Just when you think you had no passion left for matches involving teams in red, we get the Tahs v. Reds in the FESTIVAL OF HATE.
And this should be a doozy. Forget this being a dead rubber – we know from our podcast with Cam Crawford earlier this week that Cheiks has been flogging the Tahs harder in the last three weeks than at any previously this season.
Add to that Genia and Horwill both being out for the Reds and you’ve got a finely balanced match up, each side packed full of Wallabies (in bold below).
A win for the Reds plus a bit of luck and they could be looking at a home play-off. A loss and they’ll be dragging themselves onto a plane, potentially – as a disaster for Aussie rugby – even playing the Brumbies.
If you’re in Sydney there are still plenty of tickets – $20 for Adults, $10 for Juniors and $50 for a family.
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WARATAHS
1. Benn Robinson (Eastwood)
2. John Ulugia (Eastern Suburbs)
3. Sekope Kepu (Randwick)
4. Sitaleki Timani (Southern Districts)
5. Kane Douglas (Southern Districts)
6. Jed Holloway (Southern Districts)
7. Michael Hooper (Manly)
8. Dave Dennis (Sydney University, captain)
9. Brendan McKibbin (Eastern Suburbs)
10. Bernard Foley (Sydney University)
11. Peter Betham (Sydney University)
12. Berrick Barnes (Sydney University)
13. Rob Horne (Southern Districts)
14. Tom Kingston (Sydney University)
15. Cam Crawford (Northern Suburbs)
Replacements from:
Luke Holmes (Warringah)
Jeremy Tilse (Sydney University)
Will Skelton (Sydney University
Pat McCutcheon (Sydney University)
Mitchell Chapman (Eastern Suburbs)
Matt Lucas (Manly)
Tom Carter (Sydney University)
Ben Volavola (Southern Districts)
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REDS
1. Greg Holmes
2. Saia Faingaa
3. James Slipper (c)
4. Ed O’Donoghue
5. Rob Simmons
6. Eddie Quirk
7. Liam Gill
8. Jake Schatz
9. Nick Frisby
10. Quade Cooper (vc)
11. Luke Morahan
12. Mike Harris
13. Ben Tapuai
14. Rod Davies
15. Ben Lucas
16. Albert Anae
17. Jono Owen
18. Radike Samo
19. Jarrad Butler
20. Beau Robinson
21. Anthony Faingaa
22. Dom Shipperley
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Stat attack!
NSW Waratahs v Queensland – head to head
All time 1882-2013
Played: 295
Won: 187
Lost: 96
Drawn: 12
Points For: 5112
Points Against: 3902
Most Caps: 26 by Bill Cerutti (1929-39)
Most Tries: 16 by Charlie Eastes (1946-51)
Most Conversions: 22 by Ward Prentice (1909-12) & Alec Ross (1929-34)
Most Penalty Goals: 31 by Matt Burke (1993-2004)
Most Drop Goals: 3 by Percy Colquhoun (1887-96) & Rupert Rosenblum (1966-71)
Most Goals From Mark: 4 by Stan Wickham (1895-1906)
Most Points: 146 by Matt Burke (1993-2004)
Most Individual Points In A Match: 23 by Matt Burke (try, 3 goals, 4 pens), Waratah Stadium, 1995
Highest Score: 47 at SCG, 1929
Biggest Win: 45-0 at North Sydney Oval, 1955 and 45-0 at North Sydney Oval, 1961
Biggest Loss: 4-42 at Ballymore, 1976 and 10-48 at Ballymore, 1979
Super Rugby 1996-2013
Played: 20
Won: 7
Lost: 12
Drawn: 1
For: 380
Against: 423
Most Caps: 10 by Chris Whitaker (1997-06), Al Baxter (2003-11), Phil Waugh (2000-11), Tatafu Polota Nau (2006-13) & Benn Robinson (2006-13)
Most Tries: 3 by Wycliff Palu (2006-13)
Most Conversions: 7 by Matt Burke (1996-2004)
Most Penalty Goals: 14 by Matt Burke (1996-2004)
Most Drop Goals: 1 by Berrick Barnes (2010-12) & Adam Ashley-Cooper (2012-13)
Most Points: 61 by Matt Burke (1996-2004)
Most Individual Points In A Match: 22 by Peter Hewat (try, con, 5 pens) at the SFS, 2005
Highest Score: 30 at Suncorp Stadium, 2010 & Sydney Olympic Stadium, 2011
Biggest Win: 30-6 at Sydney Olympic Stadium, 2011
Biggest Loss: 13-30 at the SFS, 1999
Historical Notes
- The teams have met only twice at ANZ Stadium (as it now called), winning one apiece. In February 2011, Phil Waugh led NSW to a 30-6 victory, then in February 2012, the Reds snatched a last minute 25-21 win, courtesy of a Dom Shipperley try.
- NSW first played against Queensland in 1882 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 12 August, winning 26-4, when the NSW team was Jim Brodie ©, Henry Creer, Arthur Phillips, George Walker, William Bennett, Charles Readford, William Flynn, Ernest Pell, Ted Raper, Jim McManamey, Charles Lindeman, Robert Thallon, Charles Tange, Herbert Clements, AG McLean. Scorers: Raper 4, Walker, Flynn tries; Flynn, McLean conversions; Raper, Pell drop goals
- The teams have met a further 294 times from 1882-2013 with NSW winning on 187 occasions, there also being 12 draws. The first meeting between the teams in Super Rugby in the professional era was on 13 April 1996 at Ballymore, Queensland winning 15-13, when the taem was Matt Burke, Alistair Murdoch, Richard Tombs, Matt Dixon, David Campese, Scott Bowen, Sam Payne, Tim Gavin ©, Daniel Manu, Willie Ofahengaue, John Welborn, Warwick Waugh, Mark Hartill, Kevin O’Kane, Richard Harry. Scorers: O’Kane try; Burke conversion, 2 pen goals
Results:
1996 Queensland 15 Waratahs 13 in Brisbane 2006 Waratahs 16 Queensland 12 in Brisbane
1997 Queensland 26 Waratahs 16 in Sydney 2007 Waratahs 26 Queensland 13 in Sydney
1998 Queensland 17 Waratahs 17 in Brisbane 2008 Waratahs 18 Queensland 11 in Brisbane
1999 Queensland 30 Waratahs 13 in Sydney 2009 Waratahs 15 Queensland 11 in Sydney
2000 Queensland 31 Waratahs 16 in Brisbane 2010 Waratahs 30 Queensland 28 in Brisbane
2001 Queensland 25 Waratahs 20 in Sydney 2011 Waratahs 30 Queensland 6 in Sydney
2002 Queensland 31 Waratahs 24 in Brisbane 2011 Queensland 19 Waratahs 15 in Brisbane
2003 Queensland 35 Waratahs 23 in Sydney 2012 Queensland 25 Waratahs 21 in Sydney
2004 Queensland 23 Waratahs 7 in Brisbane 2012 Queensland 32 Waratahs 16 in Brisbane
2005 Waratahs 27 Queensland 8 in Sydney 2013 Queensland 25 Waratahs 17 in Brisbane
