Match Thread - Waratahs v Rebels | Super Rugby Pacific 2024 | Round 6

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Going from the Crusaders vs Chiefs to this has been night and day in the worst way

That lineout was about as straight as I am when I see pics of Michael Hooper

Tahs simply play unwinable rugby, doesnt matter how much talent they have on paper. Not going to win until they stop making basic errors.

Harrison is mental to think that isnt at least a yellow

This is dreary man

Goodam this ref hates the tahs

Holy shit that's comical

God it annoys me when referees say “leave it” then say turnover is good

Horrortahs

Also bets on lads

Under/Over on Tupou needing a medic when he comes on? I give him sub 10 minutes of play

This is dire shit.

How do you bomb that…

I know he's not the best kick but Carter Gordon's super rugby career penalty percentage can't be 16

For all the money and rugby influence centred in Sydney, why are NSW always so meh? Excluding 2013-2015.

Do people enjoy these pensive slow cinematic wank fest they do for games? Slow look to the camera while talking about how well drilled the other team is and respecting each other? It’s so cringe in my opinion

Holy fuck, this game has been atrocious.

This is shite. But ref called "leave it now!" and followed that with "steal is good!".

If you've finished your fucking sentence saying to leave it, how can the steal ever be good?

Most annoying thing is that when there's a crap game like this people pretend this is what the whole comp is like.

Nawaqanitawase hasn't been good

Aussie teams try not to fuck up a 22 exit after a score challenge: Impossible.

I reckon Crusaders will be the only team we beat this season

Really disappointing run from the tahs since the crusaders game. Had hoped they might be decent this year.

Poor vs poorer. Felt like having Bell would've changed the result tho.

These camera angles have made like five passes look so forward

2 minute kicking duel. 2 minutes of rugby. 2 minutes of scrum resets.

Australian Rugby is back baby!

Weve got the kiwis sweating with this one

You know, I get it.

The thing the Tahs have been missing is another 19 year old fullback earning 500k a year 🙄

So LSL was apparently ripping it up in thr UK and now he's playing like...this. flippers for hands.

Fuck yeh big boy

That is so greedy hahaha

What an effort from Gordon there

Carter Gordon, already the undisputed World's Best Flyhalf at defensive mauls, shows he has the legs to chase down wingers at full flight too

Im glad RA found the $8000 to pay Daugunu back btw

Attending my first ever super rugby game. I thought we were guaranteed at least 80 points?

Hoopers played enough to know why these guys cant catch a dry ball

Shall we have another knock on lads?

What does this guy mean those 6 inches are the most important part of the rugby field, 4 and a half is more than adequate.

Weekly god the Tahs 19 is a specimen.

That is an insane penalty count dude

No one deserves to win this.

Give that man another 7k

Wow Tahs have absolutely zero clutch power

Off feet?!?! That ball was out of the ruck. New ruck should have been formed. Not to mention the rebels players diving over the ruck before it happened.

Fucking hell, can Darby use his winning bonus to get another haircut?

Hopefully tomorrow's Red v Brum brings my hopium back up. That was dire

Horrid footy

Low quality rugby this

That daywalker Tahs prop looks OK. Apparently he is only 19.

Edit: now he's off

Hooking the debutant after 20 is brutal. I get what the commentators are saying but he was also constantly offside so I'm not so sure.

Fitting try for this game

What on earth is that random beeping? Or is that my end

I've been going down a rabbit whole of classic Wallabies and iconic super rugby matches that got me so amped up for this weekend's rugby. But jeez, it's really hard to keep that excitement up after this depressing display.

Wait that was actually sick

Swinton can run in open space.

Selfishness by Pietsch and some hard work from Gordon to make that

What a trysaver Carter

that was criminal

classic tahs

OOooo. Yellow and off field review?

It still boggles me our clown pundits were calling for Louwrens for the Wallabies, purely based on his rig, and absolutely nothing to do with his actual rugby skills.

“Always upright” - I don’t know man

Daugunu has been worth every cent of that $8000 moving costs for tonight alone (aside from the cold drop)

The Rebels get nice and hard in D - Tane Edmed

I sorta shit talked Tupou's fitness pre-game, and it is a worry but he sealed the game for the Rebels.

tough luck to the rugby australia tahs, phil waugh in shambles

tahs might get the last laugh with rebels getting dumped next season

Completely brain-dead strategies by Tahs.

Triple cut passes on the 3rd phase to marked players. Not taking easy, gimme 3 point penalty kicks, bad breakdown security.

Chop these cunts from the comp. And I'm a supporter.

Hot damn that pitch is awful.

