Kicking of the second week of super rugby Au we start with a game that seems to promise a lot of running rugby. These two teams lines up quite well and on paper it seams that it is going to be a very tight game that is going to be decided by a single moment of brilliance.
The Rebels that have lost their first game will want to come back and show that they are not a walk over. They lost in their first game against the Brumbies (Who I think is the favorites), but that was because the Brumbies has a vastly superior forward pack. This game the Rebels are going to have to come out guns blazing and ready to fight against a very motivated Reds team. They should also play more to their strengths and bring players like Koroibete into the game more, in the game against the Brumbies he hardly saw the ball and had to only defend.
The Reds had a good game against the Waratahs, but they will have to take that to another level if they want to get the same result from this game. The Tahs is a young team that haven’t yet shown their potential. This Rebels team is not a team to take lightly and if the Reds are under prepared even just a little they will not get the victory. I do though have to speak about their very good and youth-full loose trio. L. Wright, F. McReight and H. Wilson are the backbone of this teams sucksess going forward in the future.
Teams:
Rebels
Reds
| Starting XV | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matt Gibbon | 1 | Harry Hoopert |
| Jordan Uelese | 2 | Brandon Paenga-Amosa |
| Pone Faamausili | 3 | Taniela Tupou |
| Matt Philip | 4 | Angus Blyth |
| Mike Stolberg | 5 | Lukhan Salakaia-Loto |
| Josh Kemeny | 6 | Liam Wright |
| Richard Hardwick | 7 | Fraser McReight |
| Michael Wells | 8 | Harry Wilson |
| Ryan Louwrens | 9 | Tate McDermott |
| Matt Toomua | 10 | James O’Connor |
| Marika Koroibete | 11 | Filipo Daugunu |
| Bill Meakes | 12 | Hamish Stewart |
| Campbell Magnay | 13 | Hunter Paisami |
| Andrew Kellaway | 14 | Jock Campbell |
| Dane Haylett-Petty | 15 | Bryce Hegarty |
| Bench | ||
| Efi Maafu | 16 | Alex Mafi |
| Cameron Orr | 17 | JP Smith |
| Jermaine Ainsley | 18 | Joshua Nasser |
| Trevor Hosea | 19 | Tuaina Tualima |
| Esei Haangana | 20 | Angus Scott-Young |
| Rob Leota | 21 | Scott Malolua |
| Frank Lomani | 22 | Chris Feauai-Sautia |
Prediction:
I know that the bookies have the Rebels as the favorites, but I think that the reds will come through to get their second victory of the competition.
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