Super Rugby Pacific 2023 | Waratahs v Fijian Drua | Rd 13 Highlights

Super Rugby Pacific 2023 | Waratahs v Fijian Drua | Rd 13 Highlights
With finals looming, the NSW Waratahs have continued their strong form in Super Rugby Pacific, earning their fourth win on the trot against the Fijian Drua, capturing a crucial bonus point in Sydney on Saturday night.
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[@BigBlack81]

Drua and Tahs put on a game like this? Good for the competition. ✊🏿

[@JTM1809]

Great win by the 'Tahs, I'm genuinely relieved. Man, Drua are a legit team. They are improving fast.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Yes,. They have been impressive this year. Certainly no easy beats

[@waynedrummond6583]

As a kiwi who played rugby since 5 yrs of age, I must congratulate the Tah's strong ball skills improvement. Keep it up fellas. You don't score without the pill.

[@nelsonpanapa6597]

😂😂😂

[@fijiguy08]

Honestly the Drua is an amazing team and the difference in the number 10 clearly shows here.

[@MatW4606]

How about those offloads in the tries from the Waratahs those were absolutely next level !

[@emosijougavule2561]

Especially Max Jorgensen, that kid is a handful package for the Wallabies backline.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Yes. Spectacular

[@JTM1809]

‘Tahs showing some Fijian flair to honor the guests. Very Appropriate.

[@jayking1892]

Yea..thought the Fijians were in blue😅🙌

[@khalidahemad3644]

Great drua... we can still make it to top 8... with 2 bonus points win at home...

[@emosijougavule2561]

Possibility is there but hope we don't end up like how we lose the Bbts when playing Rebels on our home turf despite the win.

[@Samizouza]

Force and Highlanders also have to lose their games for the Drua to be back into the top eight even with two bonus point wins at home.

[@ilaisasilimaibau-rx4wo]

Congratulations Waratahs. Vinaka Drua, tovolea tale.

[@subhuman119]

Whats funny is that all those people that say the UK and France comps are out shinning Super Rugby or that Super Rugby is dead. This game proves that it's not, it proves that Australian teams are still and always will be competitive (Example, the Force beating the Brumbies, the Reds beating the Chiefs last week). The Drua are only getting better and will prove to be a major headache for teams in the coming years.

[@Sloppyjoe7390]

Yeh but you got to remember those wins were against a team that was resting half their players and their best players at that, wallabies and all blacks

[@qwalitala1924]

​@@Sloppyjoe7390 Yes you a definetley correct, like a Hurricanes side laced with All Blacks for example Ardie Savea, Julian Savea, Barrett and a few other All Blacks. Hurricanes rested all their All Blacks stars and put out all their development players mentioned above and lost to the Drua, wow imagine if all their All Blacks star players had played, they could have won.

[@juniorgavidi7218]

​@@qwalitala1924 you must be joking or trying to find an excuse to let the canes loss go through. If you watched the drua and canes match you will see that all the players you mentioned was their starting line up. Rest easy with your loss bro

[@jakeclough8090]

Lol the top British, Irish and french teams are way ahead, did you watch that Leinster v La Rochelle game, the standard is just crazy. I’m English right so I have no bias here. I watch some of the different European rugby and the super rugby. Saracens are good, probably a top 5 team in super rugby but the likes of La Rochelle and Leinster are just out of this world, they are for sure better than the chiefs or crusaders right now. And to be fair the crusaders have a lot of injuries but the competition level in Europe is jussi a lot higher. At domestic level in the premiership and top 14 you have to be competitive to win every game. They play more games, they’re better physically and defensively. And at international level it is more competitive.

[@morris9337]

Not seen one person ever say that yet

[@chinmayhejmadi7902]

Good job missing the crucial try that made it 25-18

[@JustNate365]

Was a big carry from from Gleeson too

[@JaemanEdwards]

Very shoddy editing

[@Ravlow23]

Great game Drua, Imagine playing against the big names in the super rugby is not easy,keep it up!

[@mauricegarvey4631]

Had to double back and check at the end, for a missed try, which was a try bonus point score

[@Samizouza]

As competitive as the Drua have been, they really need to play smart and make the right decisions whenever they have the penalty instead of running it from behind their own 22 most of the time. Especially whenever they're on the road with valuable points on offer off the tee.

[@Drifty325i]

Great game from both teams

[@venianarabua437]

Drua all the way 💪🇫🇯

[@billbolt3115]

The Tahs backline outplay the Drua backline with sublime skills and passing together with smart footy.

[@Sammy-rd8qy]

Who was that player who wanted to do a quick tap and run in the last 6 minutes ...can't he just damn wait for our 10 to kick and gain 40 to 50 meters then regroup and attack when we're near the Waratahs try line ....they need to learn patience rugby and use ther brain.. the brain is a terrible thing to waste ....Why do the quick tab 10 meters behind your own try line ... can Fiji at list try and use their God given brain and not play without it for the rest of the round ..we have the habit of trying to rush the game without taking a break and just try using the brain . ...it's all about unorthodox rugby for us ..

[@lone_drifter.9576]

Not enough Brain unfortunately. So much talent sega soti tiko na brain. Leqa makawa

[@MatW4606]

That’s their playing style unfortunately. They play like it’s rugby 7s with no thinking ahead. The coaches have tried to teach them structure and patience but it’s hard to break habits by the looks

[@emosijougavule2561]

True, I was fustrated seeing that. They should already know that this is a professional level where we need to enchance set pieces and utilize every opportunity into points.

[@waitahamangi]

Touch Rugby and 7s mentality hard to overcome 😂

[@emosijougavule2561]

@@waitahamangi _🤣😅_

[@naomikaususu9882]

Come to Fiji NSW Waratahs We'll be waiting 😮😅

[@azhartajuddin5359]

Fijian drua ❤

[@Keo.]

