SuperRugby: Melbourne Rebels v Blues. 05/04/2012

[Draggs]

AAMI Park, Melbourne - (05/04/2012, 09:40GMT)

[TABLE="class: grid, align: center"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Rebels
[/TD]
[TD]v
[/TD]
[TD]Blues
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kurtley Beale
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]Rudi Wulf
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lachlan Mitchell
[/TD]
[TD]14
[/TD]
[TD]Lachie Munro
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mitch Inman
[/TD]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[TD]Benson Stanley
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]James O'Connor
[/TD]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]Ma'a Nonu
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mark Gerrard
[/TD]
[TD]11
[/TD]
[TD]Rene Ranger
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Danny Cipriani
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]Gareth Anscombe
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nick Phillips
[/TD]
[TD]9
[/TD]
[TD]Alby Mathewson
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nic Henderson
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]Tony Woodcock
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Adam Freier
[/TD]
[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD]Keven Mealamu
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rodney Blake
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]Charlie Faumuina
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Luke Jones
[/TD]
[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD]Filo Paulo
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hugh Pyle
[/TD]
[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]Ali Williams
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jarrod Saffy
[/TD]
[TD]6
[/TD]
[TD]Chris Lowrey
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Michael Lipman
[/TD]
[TD]7
[/TD]
[TD]Daniel Braid
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gareth Delve
[/TD]
[TD]8
[/TD]
[TD]Brad Mika
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ged Robinson
[/TD]
[TD]16
[/TD]
[TD]Tom McCartney
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Laurie Weeks
[/TD]
[TD]17
[/TD]
[TD]Tevita Mailau
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Alister Campbell
[/TD]
[TD]18
[/TD]
[TD]Liaki Moli
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tim Davidson
[/TD]
[TD]19
[/TD]
[TD]Dan Pryor
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Richard Kingi
[/TD]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]Piri Weepu
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Julian Huxley
[/TD]
[TD]21
[/TD]
[TD]Michael Hobbs
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lloyd Johansson
[/TD]
[TD]22
[/TD]
[TD]Hadleigh Parkes
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


Referee: Bryce Lawrence
Assistant Referees: Andrew Lees, Jamec Leckie
TMO: Matt Goddard
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[TRF_Olyy]

Finally, a Rebels match on at an acceptable time!

 

[FlukeArtist]

Sadly - I have a bad feeling The Blues will lose this one.

 

[Larksea]

I think the blues will win because their backline looks to be better balanced and this game is simply MUST WIN.

Lose and they can pretty much kiss their season goodbye get a new coach and start trying to figure out how to turn everything around in 2013

 

[TRF_Olyy]

It's very hard to call this - both teams love losing at the moment.
I'm hoping for a good game to watch, regardless of the outcome, as both can play a great brand of rugby when they want to.



Edit:
Just seen the teams - that's a great 10/12/15 for the Rebels. Good to see Johannsen still in the mix as well.
It's also a very strong Blues side, with a lot of All Blacks in the side. If they hit their stride then they could put a lot past the Rebels.
Whether that'll happen though....

 

[InsaneAsylum]

probably the best team the rebels have put on the paddock this season.. well on paper anyway. i think cooper vuna's suspension could be a blessing in disguise for the rebels.

I think the Rebels have a slight advantage at home

 

[donmcdazzle]

Lachie Munro is a classic case of how being a great goalkicker can take you far in rugby. He is rubbish on attack and no better on defense. Lam should just let Anscombe kick and put Parkes on the wing.

 

[admartian]

[TABLE="class: grid, align: center"]
<TBODY>[TR]
[TD]Rebels
[/TD]
[TD]v
[/TD]
[TD]Blues

