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Match Result:
Well what a performance from the Brumbies it was clinical and precise. The Reds gave away the most penalties in their club’s history in a game.
Horwill as one of the leaders of the club was weak, he gave away a handful of penalties, was yellow carded and then not heeding a warning was red carded towards the end.
Tevita Kurindrani was clinical, but the entire backline for the Brumbies was incredible. The highlights were plentiful one of them being David Pocock getting through 80 minutes, another being Nick White being able to nutmeg Will Genia on his way to the try line.
Other than that the Brumbies will be looking forward to playing the Chiefs next week and the Reds will try and gather something next week against the Force. The steak knives are already well and truly out for Richard Graham.
It’s the Brumbies 47 defeating the Reds 3
Match Preview
It may only be the first night of the 2015 Super Rugby season but this early season matchup between the Brumbies and Reds could give a great insight into how the season might unfold for these two Australian franchises. Join us here on The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:40pm AEDT.
The Brumbies have dominated the Reds in the head-to-head standings with the Brumbies taking 18 games to the Reds’ five. There has also been a draw amongst the 24 games that these two sides have played.
A new look Queensland Reds side looks like it has all the attacking weapons capable of doing the damage this year. James O’Connor is back from being banished to the Northern Hemisphere and I, like many, am hoping that the bad boy has learned his lesson and can catch fire for the Reds.
Karmichael Hunt has made the switch from the Gold Coast Suns and joins Israel Folau as the only Australian to play AFL, NRL and Super 15. He’s been impressive in trial games so expect him to find his feet quite early.
I’m predicting Samu Kerevi to have a big year, he was a weapon in the NRC and had his year limited in 2014. However barring any injuries the youngster could have a big year, especially now that he is surrounded by attacking weapons.
Meanwhile the Canberra team will welcome back David Pocock from injury. The former Wallaby has been plagued by injury since he moved to the nation’s capital, but he will desperately need to stay fit if the Brumbies are going to challenge for the title this year.
Stephen Moore is also a chance of returning from a knee injury to play the Reds tonight, with Pocock he adds a lot to a forward pack. There is still the likes of Robbie Coleman, Joseph Tomane, Jessie Mogg and Christian Lealiifano in the backline which means that the Reds will have their hands full all night.
Prediction: It looks like a tough encounter this but I think the Reds have better attacking weapons in their backline so I believe they can overturn their poor record against the Brumbies.
Reds by 5.
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