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Reds vs Bulls: Super Rugby live scores, blog

10th March, 2018
Where: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Date: Saturday 10th March 2018
When: Kick off 19:45 AEST
TV: Foxsports
Betting: Reds $1.70, Bulls $2.15

Reds
1 James Slipper (c)
2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa
3 Taniela Tupou
4 Izack Rodda
5 Kane Douglas
6 Adam Korczyk
7 Liam Wright
8 Caleb Timu
9 James Tuttle
10 Jono Lance
11 Eto Nabuli
12 Samu Kerevi
13 Chris Feauai-Sautia
14 Filipo Daugunu
15 Aidan Toua

16 Alex Mafi
17 JP Smith
18 Sef Fa’agase
19 Harry Hockings
20 Angus Scott-Young
21 Tate McDermott
22 Hamish Stewart
23 Duncan Paia’aua

Bulls
1 Pierre Schoeman
2 Jaco Visagie
3 Frans van Wyk
4 RG Snyman
5 Lood de Jager
6 Roelof Smit
7 Hanro Liebenberg
8 Nic de Jager
9 Andre Riaan Warner
10 Handre Pollard
11 Duncan Matthews
12 Johnny Kotze
13 Jesse Kriel
14 Travis Ismaiel
15 Warrick Gelant

16 Adriaan Strauss
17 Lizo Gqoboka
18 Trevor Nyakane
19 Jason Jenkins
20 Marco Gerhardt van Staden
21 Embrose Papier
22 Marnitz Boshoff
23 Divan Rossouw

Referee: Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: William Houston (Australia), Graham Cooper (Australia)
TMO: Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)

Form
Super Rugby 2018 Season
Reds – LW
Bulls - WL

Played 20
Reds won 11
Bulls won 9
Tate McDermott of the Reds. (Photo by Jono Searle/Getty Images)
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Match result:

The Queensland Reds have beaten the Bulls from South Africa 20 to 14 in a tense match up in Brisbane.

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Final score
Reds 20
Bulls 14

Match preview:

The Queensland Reds take on the traveling Blue Bulls in Brisbane as both sides look to build some momentum in the early stages of this years’ Super Rugby. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 7:45pm AEDT.

After last week’s win against the Brumbies, the Reds will want to do two things – most importantly they will want to rack up another victory and secondly they will want to show that they can execute a more expansive game.

Winning is great but they are unlikely to be able to win many more Super Rugby games purely by kicking penalties.

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They’ve got a settled side with just one change – Filipo Daugunu – in on the wing. Chris Feauai-Sauita moves into the centres to join Samu Kerevi with the No.12 looking happier at inside centre then he does at No.13.

Both Daugunu and Feauai-Sauita looked good in the NRC last season and Brad Thorn will be hopeful that they can give the Reds some more cutting edge against the big South Africans.

While Jono Lance has had his criticism at #10 he does have some exciting firepower outside him this week and he’ll be keen to show that the Reds don’t need Quade to attack.

The Reds will need to click in the backs. The Bulls forwards are the most powerful pack that the Reds will have come across this season so the backs are going to have to make the ball they do get really count.

The Bulls will be targeting this game as a real chance for a win on tour. After the Reds they will come up against the Chiefs and the Crusaders.

If they don’t pick up points against the Queenslanders, then they could easily return to South Africa with one win from the first six rounds of the season.

With the Reds missing two of the best forwards the Bulls could well have the upper hand and if they can get on the front foot then there’s some decent pace in their backs that could cause the home side some real problems.

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Prediction
This one could be a tight one. The home advantage and momentum is with the Reds but the Bulls have some real power and quality in their fully fit side. In the end the Bulls are going to sneak this one as the Reds still try to find their mojo.

Bulls to win by 5 points.

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