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They accidental there's nary I successful team, but erstwhile Wallabies centre Morgan Turinui says he's disquieted astir however the Queensland Reds volition fare successful a post-Taniela Tupou world.
The squad is, for each intents and purposes, already successful the post-Tupou era.
The injured prop is improbable to marque immoderate starts for the Reds successful Super Rugby Pacific this twelvemonth with a busted Achilles tendon, and next twelvemonth he'll depart for the Melbourne Rebels.
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The 2024 play volition people the archetypal that 'Tongan Thor' hasn't represented the Reds successful Super Rugby since debuting successful 2016.
Tupou's existent lack and impending departure is portion of a wider contented with the squad missing cardinal players to injury.
It has the Reds staring down the tube of an uncertain aboriginal and 1 which Turinui believes volition support manager Brad Thorn scratching his caput for the foreseeable future.
"I'd beryllium disquieted due to the fact that of that cattle successful choky five," Turinui said connected Stan Sport's Between Two Posts.
"Ryan Smith had a busted enarthrosis and played due to the fact that they didn't person immoderate numbers, played well.
"Both Blyths (Angus and Wilson are out). Luke Jones is out. They've got issues determination of people astatine lock.
"And past the post-Taniela Tupou world. Yes, he's missed games previously, but knowing that they conscionable don't person that.
"Super Rugby AU, helium was the crushed they won that competition. He was that bully erstwhile they bushed the Brumbies successful the last a mates of years ago.
"All the mode done that season, helium won scrum penalties, helium was devastating arsenic an enactment carrying the ball, and helium provided energy.
"Even the small guys similar Hamish Stewart, truly fashionable guy, a spot of a glue player, conscionable a small spot of modulation that hasn't travel through.
"That choky 5 thing, that's what's keeping Brad Thorn up astatine night."
Former Wallabies escaped guardant Stephen Hoiles pointed towards that deficiency of extent being a slayer for the Reds and their Super Rugby hopes.
He noted the Hurricanes' quality to brings players from the seat and inactive support their dominance.
The Reds mislaid their circular 1 fixture, 13-47, astatine Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
"Any broadside that goes heavy successful this contention is going to beryllium bringing names similar (Julian Savea) disconnected the bench," said Hoiles.
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"That's however it has to beryllium and that's what you've got to physique your squad to. It's astir apt not wherever we're astatine at the moment.
"I cognize it's circular one, it's not panic stations, but erstwhile you've got injuries, the past happening you're going to person is simply a beardown seat and it's astir apt wherefore the Brumbies came implicit the apical of the 'Tahs and wherefore the Reds fell distant against the 'Canes."
The Reds volition look the Force successful Super Round astatine Melbourne's AAMI Park connected Sunday, March 5.
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