{"id":8767,"date":"2012-03-10T15:02:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-reds-rattled-by-rebels-but-prevail-in-brisbane\/"},"modified":"2012-03-10T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2012-03-10T13:02:10","slug":"rugby-reds-rattled-by-rebels-but-prevail-in-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-reds-rattled-by-rebels-but-prevail-in-brisbane\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Reds rattled by Rebels but prevail in Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

March 20<\/span> (Reuters) – The Queensland Reds overcame an
\nunexpectedly stiff challenge from the Melbourne Rebels to snatch
\na narrow 11-6 victory and maintain their 100 percent winning
\nstart to the Super Rugby season on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

At times it was difficult to tell which team were defending
\nchampions and who took the wooden spoon last year as the Rebels
\nbelied their underdog status with a battling performance of some
\ncharacter in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with a much improved defensive display, the Rebels
\ndominated possession and field position for the first 50
\nminutes, even if they only had two James O’Connor penalties for
\na 6-3 lead to show for it.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The Reds finally upped the tempo and got over the try line
\nthrough winger Dom Shipperley in the 55th minute after stealing
\nRebels lineout ball, Will Genia showing great patience after the
\nfirst couple of surges were rebuffed.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wallaby scrumhalf showed less patience when he decided
\nto run two eminently kickable penalties over the next five
\nminutes only for the Rebels line to hold, but Mike Harris was
\ncalled up to convert a third and extend the lead to 11-6.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The scare was not over, however, and O’Connor kicked a
\npenalty to touch deep into the Reds’ 22 with three minutes
\nremaining only for replacement home flanker Beau Robinson to
\nsnare the lineout ball.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“It shows we’ve come a long way that we’re disappointed with
\nthat,” said Rebels captain Gareth Delve. “To push the champions
\nso far in their own stadium shows we’re going in the right
\ndirection.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Harris, standing in for the injured Quade Cooper, had missed
\nhis first place kick of the season in the first half after 16
\nsuccessful attempts in the first two victories and missed his
\nthird of the night with a long-range effort as time ran out.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“We knew they’d play well,” said Reds skipper James Horwill
\nafter a third victory of the season. “In the end we’ve just got
\nto keep winning, we keep saying that week to week.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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