2018 Super Rugby Finals
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@act-crusader All 4 quarterfinals look interesting - Chiefs have a forward pack to really worry the Canes, Sharks have yet to play the Crusaders and look good v nz teams, Tahs are coming off a shocking loss but Highlanders have been leaking a heap of points lately themselves and Jaguares have lost their momentum from before June but don't have to travel as they are already in SA.
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@act-crusader you'll get $7.80 for a head to head multi on that.
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Question - are the Jaguares the first "expansion" team to make the play-offs or did someone like the Cheetahs do it one year?
Pretty sure they'll at least be the first expansion team to win a play-off game if they happen to tip over the Lions. I don't think they will, though.
To counter ACT I'm going to go: Chiefs, Crusaders, Waratahs, Lions.
I reckon the home teams will be hard to beat, but the Canes will be worried!
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@chris-b said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
Question - are the Jaguares the first "expansion" team to make the play-offs or did someone like the Cheetahs do it one year?
Pretty sure they'll at least be the first expansion team to win a play-off game if they happen to tip over the Lions. I don't think they will, though.
To counter ACT I'm going to go: Chiefs, Crusaders, Waratahs, Lions.
I reckon the home teams will be hard to beat, but the Canes will be worried!
Cheetahs made the playoffs in 2013.
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@act-crusader said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@kiwimurph yeah it’s hard not to look at those moments now and ask what if.
My QF picks:
Hurricane
Crusaders
Highlanders
JaguaresTwo for two so far.
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@rocky-rockbottom said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
starting to get vaguely excited for the playoffs, don't know who the Blues drew to play in first round yet, don't tell me though, I'll just tune in tomorrow afternoon and let it be a surprise!
I’m just quoting this one so I know not to forget it in 2023 when they finally get rid of Tana and make the playoffs again.
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@act-crusader said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@act-crusader said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@kiwimurph yeah it’s hard not to look at those moments now and ask what if.
My QF picks:
Hurricane
Crusaders
Highlanders
JaguaresTwo for two so far.
Next two will be a test
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@act-crusader said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@act-crusader said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@kiwimurph yeah it’s hard not to look at those moments now and ask what if.
My QF picks:
Hurricane
Crusaders
Highlanders
JaguaresTwo for two so far.
We should have just tipped all the home teams.
In hindsight, me tipping against the Canes with Jacko in charge of things was madness - even if he is an ex-Chief.
Under pressure he was always bound to revert to what he knows!
Next round I'm tipping the Crusaders and the Lions.
I can't see the Tahs traveling to SA and winning at altitude and I can't see the Canes doing that either.
So, it is my belief that all right thinking NZers should be supporting the Crusaders on Saturday!
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@chris-b said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
So, it is my belief that all right thinking NZers should be supporting the Crusaders on Saturday!
One of the few good things to come out of the Highlanders loss is no real travel for some key ABs. Everyone has been a short flight from home.
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@chris-b said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@act-crusader said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@act-crusader said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@kiwimurph yeah it’s hard not to look at those moments now and ask what if.
My QF picks:
Hurricane
Crusaders
Highlanders
JaguaresTwo for two so far.
We should have just tipped all the home teams.
In hindsight, me tipping against the Canes with Jacko in charge of things was madness - even if he is an ex-Chief.
Under pressure he was always bound to revert to what he knows!
Next round I'm tipping the Crusaders and the Lions.
I can't see the Tahs traveling to SA and winning at altitude and I can't see the Canes doing that either.
So, it is my belief that all right thinking NZers should be supporting the Crusaders on Saturday!
If the Crusaders beat the Canes this weekend, I would love to play the Tahs in the GF and get some payback from the Joubert debacle in Sydney a few years ago....
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so if the HUrricanes get up and beat the Crusaders, do they host the final having more points than the other 2 teams?
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@taniwharugby said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
so if the HUrricanes get up and beat the Crusaders, do they host the final having more points than the other 2 teams?
Nope they're 4th on the table, so will travel whomever of the Lions and Tahs wins.
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@machpants said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
@taniwharugby said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
so if the HUrricanes get up and beat the Crusaders, do they host the final having more points than the other 2 teams?
Nope they're 4th on the table, so will travel whomever of the Lions and Tahs wins.
I wish I could 'unlike' this.
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@machpants ah ok, I thought there had been changes to the finals to make them 'fairer'.
For my mind, after the quarters, it should have been reshuffled to log tables, so that would mean Crusaders-Tahs
Canes-Lions. -
Seems about right, two best NZ teams, best aussie team and best saffer team. Best of the rest plays best from NZ for the title.
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sad face.
http://www.superxv.com/2018-super-rugby-play-off-line-ups-confirmed/
Pre-determined draw as follows (highest ranked team to host):
Super Rugby semi-final draw
Super Rugby semi-final 1
Winner QF 1
v
Winner QF 2
Super Rugby semi-final 2
Winner QF 3
v
Winner QF 4 -
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@rapido said in 2018 Super Rugby Finals:
Very poor crowds for all 4 games.
Cake Tin looked the fullest.
Yeah only 9,000 in Christchurch apparently. Looked pretty ordinary from where I was. Mind you, it was pretty cool and windy enough that the big screen couldn't be craned up for use (there's yet another reason to get moving on the new stadium), and when most of the locals assume we're playing at home again the next week it's not the most encouraging circumstances to get along.
