Super Rugby Draw 2013

[kronic]

Jamie Pandaram has just tweeted:

Breaking: Super Rugby draw 2013. Waratahs 1st game vs Reds rd 2 (rd 1 bye). 2 Sunday arvo games at home vs Blues and Force. Feb 15 to Aug 3

 

[GaffaCHinO]

2013 Draw

 

[Linebacker_41]

This is why I love G&GR. I just went to the SANZAR site thinking that it will be easy to look at their latest news and lift the full draw from their website.

But no wasnt easily found.

So I come here and it is top of the thread 2nd post.

Thanks Gaffa

 

[Jiggles]

Shitty back end of the draw for the Reds. Oh well if they're good enough they'll do it.

 

[kronic]

Only Aussie teams in the 1st round, Tahs get the bye.

 

[Jiggles]

Why is that?

 

[GaffaCHinO]

We need to make up games because of the lions tour. Rounds 18 and 19 are only played by NZ and SA teams. And 17 only by Aud teams.

 

[Braveheart81]

Bye in round 1 for the Tahs is perfect. I'm away in Melbourne that weekend at a music festival.

 

[GaffaCHinO]

I thought the wooden spooner gets the bye round 1? I remember hearing something similar

They Do the lions arent playing in round 1

 

[qwerty51]

I just opened the draw, now I get it

 

[p.Tah]

G&GR, will you be putting an outlook schedule together for the 2013 Super Rugby season? The 2012 one was brilliant

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/co...er-rugby-schedule-download-for-outlook.10087/

 

[kronic]

Sydney, Perth and Canberra away.

 

[Tangawizi]

So the Aussie teams have 1 week to get back into stride after the break before playing semi-finals against the NZ & SA teams who've been back at it for 3?

Can't see that causing any controversy at all.

 

[kronic]

The scheduling for the 7-9th of June is screwed.

The Brumbies/Rebels should be a Saturday afternoon, not a Friday night. Canberra in winter.

Force have a 4 day break after playing the Lions on the Wednesday.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Why is that?

So they start with 4 points to technically snap the 8 game losing streak?

 

[Braveheart81]

Jiggles was asking why the Australian teams started a week early.

The Tahs have already had a bye in the middle of our 8 game losing streak.

 

[Tangawizi]

The scheduling for the 7-9th of June is screwed.

The Brumbies/Rebels should be a Saturday afternoon, not a Friday night. Canberra in winter.

Force have a 4 day break after playing the Lions on the Wednesday.

I think this has been done to leave Saturday free for the Reds v Lions match.

But yes, it's a tough turnaround for the Force.

 

[GaffaCHinO]

^^is there any restrication on players that can play the mid week game against the lions? or y listed players or can they bring some guys in on the bench to help reduce some players workload?

 

[kronic]

Nice of SANZAR to give us the Force at home for round 1, so we can continue dominating them.

 

[ACR]

Highlanders skip the Waratahs and Stormers I think. Almost makes up for missing the Force and Lions last year.