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    I hope his source was John Kirwan.

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    Ponga bombshell: Wallabies plan to poach NRL star

    A heavyweight battle has erupted for Kalyn Ponga’s prized signature, with Wallabies coach Michael Cheika confirming he has spoken to the NRL superstar about a defection to rugby union.

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    Sounds like a quality pitch. We have no money and I won't be coaching you, sign here please?

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    unsurprisingly, Jags gave the Sunwolves a beating, although was only 14-10 with 40mins on the clock

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    Quarter Finals confirmed:

    Crusaders against Highlanders
    Jaguares against Chiefs
    Brumbies against Sharks
    Hurricanes against Bulls.

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    Not sure if Shag will be happy with having four teams in the finals. Having our players playing extra games in a WC year is not ideal.

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    With dates & times (in NZT):

    QF1: Fri June 21: Crusaders v Highlanders, Christchurch Stadium Christchurch @ 19:35
    QF 3: Sat June 22: Jaguares v Chiefs, Jose Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires @ 10:05
    QF 2: Sat June 22: Hurricanes v Bulls, Westpac Stadium, Wellington @ 19:35
    QF 4: Sat June 22: Brumbies v Sharks, GIO Stadium, Canberra @ 22:05

    Semis (highest ranked team to host):
    SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
    SF2: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4

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    @akan004 said in Super Rugby News:

    Not sure if Shag will be happy with having four teams in the finals. Having our players playing extra games in a WC year is not ideal.

    Good old Blues, helping our NZR once again 😃

    Seriously, though, travel is only a factor for the Chiefs. Everyone else should be based in NZ/AUS (barring freak results)

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    @akan004 On the contrary. The experience from knock out Rugby will be invaluable to his players later in the year. Only really Reiko Ioane from the starting XV has missed out.

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    Bloody Lions fucked that up for the Chiefs.
    Travel to Argie then Oz or SA.
    If we ever made it through that we’d be screwed before walking out in Christchurch.

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    Is that really SAT 10am? Not Sunday? That's harsh, Chiefs won't be in Argentina until like Tuesday- fark

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    Far out I hope the Brumbies win so Chiefs travel to Oz, if the Sharks win we're pretty much done. Travel always catches teams out in finals.

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    @Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby News:

    Far out I hope the Brumbies win so Chiefs travel to Oz, if the Sharks win we're pretty much done. Travel always catches teams out in finals.

    it's the bad part of this comp. They've largely solved it with the Rugby Championship scheduling, but for Super it's a joke. No-one (aside from the Saders, once) have taken the long flight between SA/NZ and won. The big joke the year the Crusaders won was the Lions qualifying top having never played an NZ side ... just so much of an advantage.

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    @sparky said in Super Rugby News:

    @akan004 On the contrary. The experience from knock out Rugby will be invaluable to his players later in the year. Only really Reiko Ioane from the starting XV has missed out.

    Depends on how you look at it. I tend to think that they would rather have fresher players than players who experienced finals rugby. Most of the players are already very experienced Test players. Fatigue and injuries are more of a concern imo.

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    @nzzp What's the solution to the travel in finals though? A week off in between? Mid week games? Maybe just drop South Africa from the comp? Seems like there's no easy fix.

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    @Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby News:

    @nzzp What's the solution to the travel in finals though? A week off in between? Mid week games? Maybe just drop South Africa from the comp? Seems like there's no easy fix.

    There is no solution - it's the elephant in the room for competition credibility

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    @Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby News:

    @nzzp What's the solution to the travel in finals though? A week off in between? Mid week games? Maybe just drop South Africa from the comp? Seems like there's no easy fix.

    Earn more competition points than the other teams?

    I don't see the problem - the Saders, Brumbies, Jags, and Canes aren't traveling, and if they win they'll only travel to higher ranked teams. The conference system is going anyway, so from now on it will be as fair as it can be.

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    I reckon the Chiefs will get the job done in Argentina.

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    I think the travel was relatively less of an issue when it was just a top four. Two weeks of travel part way round the globe was maybe doable, but a third week will almost always play into the hands of the well rested.

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