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Much has been made of the closeness of the Shute Shield in 2016, culminating in an historic win to Northern Suburbs at North Sydney…
Welcome to a big Saturday of NRC coverage, with the final game of the day between Brisbane City and Melbourne Rising. Join us for…
101-0. It sounds like a reasonable opening partnership. But no, it actually refers to the scoreline in a recent schoolboy rugby match in Sydney…
Remarks made by Jon Plumtree, the coach of the Sharks, back in August that the Australian conference is the weakest in the Super Rugby…
8′ 34-18 Mel. 5 metre scrum in from the far side. Rising feed.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
6′ 34-18 Mel. Lineout for the Rising, nearside about 30 out. Inman punches up.
Genia 10 minutes in the bin for a cynical infringement right on his own line
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
5′ 34-18 Mel. Rising steal, before Debrezcini takes it up the right hand side. City steal though.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
5′ 34-18 Great break from Parker down the left hand side
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
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Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
2′ 34-18 Mel. A short-side play from City on the 50 goes horribly wrong. Someone the ball goes loose and Veainu picks up and scoots away to score in the far corner. Not the start City were after.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
1′ 29-18. McIntyre feeds Kerevi who draws and passes before Kuridrani is put into touch about 2 metres out from the Rising line, near side.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
0′ 29-18 Mel. The return kick is not fielded well by the Rising, and the resulting kick chase leads to a City penalty about 20 out.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
0′ 29-18 Mel. Deep kick from City is returned by the Rising
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
Halftime and it’s 29-18 to Melbourne. The Rising pack have it all over City at the moment, and the pushover scrum that led to the try was a sight to behold. The Rising have also been able to find holes on a fairly regular basis through City’s defensive line. In saying that, City have had their moments, and were a little unlucky at the death there not to come away with a possible eight pointer (still getting used to that).
The City pack really need to step up in this second half if they are going to be a shot here.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
40′ 29-18 Penalty 30 out straight in front. Kerevi bursts through before throwing a long ball to Kuridrani on the right wing. Looked to have broken down, but somehow he manages to get over the line. However no indication of grounding, and the half-time whistle sounds.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
39′ 29-18 Ball missed by everyone from the lineout, before bouncing off McMahon’s head – who then manages to hold on to it and make 5 metres through the City pack. Ultimately ends with a City penalty
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
39′ 29-18 Mel. Someone after all that City survive. Melbourne were hot on attack, with the ball being punched up through Timani before Inman shifted it wide to English who was brought down about 2 metres out. But penalty against Melbourne.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
And to compound errors, Ready (City) is penalised for not supporting his weight
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
But turn it over almost immediately
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
29-18 Mel. City get another penalty, and get this right. Lineout 30 out far side
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
36′ 29-18 Mel. Even though City have the penalty, they manage to mess it up and it ends up as a Melbourne scrum on the 50.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
29-18 Mel. After initially punching it through the City line with Inman and McMahon, the open side kick is touched by a City player to end up with a nearside lineout for Melbourne on the City 22.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
29-18. Melbourne. City opt for the quick line out about 45 out from the Melbourne line. Make yards up the middle before shifting to the right. Knock on.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
29-18 Melbourne. Conversion successful
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
26-18 Mel. TRY. Not that the knock on really matters. The City scrum was on rollerskates there. Didn’t see who ended up getting that down. Just mark one for the entire pack
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
21-18 Mel. That looked for all money as though Melbourne were going to go over. Short side play off the scrum. Inman made yards before shifting the ball back inside. Knocked on over the line.
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog
8′ 34-18 Mel. Scrum collapse. Penalty to the Rising. Going for a scrum (surprising that)
Brisbane City vs Melbourne Rising: NRC live scores, blog