VALENTINE OUT OF REDS TRIAL

[RugbyWA]

Emirates Western Force recruit Josh Valentine has been ruled out of tonight’s final pre-season clash with the Queensland Reds with a hamstring strain...

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[force addict]

C O'Y is out too. JT gets the #9 jersey. wow so he and a kalamunda captain get the #9 roles. all the best

[travelling_gerry]

Gits to #9?

Who's going to run on for the academy team?

[BaldCunus]

good test of depth early on hope both Valentine and C O'Y are good for Round 1

[Burgs]

"Force Send Urgent SOS to Henjak to Beat Halfback Blues"...

No wonder Mitch hasn't got any hair!

[AndyS]

We aren't the only ones with problems - here is another solution I suppose!
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Italy have given Mauro Bergamasco the scrum-half jersey for Saturday's Six Nations opener against England.

The Stade Francais flanker, 29, takes the number nine jersey after Pablo Canavosio, Simone Piccone and Pietro Travagli were all ruled out injured.

Bergamasco, who has never played at scrum-half for Italy, has been working on his passing and kicking in training.

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[Burgs]

A bit off track, but having played all my Schooldays working my backwards in the back five of the scrum I played two Yr12 1st XV matches as Scrumhalf, was the "funnest" matches I ever played and was definitley a fourth Loosie and not a Halfback! We had two replacement #9's injured and our starter in detention so it was finally the big fellas time to shine
Loved it.

[goony]

apparently the force have brought in a kid they are looking at from nsw into the academy team to cover the loss of valentine...

[Thequeerone]

Offical Teams for both Games from QLD rugby site - they don't have a ticker - so no sign of match updates will check again later:

This will be the QR Reds last hitout before they leave for South Africa to begin their 2009 Super 14 campaign.

The teams:
QR Reds Western Force

1 Greg Holmes - Sunnybank
2 Sean Hardman - Brothers
3 Dayna Edwards - Sunnybank
4 Van Humphries - Souths
5 Adam Byrnes - University
6 Scott Higginbotham - Wests
7 Daniel Braid - Sunshine Coast Stingrays
8 Leroy Houston - Norths
9 Ben Lucas - Sunnybank
10 Quade Cooper - Souths
11 Digby Ioane - Sunnybank
12 Berrick Barnes (c) - Wests
13 Morgan Turinui - Sunshine Coast Stingrays
14 Brando Va’aulu - Sunnybank
15 Peter Hynes - GPS

16 Saia Faingaa - Souths
17 Laurie Weeks - University
18 Robert Simmons - Sunnybank
19 Poutasi Luafutu - Wests
20 Will Genia - Norths
21 Anthony Faingaa - Souths
22 Blair Connor - Norths


1 Pek Cowan
2 Tai McIsaac
3 AJ Whalley
4 Pat O’Connor
5 Nathan Sharpe (c)
6 Tamaiti Horua
7 David Pocock
8 Richard Brown
9 Justin Turner
10 Matt Giteau
11 Drew Mitchell
12 Junior Pelesasa
13 Josh Tatupu
14 Haig Sare
15 Cameron Shepherd

Luke Holmes
Gareth Hardy
Tom Hockings
Matt Hodgson
Aaron Murphy
James O’Connor
Nick Cummins
Kieran Longbottom
Scott Daruda

The curtain raiser is the Reds 2nd XV v the Force Academy, kicking off at 5:30pm:
Reds 2nd XV Force Academy

1 Ben Daley - Reds/Gold Coast Breakers
2 James Hanson - Reds/University
3 Jack Kennedy - Reds/Souths
4 Liam Shaw - Brothers
5 Alastair Davidson - Souths
6 Cameron Bracewell - Gold Coast Breakers
7 Andrew Shaw - QAS Reds Academy/Brothers
8 Mitch Francis - Gold Coast Breakers
9 Brendan McKibbin - Academy/Brothers
10 Jono Lance - Academy/University
11 Rod Davies - Reds/GPS
12 Ben Tapuai - Academy / Gold Coast Breakers
13 Brett Gillespie- Academy/Brothers
14 Dom Shipperley - Academy / Brothers
15 Mark McLinden - Reds/Sunnybank
16 James Charalambous - Academy/Easts
17 Albert Anae - Academy/Sunnybank
18 Shon Siemonek - Sunshine Coast Stingrays
19 John Norton - Gold Coast Breakers
20 Mark Swanepoel - Academy/University
21 Albert Vuli Vuli - Souths
22 Elih Baillie - Academy/Brothers
23 Mitch Wade - University




1 Troy Takiari
2 Ben Whittaker
3 Ben Castle
4 David Pusey
5 Brent Murphy
6 Richard Stanford
7 Flip Manu
8 Mark Schmidt
9 Aaron Murphy
10 James O'Connor
11 Conrad Gillingham
12 Scott Daruda
13 Zac Holmes
14 Adam D'arcy
15 Dane Haylett-Petty

16 Ryan Tyrrell
17 Brendan O'Dea
18 Fa'atu Faiuma
19 Alex Rovira
20 Nick Phipps
21 David Paurini
22 Tuki Muli
23 Heremia Te Aute


QR Reds coach Phil Mooney has named Peter Hynes at fullback for the match, as selectors continue to experiment with the back three.

The versatile Hynes, last year's Wallaby Rookie of the Year, will wear No 15 to give Brando Va'aulu a chance to play wing for the first time this season.

Mooney said it will also allow him to give recent league converts and fullback candidates Mark McLinden and Rod Davies more game time in the curtain raiser match against the Force Academy.

The Reds have opted to rest Hugh McMeniman from the match.

Western Force Coach John Mitchell has named a strong 24-man line-up, with Wallabies Matt Giteau, James O’Connor and Nathan Sharpe making their first appearance for the 2009 season.

Sharpe will be joined in the second row by Brisbane boy Pat O’Connor, who has recovered from a hamstring strain and will play his first match on Australian soil since 2006.

Teenage Wallaby James O’Connor has been named on a nine-man reserves bench, but will also play in the curtain raiser.

Gates Open: 5pm

Main Game: 7pm


The guys in blue I've never heard of before are they from clubland in the West ?

[BDAVEY]

tOO EARLY FOR INJURIES......please

[BDAVEY]

Stannard is playing down the coast give me a call......... to renew his membership as he wont get much time at the Brumbies either He was ok

[robyn <3]

Thats no good! We have to wait til next Friday to hear/see Valentine and Gits. Will he be OK for next friday?

Good luck to Justin starting! and Murphy

[BDAVEY]

JT will do a great job I saw him play for the Aust School boys last year in Brissy prob one of the standout players of the day really good pass and gutse