Round 12 saw a return to the derbies as the four Australian teams battled it out over the weekend.
The Queensland Reds took down the ACT Brumbies, while the Western Force showed their class against the NSW Waratahs in Sydney.
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A great battle across the front-row as Slipper and Nonggorr went head-to-head on Saturday.
Both had their moments coming up with key ruck turnovers, while Nonggorr did plenty of hard work with 14 tackles.
Meanwhile, Paenga-Amosa was superb, and one of the Force’s best carries in the win over the Waratahs, while also going 10/10 at lineout.
A battle of old v young ball as the locks went try for try early on in the Reds win.
Salakaia-Loto’s physicality was a massive weapon for the Reds in the win, further adding to his game.
For Shaw, it was a spectacular period of the game that won him selection over Seru Uru, nabbing four straight opposition throws from Matt Faessler to suffocate their attack and set up the Brumbies comeback.
Another split across the teams, with McReight arguably the player of the round with his three recorded turnovers (and a few more that weren’t).
Valetini’s hulking frame helped inspire the Brumbies back into the lead, crashing over from short for one of several big carries over the advantage line.
Samu was one of the few bright spots for the Waratahs and one of the few to threaten in attack, while teammate Angus Scott-Young is an honourable mention for his 32 tackles in defeat.
Another clean sweep for the Force duo as the NSW-born pair made their former club pay.
Robertson was the mastermind at the base of the ruck with five line break assists on a night filled with attacking opportunities.
He was joined by Donaldson, who consistently broke through the Waratahs defence, whether with his carries or masterful distribution.
Reds duo Kalani Thomas and Harry McLaughlin-Phillips were also superb, stepping up with more seasoned Wallabies on the sidelines.
Feliuai won the battle of the Wallaby hopefuls at inside centre, making timely plays for the Brumbies.
His strong ball-carrying ability created both second half tries, one of which he took himself after backing up his own half break phases later.
Flook was solid on the other side, showing the pace to out-gun Ryan Lonergan to Kalani Thomas’ grubber for a try right before half-time, shortly after he delivered a beautiful clearing kick that flipped the field.
The Force duo of Pietsch and Grealy ran riot against the Waratahs on Friday.
Pietsch finished with a double, with his second set up by a lovely flick pass from Grealy, who had a game-high 193 metres carries and three line breaks (tied with Pietsch).
Ryan bests teammate Filipo Daugunu, always looking a threat with the ball in hand after his three-tackle bust performance.
1. James Slipper
2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa
3. Zane Nonggorr
4. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
5. Lachlan Shaw
6. Rob Valetini
7. Fraser McReight
8. Pete Samu
9. Henry Robertson
10. Ben Donaldson
11. Dylan Pietsch
12. David Feliuai
13. Josh Flook
14. Tim Ryan
15. Mac Grealy