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kurtley Beale
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]Rudi Wulf
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lachlan Mitchell
[/TD]
[TD]14
[/TD]
[TD]Lachie Munro
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mitch Inman
[/TD]
[TD]13
[/TD]
[TD]Benson Stanley
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]James O'Connor
[/TD]
[TD]12
[/TD]
[TD]Ma'a Nonu
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mark Gerrard
[/TD]
[TD]11
[/TD]
[TD]Rene Ranger
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Danny Cipriani
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]Gareth Anscombe
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nick Phillips
[/TD]
[TD]9
[/TD]
[TD]Alby Mathewson
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nic Henderson
[/TD]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]Tony Woodcock
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Adam Freier
[/TD]
[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD]Keven Mealamu
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rodney Blake
[/TD]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]Charlie Faumuina
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Luke Jones
[/TD]
[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD]Filo Paulo
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hugh Pyle
[/TD]
[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]Ali Williams
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jarrod Saffy
[/TD]
[TD]6
[/TD]
[TD]Chris Lowrey
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Michael Lipman
[/TD]
[TD]7
[/TD]
[TD]Daniel Braid
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gareth Delve
[/TD]
[TD]8
[/TD]
[TD]Brad Mika
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ged Robinson
[/TD]
[TD]16
[/TD]
[TD]Tom McCartney
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Laurie Weeks
[/TD]
[TD]17
[/TD]
[TD]Tevita Mailau
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Alister Campbell
[/TD]
[TD]18
[/TD]
[TD]Liaki Moli
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tim Davidson
[/TD]
[TD]19
[/TD]
[TD]Dan Pryor
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Richard Kingi
[/TD]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]Piri Weepu
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Julian Huxley
[/TD]
[TD]21
[/TD]
[TD]Michael Hobbs
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lloyd Johansson
[/TD]
[TD]22
[/TD]
[TD]Hadleigh Parkes
[/TD]
[/TR]
</TBODY>[/TABLE]






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Blake vs. Woodcock and O'Connor vs Nonu should be interesting.

TO me, it's the 1st-five that gets these two error-prone teams out of situations is key.

Sadly - I have a bad feeling The Blues will lose this one.

Pretty much.

Also, this is a Thursday night game?

I think the blues will win because their backline looks to be better balanced and this game is simply MUST WIN.

Lose and they can pretty much kiss their season goodbye get a new coach and start trying to figure out how to turn everything around in 2013

Either way, I think we need a new coach anyway.

Lachie Munro is a classic case of how being a great goalkicker can take you far in rugby. He is rubbish on attack and no better on defense. Lam should just let Anscombe kick and put Parkes on the wing.

Aah, I remember years and years ago when he was touted along with Stephen Brett to be the next best talent at 10. lol

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

Why am I even considering a Rebels win for my Superbru picks here? Tough start to the season for the Blues and they'll probably struggle to get to the play-offs at this stage. Then again every team goes through these off years (except the Crusaders) and most make the turn at some stage. I just hope they can sort their culture/mentality out. It starts with the staff though; whoever's in charge there need to step up or step out.

 

[sonnench]

Blues by plenty.

 

[TRF_heineken]

How weird is it that you have to mention the Blues and a battle for BOTTOM of the table clash??? has that ever happen before??

even more weird is that there is no South African team taking part in this battle...

But with that said, a lot can still happen over the coming weeks.

Blues to win this one IMO...

 

[TRF Mr Fish]

I'd be very surprised if the Blues throw this one away.

 

[SomeOke]

You can't have such a decent squad under perform week after week. Eventually they will start playing like they can, I have a feeling the Blues may win by a fair margin here, it's probably to late for them to get a play-off spot, especially considering they still have a ton of difficult games remaining but I can't see them being bottom feeders for the whole season.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Is this game being covered tomorrow on Sky Sports in the UK?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Nope, they've got live cricket one one channel and football repeats on two others. Were you going to Sky+ it?

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Nah Half Term at the mo so can watch it. I wonder if its on Sky Sports Xtra.

EDIT: Ho Ho and it is 10:40am Sky Sports Xtra http://www.skysports.com/xtra

 

[TRF_Olyy]

So kickoff is 10:40, not 9:40?
Good stuff, means I don't have to go to the gym at stupidly-early-o'clock to get back in time for it

 

[TRF_Cymro]

So kickoff is 10:40, not 9:40?
Good stuff, means I don't have to go to the gym at stupidly-early-o'clock to get back in time for it

Clocks gone forward I presume the time is an hour later for BST.

 

[Tadginator]

Im Not confident about the blues and think the rebels might win. Especially with lachie Munro playing. How did he ever get a professional contract he's about as useful as nipples on a breastplate, he's also a shocking player. He let quad cooper beat him in a one on one and lets in loads of tries

 

[Dizzy]

Why am I even considering a Rebels win for my Superbru picks here? Tough start to the season for the Blues and they'll probably struggle to get to the play-offs at this stage. Then again every team goes through these off years (except the Crusaders) and most make the turn at some stage. I just hope they can sort their culture/mentality out. It starts with the staff though; whoever's in charge there need to step up or step out.

Wow how coincidental you say this then the Blues chairman resigns http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/6701653/Blues-board-chairman-Greg-Muir-resigns