20 August 2024 #007
One other week has come and gone within the rugby championship and the primary weekend of finals has been performed in Brisbane membership rugby. To get issues began, I’ll publish outcomes from Brisbane membership rugby and the outcomes of the participant scores for the Wallabies in opposition to South Africa.
Brisbane Membership Rugby
IT was the primary week of the semi finals in Brisbane over the weekend. The circumstances had been subsequent to good for Rugby, with blue skies and a few chunk to the noon solar.
The outcomes throughout the board from the most important semi finals are under. There have been 10 Reds gamers in motion on the weekend together with Harry Hoopert (ex Purple), Dre Pakeho, Ryan Smith and JOC who ran out for Brothers. The images from the day present a improbable day trip at GPS at Ashgrove. The winners from the most important semis are via to the grand closing, and the losers get one other likelihood subsequent week in opposition to the winners from the minor semis.
The minor semi finals had been performed on Sunday at Sunnybank and the outcomes throughout the grades are under.
Congrats to the groups which might be nonetheless within the combine, and good luck subsequent 12 months to the groups that completed their season this week. It must be one other cracking spherical this weekend for the Preliminary Finals.
Wallaby participant scores – Week 1 of the Rugby Championships
It was one other powerful recreation out for the Wallabies in opposition to the Springboks over in Perthtoria as Bryan Habana was referring to it. I’m positive that the TV protection didn’t do the rain and circumstances justice, so full credit score to the followers for getting out in good numbers to assist each groups.
The IT system labored this week so I can share the abstract of the participant scores from the reader’s ballot. Total, not a lot unfold between the most effective and worst gamers.
Australia participant scores
- Angus Bell – 6 – A really welcome return for the large man in opposition to the Saffas. Didn’t take a backwards step and went searching for work. The scrum held up within the first half. The boys on Stan had been singing his praises as effectively.
- Josh Nasser – 5 – A greater hit out for Nasser than in Brisbane, and aside from the primary lineout throw appeared assured and did the fundamentals effectively.
- Allan Alaalatoa – 5 – Was a part of a scrum that had parity within the first half. Went off at half time, and we are going to see how he festivals with damage restoration earlier than the subsequent recreation.
- Angus Blyth – 5 – One other stable efficiency from Blyth in his debut season. He put his hand up for tackles and was a part of a defensive lineout that was troubling the Boks.
- Lukhan Salakaia-Loto – 6 – One other busy and bodily efficiency from Lukhan in opposition to a really large and highly effective springboks pack. Good work within the lineout and each side of the ball. Might need spilled a easy seeming cross within the Springboks 22, however the circumstances had been horrible. Actually placing his hand up as a pacesetter of this workforce.
- Rob Valetini – 5 – A quiet recreation of types from Bobby V. No actual spotlight reel moments with the ball in hand, however made tackles and carries as required.
- Carlo Tizzano – 5 – One other cap underneath his belt in opposition to the Springboks and he topped the deal with rely once more. Actually placing in good shifts.
- Harry Wilson – 5 – One other stable efficiency by Wilson in opposition to the world champions. He stands out together with his pink headgear and was both hitting it up, making tackles, or supporting gamers in assault. He has just a few detractors, however even the most effective gamers don’t have spotlight reels in each recreation, and whereas he was turned over within the second half, that’s a mix of assist arriving too late, and the Boks being excellent.
- Nic White – 4 – Nic positively bought the ref offside early. Additionally, appeared to be sluggish getting the ball out and distributed. Undecided if that may be a lack of choices and the receiving gamers being late, or simply him taking too lengthy and too many steps. His cross to Cheslin Kolby within the first half was dangerous, and effectively caught by the Springbok.
- Noah Lolesio – 4 – Completely different views in several articles about Noah. The Guardian actually sang his praises, however GAGRs rated him a 4. . It’s one other alternative for a youthful participant to check himself in opposition to the most effective on the earth, and I believe it’s value persisting with Noah to present him some consistency and ongoing assist.
- Markia Koroibete – 6 – Was good in his first recreation again in Wallaby gold. Chased relentlessly and hit arduous in defence. A welcome return to check rugby for Marika.
- Hunter Paisami – 5 – Left the sphere within the second half with a MCL damage and shall be out for six weeks. Like quite a lot of the Wallabies, Paisami didn’t do an excessive amount of mistaken on this recreation, spilt one ball however once more the circumstances had been horrible, and the Boks had been very, excellent.
- Len Ikitau – 5 – Wasn’t an evening for Ikitau to have the ability to impose himself on the sport, and moved to inside centre when Paisami was injured.
- Andrew Kellaway – 4 – Not Kellaway’s finest displaying in Gold. A dropped kick early on gave the Springboks an opportunity, then couldn’t regather a cross discipline kick and was outpaced by Fassi for the Boks first attempt.
- Tom Wright – 5– Bought quite a lot of the sport proper in horrible circumstances, and appears the almost certainly of the Aussie backs to spark one thing and bother the Springboks. Unbelievable cowl defending deal with on Mapimpi saved what a sure attempt.
- Billy Pollard – 5 – Good to see Pollard get a while to develop in opposition to the most effective within the recreation. Not a lot to say in regards to the scrums as they had been uncontested for a lot of the second half. Is getting an opportunity to play in opposition to an absolute legend in Malcolm Marx.
- James Slipper – 4 – Didn’t get very a lot time to impress, got here and went early within the second half with the sufferer of a HIA, and uncontested scrums resulted from it.
- Zane Nonggorr – 5 – Didn’t must scrummage in opposition to the Bokkie bomb squad. Couldn’t match the affect of the South African bench however shouldn’t be anticipated to in his second season.
- Tom Hooper – 5 – One other stable efficiency from Tom Hooper, however couldn’t assist teh Wallabies face up to the onslaught of the Saffa bench.
- Seru Uru – 4 – Uru appeared so as to add power when he got here on and was amongst it till he noticed a yellow for repeated infringements.
- Tate McDermott – 5 – As all the time, appeared to extend the tempo of play, an excellent learn to cowl a grubber kick on his personal line.
- Ben Donaldson – 4 – Didn’t quite a lot of time on the sphere to make an enormous impression. Virtually shanked a kick for contact from a penalty. It was one other likelihood for him to get a while on the sphere.
- Max Jorgensen – 6 – Bought sufficient time on the sphere to indicate a few of his attacking skillset. A superb break down the proper hand facet that made the highlights, and made his tackles.
Total, the GAGRs participant scores averaged 4.9 for the Wallabies, so a median effort by Australia, in opposition to an excellent springbok workforce. It was good to see Angus Bell again and getting caught in.
Tell us what you assume within the feedback as typical.
Different information.
Rugby AU have reported right here that Scott Barrett shall be match to return to motion for the South Africa tour. Whereas the Kiwis actually put the Argies to the sword, they’ll want the entire depth and expertise that they’ll discover once they tackle South Africa in 2 weeks time.
Sydney Rugby
I don’t have an excessive amount of information out of Sydney, besides that phrase among the many Craparazzi is that Nutta managed to bag himself a meat pie in a semi closing over the weekend, which was his fourth for the season. Congrats!
That’s a wrap for this week
I’m positive that there’s a lot extra to cowl however I’ll go away it for Yowie, Karl, Happyman, and naturally Hoss later within the week.
That’s it for me this week, over to you G&GRs.
