Catch all the Super Rugby Men’s U19 action live and on-demand via Stan Sport and Rugby.com.au’s YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\nMeanwhile, the Western Force battled hard to take down Rugby Victoria, with the Queensland Reds enjoying a first round bye.<\/p>\n
Rugby Australia’s High Performance staff select their Team of the Week from Round One.<\/p>\n
1. Asera Peniata (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Peniata took over the game for the Waratahs as they pushed clear with the win.<\/p>\n
The prop was in damaging form with a double while setting up another try.<\/p>\n
2. Levi Park (ACT Brumbies)<\/p>\n
Park is the lone Brumby after a tough afternoon for the hosts at Viking Park.<\/p>\n
The hooker didn’t miss a throw from his nine attempts and worked hard around the park despite the scoreline.<\/p>\n
3. Arawa Metekingi-Pu-Tamainu (Western Force)<\/p>\n
The Force tight-head was influential in the crucial win amid the tough conditions.<\/p>\n
He constantly trucked the ball over the advantage line and was damaging with his carries.<\/p>\n
4. Enzo Kyle (Western Force)<\/p>\n
Kyle was tireless in withstanding the second-half push from the Victorians. <\/p>\n
The second row combination with Oscar Sio worked excellently together, with either player deserving selection in this team.<\/p>\n
5. Marlee Thomas (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Thomas got in on the fun as the Waratahs’ forward pack was excellent in a big win.<\/p>\n
The second-rower dived over early in the second half as he also showed the playmaking skills to set up another five-pointer.<\/p>\n
6. Leeson Tiakia (Western Force)<\/p>\n
Tiakia’s defence was massive in the near-shutout win for the hosts.<\/p>\n
He didn’t miss a tackle with a team-high 12 to go with two massive turnovers.<\/p>\n
7. Cooper Williams (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Williams was influential all around the park for the Waratahs.<\/p>\n
He was the side’s leading tackler (seven) to go with three tackle busts in a busting 70-minute performance.<\/p>\n
8. Ihakaraia Toko (Rugby Victoria)<\/p>\n
Toko was the shining light for Victoria as they returned to the 16s arena.<\/p>\n
He was the only player on the team with double-digit carries, while winning three big turnovers.<\/p>\n
9. Izak Holmes (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Holmes was the conductor as the Waratahs ran in try after try in Canberra.<\/p>\n
The scrumhalf’s delivery was reliable to set up two breaks, diving over for his own five-pointer.<\/p>\n
10. Kaiawha Heke (Western Force)<\/p>\n
Heke proved to be the difference for the Force in a settled performance from the fly-half.<\/p>\n
He had a hand in four of their five line breaks as well as setting up two tries to quell the Victorian fight.<\/p>\n
11. Benjamin Wright (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
It was a day to remember for the Waratah backline, with Wright starting and finishing a demolition job.<\/p>\n
He was one of several in the backline with multiple line breaks and tackle busts as they tormented the Brumby defence.<\/p>\n
12. Charlie Xuereb (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Xuereb may be relatively new to Rugby, but he looked at home on the weekend.<\/p>\n
The powerful centre racked up the post-contact metres as the Brumbies had few answers.<\/p>\n
13. Payton Tarau (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Tarau was unstoppable at outside centre, recording over 130 metres from his game-high 12 carries.<\/p>\n
His playmaking skills were on full display as he unleashed their talented backline with two try assists.<\/p>\n
14. Asher Chapman (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Chapman was lightning quick for the Waratahs and was a handful all afternoon.<\/p>\n
He finished with a hat-trick as part of a complete performance that saw him record three line breaks and six tackle busts.<\/p>\n
15. Finn Hannon (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Hannon wraps up a complete sweep for the Waratahs in the outside backs, helping himself to 18 points in the win.<\/p>\n
This included a double and a perfect day with the boot, complementing his three line break assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The opening round of the Super Rugby U16s is in the books with two massive games to kick…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85,115413],"class_list":["post-178970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-super-rugby-u16s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}