Canes run Reds close

Canes run Reds close

1 Mar 2013

Liam Gill guided the Reds to a first victory over the Hurricanes in six years.

The Reds beat the Hurricanes 18 – 12 after leading 11 – 9 at half time.

The match started evenly with penalties being exchanged, before Digby Ioane scored his first try at the Suncorp Stadium in more than 600 days. Rob Simmons, playing in his 50th match, scored on the other side of half time to stretch the Reds’ lead to 9 points.

Beauden Barrett scored the Canes points with four penalties but he missed with three as well.

The Reds’ loose trio lookes the most balanced in the competition, with Liam Gill again impressive.

The Hurricanes finished the stronger and Julian Savea and Conrad Smith combined to come close to scoring in the final minute.

The Canes also had a try denied by the TMO, who ruled a knock on two phases back.

Smith clashed several times with referee Steve Walsh and afterwards described the match as one of the strangest he had played. He said he did not understand a lot of the referee interpretations but did not blame that for the defeat.

He felt the Canes would score and the points would come and was as frustrated in the inability to convert chances into points, as he was with Walsh’s officiating.

Reds captain James Slipper credited the spirit within the squad for the courageous defence to deny the Canes in the final five minutes.

By Richard Ferguson


115 Comments

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  • 51.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:43 pm

    Even Kearnsey reckons the ref is a schooner short of a keg!!!!

  • 52.cane: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:44 pm

    10 to go,

    canes still in with a great show.

  • 53.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:45 pm

    Now Walsh evens up?

  • 54.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:45 pm

    Now if that ain’t a home town bailout decision by the Walsh Waltzing Wagoner then I dunno wtf is anymore

    Stevie gone and sold his soul to his paymasters for couple bags of silver look likes that how it cutting here.

  • 55.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:45 pm

    The posts have hard ons. Keep blocking the balls.

  • 56.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:47 pm

    Walsh is an assimilated criminal.

  • 57.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:48 pm

    Is he Irish?

  • 58.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:49 pm

    Canes finishing much stronger wonder if Walshy gonna be able to legitimately bring his Brisbane bro’ s home

  • 59.CSI:Rugby: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:49 pm

    Walsh imo has murdered this game. I was looking forward to an open running rugby affair.

  • 60.willievz: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:51 pm

    And I thought the Canes were Keo’s favourites to win the tournament?

    Go figure.

  • 61.cane: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:51 pm

    nail bitting stuff.

  • 62.cane: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:52 pm

    bitting = biting.

  • 63.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:52 pm

    KNock on my ***!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 64.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:53 pm

    The Leads are plumbing!!

  • 65.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:55 pm

    Come on Reds hold on.

  • 66.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:56 pm

    This is the worst officiating since Whiney Barnes or any Irish referee!

  • 67.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:57 pm

    How’s that Walshy to the reds rescue once again this starting to look ominously embarrassing to any non partisan rugby fanatics looking in

  • 68.King dingeling: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:57 pm

    Jeez no offloads in the tackle so far with 8 to go, that’s unlike any NZ side

  • 69.CSI:Rugby: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:58 pm

    Deadset, Walsh, let the boys play. Killed what could have been an open game.

  • 70.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:58 pm

    C’mon the Canes FFS. Have them by 1…….

    Please……win this.

  • 71.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:59 pm

    Thanx QC you boofhead!!

  • 72.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 13:59 pm

    Could this be…………………….?

  • 73.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:00 pm

    QC a poor man’s Spencer!!

  • 74.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:00 pm

    Reds plugging holes all 30 thumbs plus an extra 2 by ref wasn’t enough to keep the **** from busting open eventually

  • 75.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:02 pm

    So what tmo gonna give another reds bailout ?

  • 76.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:02 pm

    No. Suckpants. C’mon Canes…….

  • 77.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:02 pm

    @AiDoc-73: What did he do?

    @skopdiekan-74: Canes score?

  • 78.King dingeling: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:02 pm

    This game is not for Canes to win

  • 79.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:03 pm

    Walsh has to go!!!!

  • 80.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:04 pm

    Great pass! Walsh extricate that

  • 81.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:05 pm

    Hang ten…..HG has not started warming up yet. There is still hope… I have seen the Canes win in the dying seconds more than once in the past…..

  • 82.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:05 pm

    This the ultimate collusion of cockup crooked officiating I think I seen in SR yet and they say rugby ain’t a bookies dream

  • 83.cane: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:05 pm

    1 and a half to go.

  • 84.skopdiekan: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:07 pm

    Last throw of the dice Canes and they manage to fck it up

    Well done Walshie MoM performance that

  • 85.King dingeling: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:07 pm

    F#** Canes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stupid handling mistakes

  • 86.wallabie.: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:07 pm

    82 Skop

    Much like the home refs in the republic hey?

  • 87.CSI:Rugby: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:08 pm

    Hard luck Cane

    Next time mate

    Walsh u muppet

  • 88.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:08 pm

    What stupid play from the Canes scrummy, bloody AAAgent!!!

  • 89.Gtown: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:08 pm

    lekker reds!! 6 points is close enough… had them at 8 for the bru.

  • 90.Hop Hop Spinnekop: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:09 pm

    The poor officiating continues.

  • 91.AiDoc: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:09 pm

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  • 92.Angostura: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:10 pm

    {koff, koff}

  • 93.wallabie.: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:10 pm

    So far 3/3.
    Had reds by 5
    Blues by 8
    Tahs by 10

  • 94.Hop Hop Spinnekop: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:12 pm

    Eaton plays better with his trailer trash look.

  • 95.cane: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:16 pm

    @CSI:Rugby-87:

    Them’s the breaks.

    We had the opportunity. But just could not put da Reds away.

    Full and unreserved credit to the Reds for stoutly defending their line.

    Neither of these two Teams look like Championship material.

    But that won’t stop me hoping.
    l

  • 96.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:18 pm

    @wallabie.-93: Great stuff

    Had reds by 7
    Blues by 5
    Tahs by 10

  • 97.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:18 pm

    @cane-95: Dude what the hell has happened to Perenara and Taylor? Losing me SERIOUS fantasy points. I really thought the Canes would cook this year…

  • 98.CSI:Rugby: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:19 pm

    Eaton, Franks, Perenara, Barrett, Bateman, Taylor, Leiua all had **** to below average games. Savea, Smith, Toomaga-Allen, Shields, Vito outstanding.

    Canes backs were way too flat, nullified by Reds rush defence.

  • 99.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:20 pm

    @CSI:Rugby-98: Vito played well? Perhaps I should buy him… Would you recommend Shields or Vito? Considering Shields will be cheaper.

  • 100.CSI:Rugby: Reply to this comment
    1 Mar 2013, 14:23 pm

    Bagel

    Shields was outstanding. My MVP for a losing side. He is a legit out and out footballer.

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