13 August 2024 #006.
The Rugby Championship has kicked off and Brisbane membership rugby is in finals mode. Final week I requested the query whether or not we’d see the Wallabies win the Mandela Plate, we now know the reply to that one. In as we speak’s information I’ll cowl a little bit of Brisbane membership rugby after which undergo the Wallabies participant rankings following the Springboks sport, and spherical it out with some common information.
Queensland Premier Rugby
Queensland Premier Rugby posted a group of the week from Spherical 17 of the Hospital Cup, which was final week. An excellent initiative to recognise gamers’ efforts within the native video games, there are some Tremendous Rugby and worldwide gamers making their presence felt. Curiously there aren’t any repeat gamers from spherical 16.
This week within the Hospital Cup
On the Hospital Cup theme, the final spherical of the common season was performed, with some attention-grabbing outcomes. The schools performed out a draw with the remainder of the video games having a two attempt margin. There’s loads of details about Brisbane membership rugby on instagram right here.
The Ladder
The ladder on the finish of the season is under, and there’s a transparent high 5 with the remainder of the groups a way behind in outcomes and factors. It’s a 4 groups ultimate collection which sees Brothers taking up Wests in a high of the desk conflict on Saturday at GPS and UQ play Souths at Sunnybank on Sunday. Wests and Souths might be hoping to hold the ultimate spherical momentum into the finals.
Queensland Premier Girls
Spherical 18 of the QPR Girls’s competitors was performed over the weekend with GPS getting up over Brothers in an in depth sport that displays their positions on the ladder, whereas the steadiness of the video games reflecting high groups taking part in decrease ranked groups.
Ladder
The ladder on the finish of the common season for the QPR Storelocal Premier Girls’s competitors is under.
A fairly clear high 4 groups and high 2 groups will see Sunnybank tackle Bond Uni on Saturday at GPS and Easts tackle Wests at Sunnybank on Sunday.
An incredible effort – one other Olympics second to savour.
In what’s thought to be one of many purest Olympics occasions, the ladies’s marathon didn’t disappoint. When you’ve got 10 minutes to spare, watch the final two or three kilometres of the ladies’s marathon. The end by the Dutch athlete Hassan to set a brand new Olympics report of two:22:55 is exceptional in itself, as was the three second margin to Assefa of Ethiopia in second place, with Obiri from Kenya an additional 12 seconds again in third place. What makes it extra wonderful is that Hassan competed within the 5,000 and 10,000 metres monitor occasions, successful bronze in every. An incredible effort to compete in 3 occasions over the course of the Olympics, not to mention win a medal in every.
Again to the Rugby
Wallaby participant rankings – Week 1 of the Rugby Championships
It was a troublesome afternoon for the Wallabies which is mostly mirrored within the decrease scores. This was meant to be a abstract of the participant rankings as voted by the readers of BLL’s match evaluation on Saturday. Nevertheless, there’s been some form of difficulty within the IT group, so right here as a substitute are my rankings.
Australia participant rankings
- Isaac Kailea – 4 – A troublesome day trip for the younger prop towards the most effective on the earth.
- Matt Faessler – 5 – Appears at house in worldwide rugby, regardless of this being solely 10 exams into his worldwide profession. Was one of many higher forwards in a properly overwhelmed pack.
- Allan Alaalatoa – 4 – Struggled underneath huge strain from the Springbok entrance row.
- Nick Frost – 5 – Added some physicality to his sport towards the Boks to go along with his athleticism, however the scrum was on skates all sport and the second row wants to assist extra there.
- Lukhan Salakaia-Loto – 5 – Was busy and bodily involved, however is marked down as a result of scrum woes.
- Rob Valetini – 5 – Constantly good for the Wallabies and one of many higher performers this week in a properly overwhelmed group and pack.
- Carlo Tizzano – 5 – The younger debutant wants to enhance his accuracy subsequent week if he will get one other go in Perth, however a superb first effort towards the Boks.
- Harry Wilson – 5 – Loads of effort from Soiled Harry with carries, tackles , and lineout wins however ran right into a Sprinboks pack that was on a mission.
- Jake Gordon – 5 – It is perhaps exhausting on Gordon as he performed behind a overwhelmed pack, his kicking must be higher, nonetheless. One other stable sport and whereas his kicking must be higher, his overlaying deal with on Malcolm Marx was glorious.
- Noah Lolesio – 4 – Couldn’t actually get something going with the backline and had numerous visitors to cope with defensively. I believe it’s value persisting with Noah to offer him some consistency and ongoing assist.
- Filipo Daugunu – 5 – Was matching it bodily with the Boks till he was compelled off with a leg fracture.
- Hunter Paisami – 5 – Improved as the sport went on, labored exhausting in defence and scored the Wallabies solely attempt.
- Len Ikitau – 5 – Stable in defence, and with comparatively restricted carries, like Valetini, is a constant performer.
- Andrew Kellaway – 4 – Nice early defensive work to cease what appeared a sure attempt, however let himself and the group down with a lifting deal with on the Boks halfback which earned him 10 minutes on the sideline when the Springboks had been capable of capitalise.
- Tom Wright – 4 – Couldn’t appear to spark something in assault and blew plenty of counter attacking alternatives together with making a gift of a turnover late within the sport.
- Josh Nasser – 3 – Actually struggled within the lineout when he took over from Faessler. Hopefully he learns from the expertise about dealing with strain.
- James Slipper – 5 – Appeared to shore up the scrum when he got here on.
- Zane Nonggorr – 5 – Didn’t do something incorrect and the scrum was extra stable on the finish of the sport with Slipper and Nonggorr on.
- Jeremy Williams – 3 – Struggled to make a optimistic impression, and can miss subsequent week with concussion.
- Luke Reimer – 4 – The sport was over when Reimer joined it, tried exhausting however spilt the ultimate Wallabies possession to shut out the match.
- Tate McDermott – 5 Elevated the pace of assault when he got here on for Jake Gordon.
- Tom Lynagh – 5 – First rate throughout kicking sport, and seemed assured along with his involvements normally play. A conversion from huge out reveals his profit in an in depth sport.
- Dylan Peitsch – 4 – Received an prolonged run with Daugunu’s leg damage. Some good first up involvements however couldn’t make any actual impression as the sport wore on.
Tell us what you assume within the feedback as traditional.
In different information – Tizzano hungry for extra towards the Boks.
As reported by Nathan Williamson at rugby.com.au, Carlo Tizzano is eager to have one other crack on the rampant Springboks in Perth this coming weekend having cherished each minute of it within the outing in Brisbane. Little question Tizzano could have discovered loads final weekend and hopefully he will get one other likelihood this week.
Coleman to remain in Australian Rugby
In excellent news for rugby in NSW, Darren Coleman has signed because the Director of Rugby for the Hunter Wildfires. After a troublesome time with the Waratahs it’s good to see his ardour and data keep in Australia.
That’s a wrap for this week
I’m positive that there’s loads extra to cowl however I’ll depart it for Yowie, Karl, Happyman, and naturally Hoss later within the week.
That’s it for me this week, over to you G&GRs.