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Super Rugby Australian player ratings: Round 14

Roar Guru
17th May, 2015
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Roar Guru
17th May, 2015
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Here are my player ratings from Round 14 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.

Scores should be between anyone over 7 and anyone below 4, i.e. for very good and poor performances. 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. There will be 1 team of the round and 3 accumulative teams.

Reds – Rebels
The Reds were a different team with Connolly’s input. Their selections improved and the attack clicked. However their defence still needs a lot of work, as they let in four tries.

The Rebels, fighting for an unlikely finals spot, dropped the ball against a team they were expected to beat. The Rebels forwards were beaten by the hungry, more energetic, smaller and more mobile Reds forwards.

Reds
J. Slipper 8/10
G. Holmes 8/10
J. Hanson 8/10
R. Simmons 7.5/10
L. Gill 7.5/10
W. Genia 8/10
L. Turner 7.5/10
C. Feauai-Sautia 8/10
J. O’Connor 8.5/10

Rebels
T. Sexton 2/10
P. Alo-Emile 3.5/10
L. Jones 7.5/10
S. McMahon 3.5/10
S. Higginbotham 7.5/10
J. Debrezceni 3.5/10
N. Stirzaker 7.5/10
D. Shipperley 7.5/10

Waratahs – Sharks

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The Waratahs are still making too many errors. They dominated the Sharks in the forwards except for the scrum, and were more penetrating in the backs. Skelton destroyed maul after maul virtually on his own. The Waratahs lack of speed out wide was found out again and again though. The game was closer than the final score indicated.

B. Robinson 3/10
S. Kepu 7.5/10
W. Skelton 8/10
M. Hooper 7.5/10
B. Foley 8/10
K. Beale 7.5/10
R. Horne 7.5/10
A. Ashley-Cooper 8/10
I. Folau 7.5/10

Lions – Brumbies

This was a fast paced, entertaining game throughout. The referee, Jaco Peyper, showed excellent game management. The Brumbies backs played very well and I wish that they played this type of rugby against the top teams instead of the kicking game. The Brumbies scrum was overpowered and the only area of Lions dominance. Pocock and White were outstanding.

A. Alaalatoa 3/10
B. Alexander 3/10
S. Moore 3.5/10
S. Carter 3.5/10
R. Arnold 7.5/10
S. Fardy 7.5/10
D. Pocock 8.5/10
I. Vaer 7.5/10
N. White 8.5/10
C. Lealiifano 7.5/10
J. Tomane 8/10
T. Kuridrani 7.5/10
J. Mogg 7.5/10

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