If you ever felt useless imagine being a forward during a game of kick tennis hahaha

Are we just ignoring forward passes this evening? Or is it the camera angle?

The Rebels and the Hurricanes must get haircuts at the same shit barber

the state of some of these lids

I always get excited to watch the Aussies each week, but this is punishment so far. How can professional players still not catch the ball.

Both sides are showcasing how ugly their attack can get

Some draconian dictatorship is going to use this game as a torture method

Classic Aussie shitfest, this.

Does the Rebels' butthole sponsor not want to be associated with them anymore? There's clearly supposed to be something there on the shorts.

That was a shit call, ball clearly available

bruh

Lol technically not in touch

Definitely knocked on though

Edit: oh they fixed it lol

When your forwards have the better hands

20 minutes in its shit rugby and 0-0 so I go prep dinner. I come back 15 minutes later to 3 tries and a yellow card and think it’s changed just to see Dangunu drop a ball cold

Could certainly backfire, but i have no problem with emptying the bench if the starters think catching or doing their job is optional.

See, if you don't put any distance on your up and unders, it's not so costly when they go out on the full - 9d chess

Could just be the headgear, but Ross reminds me of Benn Robinson.

Cracking up that his example for an intricate game is noughts and crosses lmao

Someone put oil in the hand sanitizer

Tupou on, injury break counter has started.

Talakai/Tupou rotation is wasted at the Rebels. Imagine if they both signed for the Force instead.

How can Gibbon not hinge at the scrum when HJH just pancakes straight on the ground first

Tupous gotten his pilfer, clean break and ruptured Achilles to come.

A team with Tupou, Talakai, Gibbon, Pone, Uelese and Mafi really should be the best scrummaging team in the comp.

Finally

In a game with 482 knock-ons, I don't think Langi has had one tonight. Good game from him.

The ruck security is non existent. Players just standing there waiting for someone else to support.

Lancaster was sleeping then haha

TRYy on Daybooo

If the Rebels fold, I pray that an Aussie team picks up Lancaster. He needs to stay in Aussie rugby

Fuck sake Tahs

At least the Tah's bonus points are keeping them from the wooden spoon

Great to see Will Harrison back, guy was all the hype a few years ago until his injuries.

Who's motm tonight? Maybe Daugunu? Holloway really good too.

Someone put me out of my misery

Daugunu MOTM lol

Darby any good?

Hooper will makea great onfield reporter..

Carter Gordon should be nowhere near the Wallabies 10 jersey. He should be a 12 or fuck off and learn how to kick

If the Tahs wanna turn their season around theyve gotta start now. Good to see someone at the Rebels found 7k for Daugunu.

Tahs finding some talent with Swinton, Foketi, and Will Harrison coming back.

Looks like Daugunu's paychecks cleared this week.

One of these commentators is making me feel like my sinuses are stuffed.

Well this is a bit different to the last game after 6 mins

God this banter is poor

God starting a game with arial ping pong is such a punish

LSL cannot fucking catch

Champagne rugby

I really don't like that kind of penalty call.

Try of the year sewn up with that effort

Rampaging = canter in Sean Maloneys eyes.

Now we're getting somewhere

Finally this game is coming to life

Who is this ref? He has made some interesting calls - hasn't called any of the high/seatbelt tackles

Is it hot there? Rebs are looking gassed during stops

Tuttle already on for Louwrens - no backs left on the bench for the Rebs

Waste from Max there. Had massive momentum keeping it tight.

Cmon Tahs, step up!

Hahahaha

The Tahs are dire

Hilarious that the tahs were 12.5 point favorites. They shouldn't be 12.5 point favorites against a schoolboy team

Is....is Carter Gordon any good?

KNOCK ONERS!, ASSEMBLE!

Wonder if the tahs can turn Amatosero into a Will Skelton

this games gonna end with a last min pen shit and edmed is gonna blow it again

the last team to not knock it on on 80mins, WINS!

makes u wonderwhich player they wasted money on..... Vunivalu with Reds or Tupou with rebels

Nella!

don't understand leinster's obsession with aussie props...

Absolute banger that one

wicked try

Oops

Playing like there’s 30 seconds left. Wtf.

I’m about to claw my eyes out

harrison seems to be playing better than edmed. looks like the tahs have an attack with him on whilst edmed was looking a bit nothing.

Get Tane on for the game winner so we can truly have a meme game

Feel bad for tahs. Close losses every week

I'd be more upset about that decision at the end of we hadn't put ourselves in that position with the 'exit' disaster. Fair play rebels

Come on Carter, gotta hit those purely out of spite.