2011 Super 15 Draw

[Lance Free]

The 2011 Super 15 draw is attached.

 

[Sydney Wallabies]

We're playing Melbourne away first up.

Geez, we better not be the first team to lose this mob.

I hate losing to Melbourne in anything.

 

[meatsack]

Well Reds miss Highlanders and Sharks... Not sure how I feel about that.

 

[Lance Free]

Depends whether they're away or not?

 

[Boomy]

Good to see there's a few Sunday arvo games for the Aus teams in 2011....2 featuring the Reds at home .

Week 1 Reds vs Force
Week 9 Brumbies v Force
Week 15 Reds vs Crusaders

 

[Sydney Wallabies]

Home team is listed first so the Tahs travel to land of the Mexicans first up.

 

[Tiger]

I reckon that unless the SA teams apart from the Bulls/Stormers increase their competitiveness, what we'll probably see is the Bulls/Stormers dominate the SA conference, finishing with really high points overall. That will mean those SA teams will probably get home finals which is crucial.

 

[Blue]

I reckon that unless the SA teams apart from the Bulls/Stormers increase their competitiveness, what we'll probably see is the Bulls/Stormers dominate the SA conference, finishing with really high points overall. That will mean those SA teams will probably get home finals which is crucial.

Don't be so sure. The Bulls and WP are not exactly dominating in the Currie Cup at the mo.

The Lions and Cheetahs are playing fantastic rugby. These teams battle with travel. They know how to beat the other locals though.

The Bulls and Stormers will be powerful when they have their full rosters, but the Sharks will have better 10's next year and a very, very good pack. The Cheetahs are good for a couple of wins and if the Lions keep gettign better they could beat one of the big 3. John Mitchell is doing some fantastic work.

SA derbies are scary things.

 

[Bowside]

Would I be correct in saying that if every team played every other team instead of missing 2 games, the competition would only take 2 more weeks. Or would there have to be mroe byes and it would take longer?

Because realistically I'd like to see 2 more weeks of rugby, I understand next year because of the WC, but after that I dont see why you would'nt?

 

[Tiger]

Is it because it would interfere too much with NPC and Currie Cup? I seem to recall that there was some pretty significant resistance to lengthening the comp to what it will be next year and that was the reason why.

 

[PaarlBok]

Don't be so sure. The Bulls and WP are not exactly dominating in the Currie Cup at the mo.

The Lions and Cheetahs are playing fantastic rugby. These teams battle with travel. They know how to beat the other locals though.

The Bulls and Stormers will be powerful when they have their full rosters, but the Sharks will have better 10's next year and a very, very good pack. The Cheetahs are good for a couple of wins and if the Lions keep gettign better they could beat one of the big 3. John Mitchell is doing some fantastic work.

SA derbies are scary things.

The Lions only a third of the personel available to John Mitchell in the franchise. Pumas doing well also with their budget and the Leopards maybe wooden spoon in the Premier CC league but their U21s in the top three and their U19s have just beaten the only andefeated WP team on Newlands on the weekend. You can bet Mitchell will build his new franchise into something special, he have all the raw material to do this. Cheetahs = Cheetahs + Griquas, one in third the other in six spot and if Naka can make a 1+1=3 with that lot, they wont be easy beats. Pretty sure this conferense home and away schedule will fit the likes of the Cheetahs and Lions much better. The Sharks , well look at the CC log at the moment.

 

[stoff]

Interesting to see that every Rebels home game is on a Friday night. Probably not a bad move trying to establish that, especially given most Friday night AFL matches are over the other side of the city at Etihad. I think it will give some good scope to get some decent marketing push behind it as a bit of a Friday night destination, especially with the long daylight and warm weather early in the season.

 

[Lee Grant]

The Waratahs miss the Stormers and Hurricanes, but on the other hand would have preferred to play the Bulls and Crusaders at home - not away.

The Tahs bean counters will not be happy because the Cheetahs and Lions are not big crowd pullers and the Highlanders would be the least popular of the 5 Kiwi teams. The Chiefs would be the biggest crowd puller of non-Oz teams.

 

[Lance Free]

There's a longer six team finals series this time as well over a three week period.

(Not forgeting the 3 week international window between the end of the comp and the finals to finish in August)

 

[darkhorse]

I think the brumbies will be pretty happy with their draw. Missing out on playing the bulls will be huge (tho I think they’ll start to decline soon) and the blues, who I think will be the most dangerous NZ this year if they can find a little consistency.

Also getting the stormers at home, the sharks away but not at altitude and the cheetahs.

 

[Scarfman]

Faark! I was really looking forward to the Melbourne trip. First game up, new stadium, and I'll be in Scotland.

You blokes have got to get a G&GR tour going.

 

[RugbyFuture]

dissapointed in the logo

 

[Slim 293]

Brumbies first opening round home game since 2005...

And they avoid playing the Bulls during the regular season...

Pretty good result...

 

[Slim 293]

dissapointed in the logo

It is fairly crap...

