Tate McDermott’s best game of the season was all for nothing when his penalty-prone Queensland Reds crashed 52-24 to the ACT Brumbies on Saturday night.
The Brumbies rejoiced after their first victory at Suncorp Stadium since 2015 snapped a seven-game losing streak at the Reds’ fortress.
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The dire spin-off for the Reds is that their woeful 2-5 start to Super Rugby Pacific leaves them in eighth spot and barely holding on to a quarter-final spot.
“The most penalised team in Super Rugby” is a lamentable tag because every week the Reds pledge to do something about it, the disease spreads.
In this loss in the rain, it was the stupid red card for a clumsy head contact by lock Angus Blyth and a rash of penalties for offsides, obstruction, scrum infringements and breakdown flaws.
The Reds led…
