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Here are my player ratings from Round 3 of Super Rugby. Submit your own, keeping the figures for mediocre scores aside for reasons of brevity and so that the focus is on the best and worst performers.
I would like to build on this every week, using a few important rules. Scores should be either anyone above 7 or anyone below 4, i.e. for very good and poor performances. There is no point in publishing a range of scores of 5 and 6. Half scores are allowed i.e. 7.5, 3.5 and so on.
Please submit your own scores for a whole team. The minimum is one team, there is no obligation to score all the games. I average the scores per team by the number submitted. I will compile every ones submitted teams scores and produce Wallaby form teams later in the week both team of the round and accumulative teams.
Barring the Force, the scrummaging of Australian teams still continues to impress.
Reds
The Reds game was typical of a lot of Wallaby games, better in the backs with enterprising skilful play, but dominated in the forwards at the ruck and eventually lose in a close one.
The Reds edged the scrum but Highlanders won the lineout. Reds are missing Rob Simmons in the lineouts.
James O’Connor had a very good debut considering his long break, and that 10 is not his natural position. Will Genia is back to very good form but still not his best.
J. Slipper 7.5/10
S. Fainga’a 7.5/10
S. Talakai 7.5/10
W. Genia 8/10
J. O’Connor 8/10
C. Kuridrani 7.5/10
A. Fainga’a 3/10
D. McDuling 3/10
Force
No heart, no fight, no skills – no wonder it was a drubbing. It must have been a long disappointing night for Force fans. They were beaten in every facet of the game but particularly in the scrum.
B. McCalman 7.5/10
Z Holmes 7.5/10
P. Cowan 3/10
N. Charles 3/10
T. Faulkner 3/10
L. Burton 3/10
Rebels–Brumbies
This was an entertaining hard fought game.
The downlights were the conditions, and the refereeing. Steve Walsh’s performances are normally of the highest quality, and one of the best referees in the world in refereeing the situation and letting the game flow. However his first three games this season have been very poor.
The Rebels suffered more from both. They made a lot of handling errors and Walsh’s mistakes cost them dearly.
The scrummaging was a willing contest and the honours were split evenly. Brumbies dominated the lineout, with the short locks of the Rebels found out. Coach Steve Larkham did his homework here.
The Brumbies maul is a thing of beauty and powered them to the win. The Rebels dominated possession and territory and made a lot of breaks and played the more adventurous skillful play in the backs but handling let them down.
Brumbies snuffed out any try scoring situations in their 22 by any means necessary. Scott Fardy was an outstanding warrior at the ruck, a real nuisance and tough nut.
The Brumbies have the most potent Australian backline yet Matt Toomua just does not get it working and they rely on individual brilliance rather than clever ensemble play.
Rebels
S. McMahon 8/10
L. Jones 7.5/10
N. Stirzaker 8/10
J. Debreczeni 7.5/10
Brumbies
S. Sio 8/10
S. Fardy 8.5/10
R. Arnold 7.5/10
J. Butler 7.5/10
T. Kuridrani 7.5/10
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