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3rd Jun 2021 5:39 PM | Updated: 5:57 PM
Reds coach Brad Thorn has made no apologies for dumping Super Rugby AU hero Fraser McReight in response to ongoing defensive deficiencies plaguing the Queenslanders.
Despite the Reds last week becoming the first Australian team to beat New Zealand opposition in the new Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition with a 40-34 win over the Chiefs in Townsville, Thorn remains unhappy with Queensland’s defence.
Flanker McReight is the biggest casualty of Thorn’s determination to stop leaking points.
Man of the match in the Reds’ 19-16 Super Rugby AU grand final win over the Brumbies last month, McReight has failed to even retain his bench spot from last weekend for Friday night’s clash against Auckland’s Blues at Suncorp Stadium.
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Straight shooting Reds coach Brad Thorn has given Wallabies hopefuls Seru Uru and Fraser McReight some clear areas for improvement after dropping the loose forward duo from his side to tackle the competition-leading Blues in Brisbane on Friday night.
The inaugural Super Rugby trans-Tasman competition has laid bare the extent of the gulf that still exists between Australia and New Zealand.
Australian sides are 1-14 in the win-loss column after Thorn s Queensland finally broke through last weekend with a wild 40-34 shootout victory over the Chiefs in Townsville.
Seru Uru of the Reds makes a linebreak at GIO Stadium. (Getty)
Chiefs comeback falls short against Reds after McKenzie red card Newshub 5 hrs ago
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Fulltime - Reds 40 Chiefs 34
Wrap - Wow. What a crazy game. The Reds were flawless in the first spell and led 12-3 when McKenzie was sent off. The piled on three more tries and the game looked dead.
Trailing 40-8 with a 17 minutes to go, the Chiefs were electric, opening up the Reds at will in the closing stages and almost pulled off a deadset miracle.
The Reds hung on - just - and the Aussies have their first win of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.