasing the game late with five minutes to go and making too many fundamental errors to win rugby.”
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Kiwis Dominating
After the Chiefs demolition of the Brumbies on Saturday night the New Zealand Super Rugby teams have emerged as the teams to beat in this year’s competition.
Kiwi teams won 4 out of 4 this weekend which included the Chiefs 48-23 win over the Brumbies and the Highlanders 32-20 win over the Western Force.
No Australian side has been able to beat a New Zealand side since the Brumbies win over the Hurricanes in Round 1.
Impressively, New Zealand clubs have a record of 14 wins, two losses and one draw against overseas opponents this season.
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QLD U20’s Win
The Queensland under 20’s have won the inaugural Super Rugby U20’s competition after defeating the Melbourne Rebels U20’s 35-5 at Ballymore.
Australian Rugby Union General Manager, High Performance Ben Whitaker praised the success of the tournament.
“The inaugural Super U20s competition has been very pleasing and competitive, providing the next generation of players’ exposure to Super Rugby linked high performance programs over a five month preparation and competition campaign.“All five teams have had highlights throughout the competition and should be congratulated on their efforts. Special congratulations must go to Queensland for their victory today and being crowned 2016 Super U20s champions.”
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