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<blockquote data-quote="The TRUTH" data-source="post: 82507"><p><strong>Force storm to the top</strong></p><p></p><p>Saturday September 09 2006</p><p></p><p><strong>Reds humbled at Ballymore</strong></p><p></p><p>Western Force raced to the top of the Australian Provincial Championship (APC) with a comprehensive 32-6 victory over the Reds at Ballymore, Brisbane, on Saturday. The four-try bonus-point win saw the Force overtake the Brumbies in first place on the standings after Week One.</p><p></p><p></p><p> The Perth-based side showed the Reds they are certainly a Force to be reckoned with - excuse the pun - by crossing the line four times and preventing any comeback the Reds had to offer.</p><p></p><p>The visitors outmuscled and outclassed the Reds to celebrate their first win over a Super 14 rival on Australian soil and take their well earned place at the top of the standings.</p><p></p><p>Former school-boy sprint champion Brett Stapleton proved that you can't teach an old dog new tricks by speeding past the hapless Reds defenders to cross the line twice in the opening seven minutes.</p><p></p><p>Wallaby hooker Brendan Cannon made a memorable return to representative rugby, scoring a try in his first game since surgery on a serious neck injury in April.</p><p></p><p>The 40-Test hooker got the ball on the wing, and even despite slipping over, had time to score before half-time to give his team a handy 22-6 lead.</p><p></p><p>A fired-up Cannon was at times a little over zealous in his approach and was given 10 minutes in the sin bin by referee Andrew Lindsay, after several punch-ups.</p><p></p><p>The final nail in the Reds' coffin came when fullback Haig Sare cruised over the Queensland line from a well taken cross field kick to notch up the valuable bonus point-clinching try.</p><p></p><p>Force fly-half Scott Daruda put his boot to good use by slotting two penalties and three conversions to complete the scoring for his team.</p><p></p><p>For the Reds, fullback Andrew Brown could only manage two penalties and leave the field as the only point scorer for the home team.</p><p></p><p>Despite the score-line, Jones was not pessimistic about his team's future chances.</p><p></p><p>"Whilst I'm disappointed, it's not the end-of-the-world stuff yet," said Jones.</p><p></p><p>"We're trying a few different things, it just didn't work today."</p><p></p><p>The Reds had their fair share of field position and possession but were let down by poor handling.</p><p></p><p>"We created enough opportunities to at least put pressure on them but the execution of those final passes was pretty dreadful," the Reds coach added.</p><p></p><p>Victory tasted even sweeter for a number of the young guns in the Force line-up who had either played for the Queensland state side or grew up in the state.</p><p></p><p>Jones was left eating his words after the former Wallaby head honcho branded the visitors a "Reds C" team.</p><p></p><p>"As much as we spoke about it, our attitude going into the game probably wasn't what it needed to be," admitted Jones.</p><p></p><p>Western Force coach John Mulvihill said the team had trained with enthusiasm and energy all week, and they brought that spark onto the paddock.</p><p></p><p>He said the team stuck to structure, were solid in defence and counter-rucked with intent.</p><p></p><p>"Our execution in attack was first class, particularly in the opening 20 minutes," said Mulvihill. </p><p></p><p>"Matty Henjak and Scotty Daruda really controlled the game and outplayed their opposite numbers." </p><p></p><p>The scorers:</p><p></p><p>Western Force:</p><p>Tries: Stapleton 2, Cannon, Sare</p><p>Cons: Daruda 3</p><p>Pens: Daruda 2 </p><p></p><p>Queensland Reds</p><p>Pens: Brown 2</p><p></p><p>Yellow Cards: Cannon</p><p></p><p>Reds: 15 Andrew Brown, 14 Henari Veratau, 13 Ben Tune, 12 Lloyd Johansson, 11 Caleb Brown, 10 Peter Hynes, 9 Dominic Fuller, 8 John </p><p>Roe ©, 7 David Croft, 6 Mitchell Chapman, 5 Ed O’Donoghue, 4 James Horwill, 3 Herman Hunt, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 David Amosa. </p><p>Replacements: 16 Sean Hardman, 17 Peter Loane, 18 Cameron Treloar, 19 Ben Mowen , 20 David Campbell, 21 Brett Gillespie, 22 Brando Va’alu.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Western Force: 15 Haig Sare, 14 Digby Ioane, 13 Josh Graham, 12 Junior Pelesasa, 11 Brett Stapleton, 10 Scott Daruda, 9 Matt Henjak, 8 Richard Brown, 7 Dave Pocock, 6 Josh Fuimaono, 5 Luke Doherty ©, 4 Pat O’Connor, 3 Angus Scott, 2 Brendan Cannon, 1 Gareth Hardy.