THE Waratahs’ will not only have to contend with suffering a heavy loss to the Reds to kick off their Super Rugby AU campaign, but are also sweating on the injury to captain Jake Gordon and a possible ban for Izaia Perese following his red card.
Head coach Rob Penney struggled to find any positives from the trip to the Suncorp Stadium, as the Reds claimed a five-try 41-7 victory in Brisbane.
After Michael Hooper and Rob Simmons completed moves overseas, scrum-half Gordon took up the captaincy duties last month but could now miss the majority of the competition with what the ‘Tahs fear is a ...