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[Tim]

With less than one month until the start of Super Rugby 2018, one thing is for sure - this is going to be the most exciting and effective sports marketing campaign ever. I am so hyped by what hasn't been aired yet.

Combined with the legendary competence of SANZA, the four mid-season AB training camps, and great franchise systems in Sydney and Auckland, the future of TV revenue for this competition has never been brighter.

[Stargazer]

@tim You sound like you've had a bad day.

[MN5]

@tim said in Super Rugby News:

With less than one month until the start of Super Rugby 2018, one thing is for sure - this is going to be the most exciting and effective sports marketing campaign ever. I am so hyped by what hasn't been aired yet.

Combined with the legendary competence of SANZA, the four mid-season AB training camps, and great franchise systems in Sydney and Auckland, the future of TV revenue for this competition has never been brighter.

I'll be glued to every game. @bones will vouch for that....

[Tim]

Has there been any advertising in Australia?

[mikedogz]

@snollygoster Yes it is.

[mariner4life]

@tim not that i've seen. They did a bit for the sevens. But i've seen no Super rugby promo. Maybe they are trying to forget it exists until they can see if there is an Aussie team with a bit of hope?

[KiwiMurph]

Two weeks ago today they were filming the NZ Super Rugby advert so it shouldn't be too far away from launching.

[Tim]

Hurricanes team: Trent Renata, Jonah Lowe, Matt Proctor, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Ben Lam, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Jamie Booth, Gareth Evans, Brayden Iose, Brad Shields, James Blackwell, Sam Lousi, Alex Fidow, Ricky Riccitelli, Toby Smith. Reserves: James O'Rielly, Chris Eves, Tolu Fahamokioa, Ben May, Murray Douglas, Will Mangos, Liam Mitchell, Sam Henwood, Finlay Christie, Carlos Price, Ihaia West, Wes Goosen, Jason Emery, Vince Aso, Julian Savea, Chase Tiatia, Fraser Armstrong.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/101063037/chris-boyd-names-squad-for-32-for-hurricanes-preseason-clash-with-crusaders

[Dice]

@tim said in Super Rugby News:

Can't wait for Umaga to select some kind of b-team for the opening game and lose to a team he should put 20 on.

So Jimmy Tupou in the 6 jersey ahead of Akira Ioane again?

[Chris B.]

@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:

Crusaders squad to take on the Hurricanes in their first pre-season game in Greymouth on Friday:

15 George Bridge, 14 Manasa Mataele, 13 Braydon Ennor, 12 Tim Bateman (captain), 11 Jone Macilai, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Bryn Hall,
8 Pete Samu, 7 Billy Harmon, 6 Ethan Blackadder, 5 Quinten Strange, 4 Hamish Dalzell, 3 Mike Alaalatoa, 2 Ben Funnell, 1 Ezekiel Lindenmuth.

Reserves: Harrison Allan, Andrew Makalio, Reuben O'Neill, Ben Morris, Will Tucker, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Tom Christie, Jordan Manihera, Jack Stratton, Brett Cameron, Tima Faingaanuku, Nathan Vella, Dylan Nel, Richard Judd, Dallas McLeod, Tomas Aoake.

Bryn Hall probably the only player who would make the Crusaders best XV.

[Bones]

@tim it's only the waratahs so they decided to have a Josh off. You getting comfy at the bottom of that table?

[Tim]

@bones I'm gonna keep saying that this is our year until I see the opening round team sheet.

[Bones]

@tim cutting it fine this year I see.

[Higgins]

@tim said in Super Rugby News:

Hurricanes team: Trent Renata, Jonah Lowe, Matt Proctor, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Ben Lam, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Jamie Booth, Gareth Evans, Brayden Iose, Brad Shields, James Blackwell, Sam Lousi, Alex Fidow, Ricky Riccitelli, Toby Smith. Reserves: James O'Rielly, Chris Eves, Tolu Fahamokioa, Ben May, Murray Douglas, Will Mangos, Liam Mitchell, Sam Henwood, Finlay Christie, Carlos Price, Ihaia West, Wes Goosen, Jason Emery, Vince Aso, Julian Savea, Chase Tiatia, Fraser Armstrong.

Liam Mitchell - Is this the guy that plays up in the Manawatu? Interesting to see a number of Mitre10 Cup players involved as well as a couple of BoP players on the 17 man bench. The wage bill, and other associated expenses, for this time of year must be astronomical.

[Tim]

@bones When you see a starting line-up that features Murphy Taramai, Jimmy Tupou, Glenn Preston, Matt Moulds, and Josh Goodhue, I'm sure you'll be shaking in your boots.

[Bones]

@tim only if I move to Dunedin and play club rugby and hence get selected to lace them up.

[Tim]

@bones You won't need to be wearing 'em to be shaking. Not when you catch an eyeful of the leaked teamsheet:

1 Salmon
2 Moulds
3 Mafileo
4 Tupou
5 Goodhue
6 Preston
7 Kirikiri
8 Taramai
9 Nock
10 Gatland
11 Hyland
12 Kirkpatrick
13 Johnson (Miraculous Revocery)
14 Trainor
15 Collins

[Bones]

@tim is that Tony at 13?

[Tim]

@bones No, he's the new coach. That's heart disease sufferer Matt Johnson at 13.

[KiwiMurph]

Tony Johnson will be centre alright...front and centre of the anti-Blues bandwagon...

I look forward to a Blues bench stacked with All Blacks that enter the fray in the second half once the game is already lost....