Super Rugby 2022

[zer0]

Hard to see Blues not finishing top; second & third up for grabs as are fourth to seventh but next to no chance of anyone in the latter group breaking into top-three; and Highlanders have the American History X style bite-the-curb position sewn up.

Hard to disagree with any of this.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

FRIDAY 20 MAY 2022​
19:05	CRU			v			DRU
21:45	RED			v			MOA
SATURDAY 21 MAY 2022​
16:35	CHI			v			FOR
19:05	HUR			v			REB
21:45	BRU			v			BLU
SUNDAY 22 MAY 2022​
15:35	HIG			v			WAR

You've gotta think home teams will win the first four but last two are wide open IMO. If I had to choose I'd go Blues & Clan but I wouldn't be putting any money on either.

 

[Dan54]

Exactly what I was thinking WOB, both the last 2 you would think will be the games that will attract a lot of attention, I would agree that I suspect the home teams are going to be favourites on first 4. Bloody Clan/Tahs will be pretty interesting I reckon too!!

 

[RugbyReg]

yeah wow. Can we keep it like this? I'd take Brumbies v Reds in Canberra in the first round.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

yeah wow. Can we keep it like this? I'd take Brumbies v Reds in Canberra in the first round.

Yeah there's not actually much incentive for the Reds to overtake NSW on the ladder and get rewarded with a trip to playoff-mode Death Star Cantabland.

 

[Derpus]

Next round looks like another whitewash with the Brumbies still missing Valetini and the Tahs without Perese.

How many wins are Aussie sides on at the moment? 4?

 

[Wilson]

Yeah there's not actually much incentive for the Reds to overtake NSW on the ladder and get rewarded with a trip to playoff-mode Death Star Cantabland.

Unless the Crusaders pass the brumbies on the table, which is probably a better than even chance given the remaining matches. In that case the reds will really want to push past the tahs into 6 for that quarter against the brumbies.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Next round looks like another whitewash with the Brumbies still missing Valetini and the Tahs without Perese.

How many wins are Aussie sides on at the moment? 4?

Yes it's four:

Week 10 Brums v Clan: Aus 1-3 NZ
Week 11 'tahs v CruSadists & Brums v 'canes: Aus 2-2 NZ
Week 12 Brums v Tribe: Aus 1-3 NZ
Week 13: Aus 0-4 NZ

Overall Aus 4-12 NZ

 

[Derpus]

And we only managed two last year right?

 

[Dctarget]

And we only managed two last year right?

exponential growth baby, in 12 more years we'll have 16348 wins.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

And we only managed two last year right?

Sounds about right - Brums & Reds one each?

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Next round looks like another whitewash with the Brumbies still missing Valetini and the Tahs without Perese.

How many wins are Aussie sides on at the moment? 4?

Given not addressed the basic reasons for the imbalance between kiwi and oz sides I am relatively happy with oz sides achieving 4 wins and some close games. Brumbies and tahs competitive…reds sort of competitive but underwhelming given expectations and force and rebels not really competitive.

I don’t fault oz super rugby sides endeavour but don’t see this as a sustainable competition unless the structural design flaws are addressed.

 

[Derpus]

Yeah could well end the year with just the 4 wins. Shame.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

exponential growth baby, in 12 more years we'll have 16348 wins.

 

[John S]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeAjoJEDZ5A/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Since when have Super Rugby teams been allowed to do a haka before a game? I also thought that this was also an All Blacks thing?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ pretty much the same as Welcome To Country, I'd have thought.

 

[John S]

Fair enough. Just the first time I've seen it done by a Super Rugby Team. Welcome to Country usually not done by the team itself

 

[Braveheart81]

I assume it only happened this round due to it being the culture round.

 

[John S]

Ah that'd be it, I must have had a mental blank to forget that!

 

[Dan54]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeAjoJEDZ5A/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Since when have Super Rugby teams been allowed to do a haka before a game? I also thought that this was also an All Blacks thing?

I'm not sure if you have seen Drua play many games, as thay did a Cibi before them in early games, and both them and MP (Moana Pasifika) did one when they played. But BH right it was for cultural round. Also Blues did one for Moana Pasifika before their game.
I actually quite liked in the cultural round where the welcome to the country involved the 'smoking ceremony' (apologies as I don't know correct name) that involved players in a small way.