Rebels v Brumbies

[Duluth]

Rebels Media  /  Feb 20, 2024

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Matt Gibbon, Jordan Uelese, Sam Talakai, Josh Canham, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Josh Kemeny, Brad Wilkin, Rob Leota (c), Jack Maunder, Carter Gordon, Glen Vaihu, David Feliuai, Filipo Daugunu, Lachie Anderson, Andrew Kellaway

Reserves: Alex Mafi, Isaac Kailea, Taniela Tupou, Tuaina Taii Tualima, Vaiolini Ekuasi, James Tuttle, Jake Strachan, Nick Jooste

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James Slipper, Lachlan Lonergan, Rhys Van Nek, Nick Frost, Tom Hooper, Rob Valetini, Luke Reimer, Charlie Cale, Ryan Lonergan (c), Noah Lolesio, Andy Muirhead, Ollie Sapsford, Len Ikitau, Corey Toole, Tom Wright

Reserves: Billy Pollard, Blake Schoupp, Sefo Kautai, Cadeyrn Neville, Jahrome Brown, Klayton Thorn, Declan Meredith, Tamati Tua

[Tim]

Tom Hooper a bit small for lock?

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim He's a big unit. He's listed at 199cm 120kg

[antipodean]

@KiwiMurph said in Rebels v Brumbies:

@Tim He's a big unit. He's listed at 199cm 120kg

That's surprising because he doesn't look that big. Definitely a 6'6" frame, but 120kg looks heavy for what looks more like a raw boned farm boy. Although... on reflection aren't most ~2m locks around that weight these days?

Useless trivia time: His girlfriend's family are farmers in the Waikato.

[African Monkey]

Hope the Wallabies stuck with Carter Gordon as he is a lovely player to watch on the eye.

[Duluth]

Wow

Toole made that look easy

[Canes4life]

@Duluth how wasn’t he in the Wallabies aye. Crazy. Super try.

[antipodean]

@Canes4life said in Rebels v Brumbies:

@Duluth how wasn’t he in the Wallabies aye. Crazy. Super try.

But Eddie took Jorgensen, Vunivalu and Donaldson...

[antipodean]

This is an error fest. Small wonder no one has turned up to watch at the stadium.

[antipodean]

LOL missed from right in front. Why are the Rebels still in the competition?

[African Monkey]

Man this Rebels team is shit. Schoolboy errors to the point where they can't string more than 1 phase together, and no resistance on d. A lot of these guys are Wallabies players too.

[Duluth]

..and now a YC

[Canes4life]

Compared to the game before it doesn't feel like the same competition.

[Duluth]

Every time the Rebels get in a position to attack they’ve screwed it up. Over thrown lineout, scrum angle penalty

[Duluth]

Good pace from the Brumbies no8

[KiwiMurph]

@African-Monkey said in Rebels v Brumbies:

Man this Rebels team is shit. Schoolboy errors to the point where they can't string more than 1 phase together, and no resistance on d. A lot of these guys are Wallabies players too.

Rebels just plod along from one mediocre coach to another.

Not sure they've had a single decent coach in their existence. They tried to get Hamateur as their inaugural coach ffs.

Brumbies 8 looks good

[African Monkey]

@Duluth The potential is there for them to do something as well, but they can't seem to do the basics.

[antipodean]

Imagine being a winger who can't beat a forward over 40m

[antipodean]

So Carter-Gordon kicks the ball dead while trying to kick for touch. Sums up the Rebels tbh.

[Duluth]

Again they can’t execute on an attacking lineout