It’s suck when the other does your tricks and offloads better 😢 good game

[@6VITU9]

Drua and the main Fiji team always lack finishing when it comes into the oppositions 22. This is where they should be taught to be patient and do some pick and drives to attract in defenders before spreading the ball out wide as we have a chance of breaking first tackles. Also, Fiji and New Zealand rugby are going to change come the world cup as they're already learning unpredictable non structural plays from the Drua in Super Rugby.

[@JaemanEdwards]

Non structured rugby does not win World Cups

[@emosijougavule2561]

Bras remember non-structured rugby will not win games everytime, we need to enhance the utility of using set pieces and be patient.

[@Samizouza]

Non-structured rugby won't always get you wins

[@6VITU9]

Can win games and the only thing needs to change is how they're going to finish it into the oppositions 22. You two blind not to see how the flying Fijians play bavk in the day? They able to beat bigger teams. Just that the coaches nowadays don't know how to utilise that potential.

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@6VITU9 delusional. Fiji never beats any big team. They never will because their mentality is wrong.

[@tpac83]

Now you're skipping tries to show kicks at goal. Amazing.

[@mikescudder4621]

Great game, entertaining rugby! Congrats to both teams...

[@_Opal_Miner_]

Nice crowd.

[@NasinuWarrior85]

Fijians in NSW are dead.

[@frankmercury2833]

Max & Mark running the show. Great combo.

[@vitobaleinadogo8973]

Learn and move on Drua

[@chellebrown7086]

👍thumbs up to the game of rugby, great game 🙃

[@birdiesandbogeys5390]

Drua have potential to be such a good team but too much one out running and unfortunately a pretty dirty team with plenty of off the ball holding and niggle. They need to focus on their structure and set piece and they will be unbelievably good!

[@Samizouza]

They're getting there on set-pieces and structure, just need some intelligent rugby instead of always relying on the tap and run it.

[@JaemanEdwards]

2:48 this tahs player should have got 10min on the sideline for this blatant obstruction

[@hurricanenigel5111]

Yes refs are not consistent

[@lukekubuluvevou5168]

nawaqanitawase is forcing his way into the wallabies world cup squad ...

[@benmatanavou7442]

drua when will you learn to stop playing the ball in your own 22

[@tekootianderson]

Southern hemisphere rugby ✅

[@pastorofmuppets8834]

That would have been great to watch live

[@BenlshTracker]

it was! the fijian fans were lovely too

[@gregorymakap]

Highlights missed a try 😒

[@ganglandprod9527]

Great play by caleb muntz✌😎

[@fijiguy08]

He needs a lot to improve on tbh.

[@timothytomasi8365]

Too bad fiji can only win in there homeground🥺🥺🤦‍♂️🤣

[@ApisaSeru-tr9ui]

Vinaka drua🙏

[@androideditz225]

In Fiji we say win or lose It is only just a game

[@JaemanEdwards]

Losers mentality

[@emosijougavule2561]

Kadina, but this is the professional era where every games means business. Money plays a big part in rugby now days. It is not just the game, thats why you see some big teams use the ref on their side to win games. Money talks here.

[@saveseru6682]

Vinaka DRUA good game

[@matiasaguilera1759]

You forgot to show one try of the Warathas in the higligths

[@darkrusky]

Wondering: is that last try a double movement by Tahs player? Goes off his feet diving then off knees and second attempt at line?

[@josipperosic3533]

He was never held, so no

[@BDK679]

Nasilasila in the second half was not even doing the hard yards, he was just floating around, coach should look into this🤦

[@sting1077]

@4:34 Drua's halfback was dirty Mark scored two tries on them. Really tells you everything you need to about him.

[@nsdkido]

Am a Drua fan, but that Drua halfbackis a mediocre half back at best. Slow ball delivery to his attacking line kills the Drua's momentum. He shouldn't have pushed Mark's head extremely disrespectful, but the Tahs got the last laugh.

[@peterreynolds9867]

So what happened to the try that took the Tahs from 20 to 25 @ 4:58?

[@Dontdisstheguy33]

Jorgensen was lucky the ref didnt penalise him for obstruction

[@emosijougavule2561]

However, he did very well. Especially his one-on-one defence and attack gameplay with offloads.

[@josipperosic3533]

obstruction practically doesnt exist in union anymore

[@troymomma]

Actually a half decent crowd

[@jackieking1522]

All the Aussie teams seem to be playing better than for a long time.... some sort of long term plan coming good?

[@pidoxrush7647]

Inclusion of Fijian Drua I guess. Look at how Australian teams are playing past years and now. Next year NZ teams will have to work hard for their wins.

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

Weird highlights, shows penalties from the first half but 4:55 randomly skips a Tah's try in the second…

[@phillipnatakele5154]

It's OK everyone and thank you for you opinions on this game some It's the ref for one sided game but the world cup is near in three months from now and it will be included all the dirty decisions by refs or biases that we will all witness the game of flying Fijian vs wallabies. Wallabies will have a good bone crunches game they have never experienced before 😁🤣😅

[@jamesyelton11]

when was the last time Fiji beat the Wallabies again? oh yeah... Good luck in the World Cup

[@phillipnatakele5154]

Don't forget Fiji is the underdog in the world cup but they will be upsetting some of the tier one nation in the world cup

[@helpingaccount3116]

I don't like this ref

[@saddammalima8458]

Def biased against the Druas for me but hey let's not say

[@Dontdisstheguy33]

Worst ref ever. Inconsistent

[@Sulu-sw3zo]

@@Dontdisstheguy33 very good ref, he is the best

[@irisregalado3759]

He doesn't like you also 😅