</p><p>Replacements: 16 AJ Whalley, 17 Troy Takiari, 18 Kiti Fuluna, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Jon McGrath, 21 Vitori Buatava, 22 James Stannard. </p><p></p><p>Referee: Andrew Lindsay </p><p>Touch judges: Scott Young, Geoff Acton </p><p>Assessor: Ian Scotney </p><p></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Brumbies edge 'Tahs in APC opener</strong></p><p></p><p>Friday September 08 2006</p><p></p><p><strong>Huxley boots home team to victory</strong></p><p></p><p>The Brumbies recorded the first win of the inaugural Australian Provincial Championship (APC), when they edge the Waratahs 14-13 in a gripping match in testing conditions at Viking Park in Canberra on Friday.</p><p></p><p></p><p> The teams scored one try each, but Julian Huxley's boot provided the marginal difference - his three penalties beating the conversion and two penalties of Peter Hewat.</p><p></p><p>Despite the rain, which threatened to spoil the first match in this inaugural series, the Viking Park surface held firm.</p><p></p><p>Huxley opened the scoring in the second minute, with a penalty from 30 metres out, after referee Paul Marks penalised the Waratahs for holding on at the breakdown.</p><p></p><p>While the Waratahs failed to take their early opportunities in the wet conditions, the Brumbies were making the most of the field position.</p><p></p><p>Huxley had another shot at goal after 12 minutes, when the 'Tahs were penalised for offside at the line-out. But this time Huxley's attempt from the same position as his first shot was low and away to the left.</p><p></p><p>The Waratahs continued to squander their chances, far too often fumbling the ball.</p><p></p><p>Midway through the half Huxley had a third shot at goal, when Hewat was caught in possession. This time Huxley's kick from 30 metres out was good and the Brumbies had moved into a 6-0 lead.</p><p></p><p>The 'Tahs finally managed to put points on the board - after another series of raids came to nothing - when the Brumbies were ruled to have been offside. Hewat made no mistake and narrowed the gap to 6-3.</p><p></p><p>Four minutes later Huxley had another shot at goal, as the penalties continued to rain down in the stadium as hard as the clouds from the air. But Huxley missed again, low and to the left of the posts.</p><p></p><p>The first try of the match came one minute from half-time - when the Waratahs took a quick tap from a penalty and, with the line in sight, Brumbies fly-half Gene Fairbanks knocks the ball down while returning onside. Fairbanks was yellow carded and the Waratahs were awarded a penalty try. Hewat added the conversion to give his team a 10-6 lead at the break.</p><p></p><p>The second-half started with the Brumbies persisting with the kicking game, putting the ball deep into Waratah territory.</p><p></p><p>The visitors went further ahead in the 52nd minute, when the Brumbies were penalised for offside. Hewat made no mistake and at 13-6 the 'Tahs looked good.</p><p></p><p>But five minutes later, after the Waratahs had wasted another opportunity, saw the Brumbies score through hooker James McCormack. Huxley failed to add the extras, but they were back in the game at 13-8.</p><p></p><p>With 10 minutes remaining the Brumbies got another penalty within striking distance, after the Waratahs were penalised for holding on in the ruck. Huxley's shot sneaked over the crossbar, but it had put the Brumbies back into the lead at 14-13.</p><p></p><p>Hewat had a chance to regain the lead and possibly win the match in the 76th minute, but his shot was just away to the right.</p><p></p><p>The same happened to Huxley a minute later, but his shot was from 47 meters out and it was away to the right.</p><p></p><p>Scorers:</p><p></p><p>For the Brumbies:</p><p>Try: McCormack</p><p>Pens: Huxley 3</p><p></p><p>For the Waratahs:</p><p>Try: Penalty try</p><p>Con: Hewat</p><p>Pens: Hewat 2</p><p></p><p>Teams:</p><p></p><p>Brumbies: 15 Julian Huxley, 14 Tim Wright, 13 Matt Carraro, 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 11 Francis Faninifo, 10 Gene Fairbanks, 9 Patrick Phibbs, 8 Stephen Hoiles, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Marty Wilson, 5 Scott Flint, 4 Al Campbell (captain), 3 Salesi Ma'afu, 2 James McCormack, 1 Nic Henderson.</p><p>Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 John Ulugia, 18 Chris Aho, 19 Ben White/Brendan O'Neill, 20 Nick Haydo, 21 Tim Curra, 22 Jason Lagaali.