{"id":9511,"date":"2012-03-31T15:42:55","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T13:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-queensland-red-faced-after-another-humbling-defeat\/"},"modified":"2012-03-31T15:42:55","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T13:42:55","slug":"rugby-queensland-red-faced-after-another-humbling-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-queensland-red-faced-after-another-humbling-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Queensland red-faced after another humbling defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONDON, March 31<\/span> (Reuters) – A fired-up Western Force showed
\nlittle sympathy for an injury-ravaged Queensland Reds team as
\nthey thrashed the visiting Super Rugby champions 45-19 in Perth
\non Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Force scored two early tries to charge out to a 21-0
\nlead seven minutes before half-time and twisted the knife with
\nanother three after the break to notch their second win of the
\nseason amid four frustrating losses.<\/p>\n

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

“Very enjoyable game,” Force captain David Pocock said in a
\npitchside interview.<\/p>\n

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“(Inconsistency) is something that we’ve been trying to
\naddress and we’ve been working hard off the field… the
\nchallenge is to back it up next week.”<\/p>\n

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

The Reds, humiliated 61-8 by the Bulls in Pretoria last
\nweek, slumped to their third straight loss and are mired
\nmid-table with a 3-3 record and a clutch of frontline players,
\nincluding key playmaker Quade Cooper, sidelined for weeks.<\/p>\n

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

The Perth-based Force lost to the Melbourne Rebels by a
\npoint the previous week after conceding a 21-point head-start
\nand appeared determined to atone for the slow start, attacking
\nwith abandon from the outset.<\/p>\n

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

Flyhalf James Stannard crossed near the left corner in the
\neighth minute, and although he limped off injured minutes later,
\nthe Force charged on to reap two penalty goals as the
\nout-of-sorts Reds found new and inventive ways to fumble passes,
\nmiss targets and cough up turnovers.<\/p>\n

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

Veteran lock Nathan Sharpe drove over the line from a ruck
\ntwo metres out for the Force’s second try in the 32nd minute.<\/p>\n

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

A rare foray into Force territory saw the Reds awarded a
\npenalty and captain James Horwill wave away a three-point shot
\nat goal.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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