Super Rugby Australia team by team preview round 6

The Rebels and Brumbies kick off the weekend action this Friday in Sydney and the Brumbies still lead the Super rugby AU standings.

The Reds are 7 points behind on 11 points and are in a strong position to make the play-offs.

Queensland’s Reds play the Waratahs in Sydney this weekend and they need a win in order to keep the Brumbies from racing ahead in the standings.

Rebels v Brumbies Super Rugby Preview

The Rebels have played the Brumbies 18 times in Super rugby since 2011 and the Rebels have won 8 matches, lost 10 times and drawn none.

The Rebels 8 wins out of 18 matches gives them a record of winning 44% of their matches against the Brumbies regardless of venue.

This weekend the match will be played in Sydney which will be home for the Rebels although these teams have never met in the city before for Super rugby.

In matches between these teams where the Rebels were away from home against the Brumbies the Rebels have played 9, won 3 and lost six.

The average score when the Rebels play the Brumbies outside of Melbourne is: Rebels 17 Brumbies 31.

The Bookies have given the Rebels a 5 point start for this Match – click HERE to see the latest odds.

Average score: Rebels 20 Brumbies 27

Last five results
Fri, 07 Feb 2020 Rebels v Brumbies 26-39 Canberra
Fri, 08 Mar 2019 Rebels v Brumbies 29-2 Melbourne
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 Rebels v Brumbies 34-27 Canberra
Sat, 12 May 2018 Rebels v Brumbies 27-24 Canberra
Fri, 09 Mar 2018 Rebels v Brumbies 33-10 Melbourne

Rebels overall record against the Brumbies
Played 18 ,Wins 8 ,Losses 10 ,Draws 0

Match Officials and details
Match : Rebels v Brumbies
Date :Friday 7 August
Venue : Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Kick-Off local: 19:05
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant Ref 1:Angus Gardner
Assistant Ref 2:Reuben Keane
TMO :  George Ayoub

Melbourne Rebels

15 Reece Hodge (cc), 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Campbell Magnay, 12 Matt Toomua (cc), 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Andrew Deegan, 9 Frank Lomani, 8 Isi Naisarani, 7 Brad Wilkin, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Trevor Hosea, 4 Matt Philip, 3 Jermaine Ainsley, 2 Jordan Uelese, 1 Cameron Orr.

Replacements: 16 Efitusi Ma’afu, 17 Cabous Eloff, 18 Pone Fa’amaluli, 19 Michael Stolberg, 20 Richard Harwick, 21 Rob Leota, 22 James Tuttle, 23 Billy Meakes

Brumbies

15 Tom Banks, 14 Solomone Kata, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Irae Simone, 11 Andy Muirhead, 10 Bayley Kuenzie, 9 Joe Powell, 8 Pete Samu, 7 Tom Cusack, 6 Rob Valetini, 5 Nick Frost, 4 Darcy Swain, 3 Allan Alaalatoa(c), 2 Folau Fainga’a, 1 Scott Sio

Replacements: 16 Connal McInerney, 17 Harry lloyd, 18 Tom Ross, 19 Will Miller, 20 Ben Hyne, 21 Ryan Lonergan, 22 Mack Hansen, 23 Len Ikitau

Waratahs v Reds Super Rugby Preview

The Waratahs have played the Reds 32 times in Super rugby since 1996 and the Waratahs have won 18 matches, lost 13 times and drawn oncee.

The Waratahs 18 wins out of 32 matches gives them a record of winning 56% of their matches against the Reds regardless of venue.

This weekend the match will be played in Sydney which is home for the Waratahs and the venue where the teams have met 15 times.

In those 15 matches played in Sydney the Waratahs have won 9 matches and lost 6. This gives the Waratahs a record of winning 60% of their matches against the Reds at home.

The average score when the Waratahs play the Reds in Sydney is : Waratahs 24 Reds 16.

The Waratahs have won the last five matches against the Reds in Sydney and the Reds have not won in the city since 2013.

The Bookies have given the Waratahs a 5 point start for this Match – click HERE to see the latest odds.

Average score: Waratahs 23 Reds 19

Last five results
Sat, 18 May 2019 Waratahs v Reds 40-32 Brisbane
Sat, 09 Mar 2019 Waratahs v Reds 28-17 Sydney
Sat, 02 Jun 2018 Waratahs v Reds 52-41 Brisbane
Sat, 14 Apr 2018 Waratahs v Reds 37-16 Sydney
Sat, 29 Apr 2017 Waratahs v Reds 29-26 Brisbane

Waratahs overall record against the Reds
Played 32,Wins 18 , Losses 13 ,Draws 1

Match Officials and details
Date : Saturday 8 August
Venue : Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Kick-Off local: 19:15
Referee: Damon Murphy
Assistant Ref 1:Amy Perrett
Assistant Ref 2:Jordan Way
TMO : George Ayoub

Teams

Waratahs

15 Jack Maddocks, 14 James Ramm, 13 Lalakai Foketi, 12 Karmichael Hunt, 11 Alex Newsome, 10 Will Harrison, 9 Jake Gordon, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Lachie Swinton, 5 Rob Simmons (captain), 4 Ned Hanigan, 3 Harry Johnson-Holmes, 2 Tom Horton, 1 Tom Robertson

Replacements: 16 Andrew Tuala, 17 Angus Bell, 18 Tetera Faulkner, 19 Tom Staniforth/Jed Holloway, 20 Hugh Sinclair, 21 Mitch Short, 22 Joey Walton, 23 Ben Donaldson

Reds

15 Jock Campbell, 14 Jordan Petaia, 13 Hunter Paisami, 12 Hamish Stewart, 11 Filipo Daugunu, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Scott Malolua, 8 Harry Wilson, 7 Liam Wright, 6 Angus Scott-Young, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 4 Angus Blyth, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 Dane Zander

Replacements: 16 Alex Mafi, 17 Jack Straker, 18 Zane Nonggorr, 19 Tuaina Taii Tualima, 20 Fraser McReight, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Bryce Hegarty, 23 Josh Flook