 

[PaarlBok]

Super Rugby draw


Week 1

Friday, 18 February
Hurricanes vs Highlanders
Rebels vs Waratahs

Saturday, 19 February
Blues vs Crusaders
Brumbies vs Chiefs
Sharks vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Bulls

Sunday, 20 February
Reds vs Force

Bye: Stormers

Week 2

Friday, 25 February
Highlanders vs Chiefs
Rebels vs Brumbies
Cheetahs vs Bulls

Saturday 26 February
Hurricanes vs Crusaders
Waratahs vs Reds
Sharks vs Blues
Stormers vs Lions

Bye: Force

Week 3

Friday, 4 March
Crusaders vs Waratahs
Lions vs Blues

Saturday, 5 March
Chiefs vs Rebels
Brumbies vs Reds
Force vs Sharks
Stormers vs Cheetahs
Bulls vs Highlanders

Bye: Hurricanes

Week 4

Friday, 11 March
Crusaders vs Brumbies
Rebels vs Sharks
Stormers vs Highlanders

Saturday, 12 March
Hurricanes vs Chiefs
Force vs Blues
Cheetahs vs Lions

Byes: Bulls, Reds, Waratahs

Week 5

Friday, 18 March
Chiefs vs Sharks
Reds vs Rebels

Saturday, 19 March
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Blues vs Hurricanes
Waratahs vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Force
Bulls vs Stormers

Byes: Brumbies

Week 6

Friday, 25 March
Crusaders vs Sharks
Rebels vs Hurricanes

Saturday, 26 March
Reds vs Cheetahs
Chiefs vs Blues
Brumbies vs Waratahs
Stormers vs Force
Bulls vs Lions

Byes: Highlanders

Week 7

Friday, 1 April
Highlanders vs Brumbies
Waratahs vs Chiefs

Saturday, 2 April
Blues vs Cheetahs
Hurricanes vs Bulls
Force vs Rebels
Lions vs Reds
Sharks vs Stormers

Bye: Crusaders

Week 8

Friday, 8 April
Highlanders vs Cheetahs

Saturday 9 April
Crusaders vs Bulls
Brumbies vs Hurricanes
Force vs Waratahs
Stormers vs Reds
Sharks vs Lions

Byes: Blues, Chiefs, Rebels

Week 9

Friday, 15 April
Chiefs vs Crusaders
Rebels vs Highlanders
Blues vs Waratahs
Reds vs Bulls

Saturday, 16 April
Lions vs Stormers
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes

Sunday, 17 April
Brumbies vs Force

Byes: Sharks

Week 10

Friday, 22 April
Blues vs Rebels

Saturday, 23 April
Crusaders vs Highlanders
Reds vs Waratahs
Force vs Bulls
Sharks vs Hurricanes
Lions vs Chiefs

Byes: Brumbies, Cheetahs, Stormers

Week 11

Friday, 29 April
Highlanders vs Blues
Hurricanes vs Reds
Waratahs vs Rebels

Saturday, 30 April
Force vs Crusaders
Cheetahs vs Brumbies
Bulls vs Chiefs
Stormers vs Sharks

Bye: Lions

Week 12

Friday, 6 May
Hurricanes vs Blues
Rebels vs Reds
Lions vs Cheetahs

Saturday, 7 May
Chiefs vs Highlanders
Waratahs vs Force
Stormers vs Crusaders
Sharks vs Brumbies

Bye: Bulls

Week 13

Friday, 13 May
Highlanders vs Hurricanes
Reds vs Blues
Chiefs vs Stormers

Saturday, 14 May
Brumbies vs Lions
Bulls vs Rebels
Cheetahs vs Crusaders

Byes: Force, Sharks, Waratahs

Week 14

Friday, 20 May
Blues vs Stormers

Saturday, 21 May
Crusaders vs Chiefs
Waratahs vs Lions
Force vs Brumbies
Cheetahs vs Rebels
Sharks vs Bulls

Byes: Hurricanes, Highlanders, Reds

Week 15

Friday, 27 May
Hurricanes vs Force
Highlanders vs Lions

Saturday, 28 May
Brumbies vs Stormers
Sharks vs Waratahs
Bulls vs Cheetahs

Sunday, 29 May
Reds vs Crusaders

Byes: Blues, Chiefs, Rebels

Week 16

Friday, 3 June
Highlanders vs Force
Rebels vs Stormers
Bulls vs Waratahs

Saturday, 4 June
Hurricanes vs Lions
Blues vs Chiefs
Reds vs Brumbies
Cheetahs vs Sharks

Bye: Crusaders

Week 17

Friday, 10 June
Chiefs vs Hurricanes
Brumbies vs Rebels

Saturday, 11 June
Crusaders vs Blues
Waratahs vs Highlanders
Force vs Reds
Lions vs Sharks
Stormers vs Bulls

Byes: Cheetahs

Week 18

Friday, 17 June
Blues vs Highlanders
Rebels vs Force
Chiefs vs Reds
Crusaders vs Hurricanes

Saturday, 18 June
Waratahs vs Brumbies
Bulls vs Sharks
Cheetahs vs Stormers

Byes: Lions

The Finals

Week 1

Friday-Saturday, 24-25 June
Qualifier 1 – Team 3 vs Team 6
Qualifier 2 – Team 4 vs Team 5

Byes: Team 1 and Team 2

Week 2

Friday-Saturday, 1-2 July
Semi 1 – Team 1 vs Lowest ranked qualifier winner
Semi 2 – Team 2 vs Highest ranked qualifier winner

Week 3

Saturday, 9 July
Final – Winner of semi 1 vs Winner of semi 2