Super Rugby 2017: matches not involving Australian teams

[waiopehu oldboy]

 

[Dan54]

Geez the pricks can run with the ball, kick with both feet, Jordie was pretty good at cricket ,and it seems on days off in SA one of them just has to rub a little more into us ordinary mortals
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/95154771/hurricanes-no-10-beauden-barrett-nails-holeinone-ahead-of-super-rugby-semifinal

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Charlie Ngatai in for the Duck, Tribe 23 otherwise unchanged:

Chiefs (15-1): Damian McKenzie, Tim Nanai-Williams, Anton Lienert-Brown, Charlie Ngatai, James Lowe, Aaron Cruden (co-c), Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Michael Leitch, Sam Cane (co-c), Liam Messam, Brodie Retallick, Mitchell Brown, Nepo Laulala, Nathan Harris, Kane Hames. Reserves (16-23): Liam Polwart, Aidan Ross, Atu Moli, Dominic Bird, Lachlan Boshier, Finlay Christie, Stephen Donald, Shaun Stevenson.

 

[Braveheart81]

I thought Stephen Donald was bloody good last weekend. Jeez he made some good runs really hitting the line with aggression.

 

[Quick Hands]

SA wasn't guaranteed 2 QFs as Jaguares are in one of their pools and could of got one of the spots. Geez with Aus getting a home QF I think you should fall to your knees and thank whoever negotiated for Aus!!

No way we deserved a home QF but at least one to each country has been there since day one. The two SA conferences and thus the two QFs came in with S18 and is responsible to a significant extent for the problems now being experienced.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Lions unchanged:

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Kwagga Smith, 6 Jaco Kriel (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen

Substitutes: 16 Akker vd Merwe, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Johannes Jonker, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Cyle Brink, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Sylvian Mahuza


Coles brings up his 100 in his first start for four months, Aso back, Savea benched & Jane doesn't make the 23;

Hurricanes: 15 Jordie Barrett, 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13 Vince Aso, 12 Ngani Laumape, 11 Wes Goosen, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Brad Shields, 7 Ardie Savea, 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Mark Abbott, 3 Jeff To'omaga-Allen, 2 Dane Coles (captain), 1 Ben May

Substitutes: 16 Ricky Riccitelli, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Loni Uhila, 19 Reed Prinsep, 20 Callum Gibbins, 21 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22 Otere Black, 23 Julian Savea

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I'm starting to smell an ambush. Locals are talking about how tough it'll be for the Tribe coming back from SA & how they're therefore massive underdogs, TAB odds are CruSadists $1.26, Tribe $3.75, all four stuff.co.nz pundits AND planetrugby.com are tipping the 'sadists, as is this mug:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/super-rugby-2017-semi-finals/#disqus_thread

That said I have some choice as texts ready to fire off at wifey's cousins on both sides of the ditch should my lot defy the odds. Only fair given their cruel taunting after the 2012 & 2013 SF not to mention some regular season matches circa 2012-16..........

 

[Dan54]

Mind you WOB, I am starting to think if Chiefs did win tonight, and the Canes knock over the Lions, there would be a final at the Caketin next weekend, and who do you think is going back to Levin for a 90th birthday that is lunchtime Saturday?? Mmmmmm got some interesting ideas at back of my mind for Sat night!!!!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^ if it turns out to be at AMI I'm buying tickets as soon as they go on sale then worrying about getting someone to work my Saturday & getting to cheechee later

 

[Akula]

12.30am kickoff NZ time for Lions vs Hurricanes. Off the beer tonight so that I stay awake! Can't wait for both games.

Hopefully a Chiefs win so that final can be at Wellington Regional Stadium!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

You've denied us top seeding two years running, the least you owe us is home ground advantage.......

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Cold but dry in C-town tonight & stadium management brought in a chopper to help dry the ground out, it's still pretty soggy in a few places. Naturally a rumour started doing the rounds that one RMcCaw was at the controls of the chopper but as it happens he wasn't.

 

[cyclopath]

Cold but dry in C-town tonight & stadium management brought in a chopper to help dry the ground out, it's still pretty soggy in a few places. Naturally a rumour started doing the rounds that one RMcCaw was at the controls of the chopper but as it happens he wasn't.

He is hard to see. Apparently.

 

[Shiggins]

Man the cheifs are crap. Force would of done better

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[Shiggins]

I might just be salty because I had saders to win by 1 to 12.

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[waiopehu oldboy]

Man the cheifs are crap. Force would of done better

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Had they won 12 games & made the SF instead of only six & not, maybe. Otherwise, not so much.

 

[chibimatty]

What was up with the attendance?

 

[Shiggins]

What was up with the attendance?

Maybe the cold. Plus the flooding from last week ?

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[Upthenuts]

GO Canes

 

[Moono75]

Hurricanes off to a nice start. Lions heard to say "where is New Zealand from".