Western Force v Hurricanes
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Go another lineout. That's worked well tonight
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120th time lucky!
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@Bones said in Western Force v Hurricanes:
Enjoy the rest next week Hoffman. Those yellow cards were rubbish.
But hold on apparently its only Blues fans that complain about the reffing?
Hoffman has been consistently bad for a long time. See the Tahs-Sharks game from a couple of years back for a woeful reffing performance by Hoffman.
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@KiwiMurph said in Western Force v Hurricanes:
@Bones said in Western Force v Hurricanes:
Enjoy the rest next week Hoffman. Those yellow cards were rubbish.
But hold on apparently its only Blues fans that complain about the reffing?
Who said that? I don't see canes fans blaming the ref for how off they were in the first half...
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@Bones For someone who repeatedly comments about others criticising referees, you've made about 4 posts criticising the referee in this thread.
I actually think the standard of refereeing is an overlooked aspect of this expanded competition. With so many games someone has to ref them and similarly to the way the talent has diluted amongst the playing groups the same could be said for refereeing. Back in the days of Super 12 or 14 the likes of Hoffman and Van Heerden probably dont make the cut in terms of regularly reffing games in the middle.
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@Stargazer said in Western Force v Hurricanes:
If the Canes don't win this with a bonus point, the Saders are guaranteed the top spot in the NZ conference, regardless of the result of the Canes v Saders game.
If teams are equal on points the most wins ends up top
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@Winger said in Western Force v Hurricanes:
@Stargazer said in Western Force v Hurricanes:
If the Canes don't win this with a bonus point, the Saders are guaranteed the top spot in the NZ conference, regardless of the result of the Canes v Saders game.
If teams are equal on points the most wins ends up top
Yes, so basically, the Crusaders have already won the NZ conference regardless of what happens next.
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Yes the Crusaders can't be overtaken in the NZ conference. Even if they lose their one remaining game and the Hurricanes win both of their with BPs they will finish tied on points so the Crusaders will finish ahead based on having more wins. But the Crusaders need to beat the Hurricanes in Wellington, or hope the Sharks beat the Lions in Durban, if they are to finish first overall. And I suspect that will be their goal. Who would have thought that a team needed to go 15-0 to guarantee the overall top spot.
