2014 Super Rugby: Reds v Cheetahs (Round 4)

[Draggs]

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[Amobokoboko]

Will be a hard one for the Cheetahs but nothing is impossible.

 

[Gena_ZA]

Traditionally they have struggled against the Reds.
Think both coaches read the riot act to the teams based on their under par performances last weekend.
Should be a good match

 

[RoosTah]

Both the Reds and the Cheetahs looked pretty ordinary last weekend... Tough one to pick, but you'd have to back the Reds at home.

 

[Jaguares]

C'mon Reds! We must improve what we did in our last round, this is just beginning

 

[Darwin]

Reds:
Ben Daley, James Hanson, Greg Holmes, Rob Simmons, James Horwill (c), Eddie Quirk, Liam Gill, Jake Schatz, Will Genia (vc), Quade Cooper, Dom Shipperley, Mike Harris, Chris Feauai-Sautia, Rod Davies, Aidan Toua. Reserves: Saia Fainga'a, James Slipper, Jono Owen, Ed O'Donoghue, Beau Robinson, Nick Frisby, Anthony Fainga'a, Ben Tapuai.

5 changes, with Daley, Hanson, Harris, F-Sautia, and Davies all into the starting lineup. Fainga'a and Slipper are carrying slight injuries so have been dropped to the bench, while Turner is out with a knee injury. The front row is slightly weaker without Slipper starting (Hanson & Fainga'a are at about the same level in my opinion). Harris is back at 12 - personally I would have gone with Tapuai at 12, as he offers much more on attack. It is good to see Sautia at 13 though, as he adds a real attacking weapon in the midfield. The Reds will miss Turners defensive ability, but Rod Davies can cause a lot of damage if he gets the ball in space with his pace....

 

[Jaguares]

Reds:
Ben Daley, James Hanson, Greg Holmes, Rob Simmons, James Horwill (c), Eddie Quirk, Liam Gill, Jake Schatz, Will Genia (vc), Quade Cooper, Dom Shipperley, Mike Harris, Chris Feauai-Sautia, Rod Davies, Aidan Toua. Reserves: Saia Fainga'a, James Slipper, Jono Owen, Ed O'Donoghue, Beau Robinson, Nick Frisby, Anthony Fainga'a, Ben Tapuai.

5 changes, with Daley, Hanson, Harris, F-Sautia, and Davies all into the starting lineup. Fainga'a and Slipper are carrying slight injuries so have been dropped to the bench, while Turner is out with a knee injury. The front row is slightly weaker without Slipper starting (Hanson & Fainga'a are at about the same level in my opinion). Harris is back at 12 - personally I would have gone with Tapuai at 12, as he offers much more on attack. It is good to see Sautia at 13 though, as he adds a real attacking weapon in the midfield. The Reds will miss Turners defensive ability, but Rod Davies can cause a lot of damage if he gets the ball in space with his pace....

Yeahhhhhhhhhhh, Feauai-Sautia will start the game!

:bravo::bravo:

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

AAArgg!

I am already strecthed with transfers for FoxSports fantasy super rugby as is and now James Slipper isn't starting.

 

[Bull]

Reds by a country mile, the Cheetahs don't look close to the team they were last year.

 

[Gena_ZA]

Feauai-Sautia definitely a man for the future.
Cheetahs underperfomed again, no repeat of 2013 as things stand now.

 

[SomeOke]

What a shocker of a game, both teams looked tired towards the end, Cheetahs kicked aimlessly and looked directionless on attack, slipped many tackles and committed loads of stupid errors only good points were their scrums and their work at the breakdown off opposition ball.
The Reds - and here I mean Quade really were mercurial with some fantastic and creative play but some equally poor decision making.

For a high scoring game it was painful to watch. Still it's early enough in the season that some jumpiness can be understood if not forgiven.

 

[Jaguares]

I said, lads. I said:

Yeahhhhhhhhhhh, Feauai-Sautia will start the game!

:bravo::bravo:

And 2 tries by Feauai-Sautia! Jojojo