</p><p></p><p>Waratahs: 15 Peter Hewat, 14 Lloyd Jones, 13 Ben Jacobs, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Nick Reily, 10 Daniel Halangahu, 9 Josh Holmes, 8 David Lyons, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Dean Mumm, 5 Will Caldwell, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Aaron Broughton-Rouse, 2 Adam Freier ©, 1 Matt Dunning. </p><p>Replacements: 16 Al Manning, 17 Matt Skillecorn, 18 Shawn Mackay, 19 Tim Davidson, 20 Dave Rimmer, 21 Sam Harris, 22 Morgan Turinui.</p><p></p><p>Referee: Paul Marks </p><p>Touch judges: Brett Bowden, Nathan Kearns </p><p>Assessor: Mick Keogh</p><p></p><p>PLANET THUGBY.com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The TRUTH, post: 82507"] [b]Force storm to the top[/b] Saturday September 09 2006 [b]Reds humbled at Ballymore[/b] Western Force raced to the top of the Australian Provincial Championship (APC) with a comprehensive 32-6 victory over the Reds at Ballymore, Brisbane, on Saturday. The four-try bonus-point win saw the Force overtake the Brumbies in first place on the standings after Week One. The Perth-based side showed the Reds they are certainly a Force to be reckoned with - excuse the pun - by crossing the line four times and preventing any comeback the Reds had to offer. The visitors outmuscled and outclassed the Reds to celebrate their first win over a Super 14 rival on Australian soil and take their well earned place at the top of the standings. Former school-boy sprint champion Brett Stapleton proved that you can't teach an old dog new tricks by speeding past the hapless Reds defenders to cross the line twice in the opening seven minutes. Wallaby hooker Brendan Cannon made a memorable return to representative rugby, scoring a try in his first game since surgery on a serious neck injury in April. The 40-Test hooker got the ball on the wing, and even despite slipping over, had time to score before half-time to give his team a handy 22-6 lead. A fired-up Cannon was at times a little over zealous in his approach and was given 10 minutes in the sin bin by referee Andrew Lindsay, after several punch-ups. The final nail in the Reds' coffin came when fullback Haig Sare cruised over the Queensland line from a well taken cross field kick to notch up the valuable bonus point-clinching try. Force fly-half Scott Daruda put his boot to good use by slotting two penalties and three conversions to complete the scoring for his team. For the Reds, fullback Andrew Brown could only manage two penalties and leave the field as the only point scorer for the home team. Despite the score-line, Jones was not pessimistic about his team's future chances. "Whilst I'm disappointed, it's not the end-of-the-world stuff yet," said Jones. "We're trying a few different things, it just didn't work today." The Reds had their fair share of field position and possession but were let down by poor handling. "We created enough opportunities to at least put pressure on them but the execution of those final passes was pretty dreadful," the Reds coach added. Victory tasted even sweeter for a number of the young guns in the Force line-up who had either played for the Queensland state side or grew up in the state. Jones was left eating his words after the former Wallaby head honcho branded the visitors a "Reds C" team. "As much as we spoke about it, our attitude going into the game probably wasn't what it needed to be," admitted Jones. Western Force coach John Mulvihill said the team had trained with enthusiasm and energy all week, and they brought that spark onto the paddock. He said the team stuck to structure, were solid in defence and counter-rucked with intent. "Our execution in attack was first class, particularly in the opening 20 minutes," said Mulvihill. "Matty Henjak and Scotty Daruda really controlled the game and outplayed their opposite numbers." The scorers: Western Force: Tries: Stapleton 2, Cannon, Sare Cons: Daruda 3 Pens: Daruda 2 Queensland Reds Pens: Brown 2 Yellow Cards: Cannon Reds: 15 Andrew Brown, 14 Henari Veratau, 13 Ben Tune, 12 Lloyd Johansson, 11 Caleb Brown, 10 Peter Hynes, 9 Dominic Fuller, 8 John Roe ©, 7 David Croft, 6 Mitchell Chapman, 5 Ed O’Donoghue, 4 James Horwill, 3 Herman Hunt, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 David Amosa. Replacements: 16 Sean Hardman, 17 Peter Loane, 18 Cameron Treloar, 19 Ben Mowen , 20 David Campbell, 21 Brett Gillespie, 22 Brando Va’alu. Western Force: 15 Haig Sare, 14 Digby Ioane, 13 Josh Graham, 12 Junior Pelesasa, 11 Brett Stapleton, 10 Scott Daruda, 9 Matt Henjak, 8 Richard Brown, 7 Dave Pocock, 6 Josh Fuimaono, 5 Luke Doherty ©, 4 Pat O’Connor, 3 Angus Scott, 2 Brendan Cannon, 1 Gareth Hardy. Replacements: 16 AJ Whalley, 17 Troy Takiari, 18 Kiti Fuluna, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Jon