Si sono giocate le prime due gare del Super Rugby.
Della vittoria degli Highlanders in casa degli Hurricane per 14 a 9 – complice l’espulsione al 50′ di Ma’a Nonu (sotto ripropongo il video) – abbiamo già detto.
La seconda partita in programma oggi era quella tra i Melboune Rebels, l’ultima franchigia arrivata nel torneo, e i Waratahs.
Il debutto dei Rebels si è rivelato un’autentica scoppola: 43 a 0. Poco da dire…
Final Score Rebels 0 Waratahs 43
Scorers
Rebels
Tries –
Pen –
Con –
Drop –
Cards – K.O’Neill yellow (6 th min), 42 G.Robinson yellow (42nd min)
Waratahs
Tries – K. Beale 2, D. Mitchell 2, T. Polota-Nau, R. Horne, P. Waugh
Pen –
Con – B Barnes 3, K Beale
Drop –
Cards – Dean Mumm yellow (6 th min)
Match Officials
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant Ref 1:Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant Ref 2:Nathan Pearce
TMO : Matt Goddard
Teams
Melbourne Rebels :1 Nic Henderson . 2 . Ged Robinson . 3 . Greg Somerville . 4 . Adam Byrnes . 5 . Kevin O’Neill . 6 . Hoani Macdonald . 7 . Michael Lipman . 8 . Gareth Delve (vc) . 9 . Sam Cordingley . 10 . James Hilgendorf . 11 . Luke Rooney . 12 . Cooper Vuna . 13 . Stirling Mortlock (c) . 14 . Lachlan Mitchell . 15 . Julian Huxley
16 . Heath Tessmann . 17 . Laurie Weeks . 18 . Alister Campbell . 19 . Jarrod Saffy . 20 . Nick Phipps . 21 . Danny Cipriani . 22 . Afusipa Taumoepeau .
Waratahs : 15. Kurtley Beale , 14. Lachie Turner , 13. Rob Horne , 12. Tom Carter , 11. Drew Mitchell , 10. Berrick Barnes , 9. Luke Burgess , 8. Ben Mowen , 7. Phil Waugh (c) , 6. Dave Dennis , 5. Kane Douglas , 4. Dean Mumm , 3. Al Baxter , 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau , 1. Sekope Kepu
Reserves , 16. Damien Fitzpatrick , 17. Benn Robinson , 18. Sitaleki Timani , 19. Chris Alcock , 20. Brendan McKibbin , 21. Daniel Halangahu , 22. Ryan Cross
Il Grillotalpa 