McGrath, 21 Vitori Buatava, 22 James Stannard. Referee: Andrew Lindsay Touch judges: Scott Young, Geoff Acton Assessor: Ian Scotney --------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Brumbies edge 'Tahs in APC opener[/b] Friday September 08 2006 [b]Huxley boots home team to victory[/b] The Brumbies recorded the first win of the inaugural Australian Provincial Championship (APC), when they edge the Waratahs 14-13 in a gripping match in testing conditions at Viking Park in Canberra on Friday. The teams scored one try each, but Julian Huxley's boot provided the marginal difference - his three penalties beating the conversion and two penalties of Peter Hewat. Despite the rain, which threatened to spoil the first match in this inaugural series, the Viking Park surface held firm. Huxley opened the scoring in the second minute, with a penalty from 30 metres out, after referee Paul Marks penalised the Waratahs for holding on at the breakdown. While the Waratahs failed to take their early opportunities in the wet conditions, the Brumbies were making the most of the field position. Huxley had another shot at goal after 12 minutes, when the 'Tahs were penalised for offside at the line-out. But this time Huxley's attempt from the same position as his first shot was low and away to the left. The Waratahs continued to squander their chances, far too often fumbling the ball. Midway through the half Huxley had a third shot at goal, when Hewat was caught in possession. This time Huxley's kick from 30 metres out was good and the Brumbies had moved into a 6-0 lead. The 'Tahs finally managed to put points on the board - after another series of raids came to nothing - when the Brumbies were ruled to have been offside. Hewat made no mistake and narrowed the gap to 6-3. Four minutes later Huxley had another shot at goal, as the penalties continued to rain down in the stadium as hard as the clouds from the air. But Huxley missed again, low and to the left of the posts. The first try of the match came one minute from half-time - when the Waratahs took a quick tap from a penalty and, with the line in sight, Brumbies fly-half Gene Fairbanks knocks the ball down while returning onside. Fairbanks was yellow carded and the Waratahs were awarded a penalty try. Hewat added the conversion to give his team a 10-6 lead at the break. The second-half started with the Brumbies persisting with the kicking game, putting the ball deep into Waratah territory. The visitors went further ahead in the 52nd minute, when the Brumbies were penalised for offside. Hewat made no mistake and at 13-6 the 'Tahs looked good. But five minutes later, after the Waratahs had wasted another opportunity, saw the Brumbies score through hooker James McCormack. Huxley failed to add the extras, but they were back in the game at 13-8. With 10 minutes remaining the Brumbies got another penalty within striking distance, after the Waratahs were penalised for holding on in the ruck. Huxley's shot sneaked over the crossbar, but it had put the Brumbies back into the lead at 14-13. Hewat had a chance to regain the lead and possibly win the match in the 76th minute, but his shot was just away to the right. The same happened to Huxley a minute later, but his shot was from 47 meters out and it was away to the right. Scorers: For the Brumbies: Try: McCormack Pens: Huxley 3 For the Waratahs: Try: Penalty try Con: Hewat Pens: Hewat 2 Teams: Brumbies: 15 Julian Huxley, 14 Tim Wright, 13 Matt Carraro, 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 11 Francis Faninifo, 10 Gene Fairbanks, 9 Patrick Phibbs, 8 Stephen Hoiles, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Marty Wilson, 5 Scott Flint, 4 Al Campbell (captain), 3 Salesi Ma'afu, 2 James McCormack, 1 Nic Henderson. Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 John Ulugia, 18 Chris Aho, 19 Ben White/Brendan O'Neill, 20 Nick Haydo, 21 Tim Curra, 22 Jason Lagaali. Waratahs: 15 Peter Hewat, 14 Lloyd Jones, 13 Ben Jacobs, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Nick Reily, 10 Daniel Halangahu, 9 Josh Holmes, 8 David Lyons, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Dean Mumm, 5 Will Caldwell, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Aaron Broughton-Rouse, 2 Adam Freier ©, 1 Matt Dunning. Replacements: 16 Al Manning, 17 Matt Skillecorn, 18 Shawn Mackay, 19 Tim Davidson, 20 Dave Rimmer, 21 Sam Harris, 22 Morgan Turinui. Referee: Paul Marks Touch judges: Brett Bowden, Nathan Kearns Assessor: Mick Keogh PLANET THUGBY.com [/QUOTE]
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