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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Bovidae as I have said all along, if they must continue with the crossover matches (which I'm ok with, I know some think they are a waste) they could ditch one of them and do away with the 'storm week' which would remove the need for the Wed/Thurs games
They already did away with 'storm week' and Wednesday games, last season; there were 10 rounds in which teams played one game (6 against teams of their own division and 4 cross-over games) and then a weekend of semi-finals and a weekend of finals. That's 12 weeks. So they can do the same thing this year.
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@Stargazer that was by extending the comp by a week though wasnt it, whereas previously same number of games, but 1 week less?
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@taniwharugby Yes, in 2018 the comp was still played over 11 weeks. In 2019, the comp started a week earlier. This was possible because SR finished earlier: the 2018 SR final was played on 4 August, while the 2019 final was played on 6 July.
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@Stargazer guess this year there wont be any need for them to squeeze in the weeks...could probably have tried out a full RR of everyone plays everyone
The other thing about it, is you assume ABs are likely to be involved a bit too, given right now, internationals up in the air.
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The original 2020 draw has been removed from allblacks.com but it started on a Thu night.
Waikato still has their schedule listed and there was to be 10 games in the round robin over 10 weekends (Fri-Sun), so that could still apply when you add another 2 weeks for the SFs and final (total = 12 weeks).
Also, Sky no longer has to avoid clashes with their cricket coverage later in the year so can extend the rugby season if required.
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@Nepia said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Bovidae said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Chris-B The truth is that Canterbury hates you too!
I never thought that the Cantab fans could ever be out-Cantabed, but @Chris-B has proven me wrong.
My gloating campaign has been so successful that Mark Robinson is considering playing the ABs in the NPC for the first time in years - simply to stop me!
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@Bovidae said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
The original 2020 draw has been removed from allblacks.com but it started on a Thu night.
You can find that draw here:
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@Chris-B said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
a bunch of loser unions
Care to name them (other than everyone else)? Just want to see the rocks thrown at you, and where they come from.
@Chris-B said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
My gloating campaign has been so successful
It really has. I thought England rugby had it nailed, but no, Mako are right up their for most
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@Snowy said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Chris-B said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
a bunch of loser unions
Care to name them (other than everyone else)? Just want to see the rocks thrown at you, and where they come from.
@Chris-B said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
My gloating campaign has been so successful
It really has. I thought England rugby had it nailed, but no, Mako are right up their for most
hateddisliked team.I quite liked Ta$man when they were initially formed, but, then @Chris-B mutated into a Ta$man version of a combination of Phooey/Canerby/all Press sports writers
, they hired the Hammettuer, and they found a chequebook hidden somewhere.Now, they're not quite at BoP/the Poo levels, but they're getting there.
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@Snowy said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Chris-B said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
a bunch of loser unions
Care to name them (other than everyone else)? Just want to see the rocks thrown at you, and where they come from.
@Chris-B said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
My gloating campaign has been so successful
It really has. I thought England rugby had it nailed, but no, Mako are right up their for most
hateddisliked team.It's a bit unfair to hate on the Mako themselves - when it's me who is being a one man army of obnoxiousness!
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@Nepia don't worry, we won't let you forget!
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Nepia don't worry, we won't let you forget!
Down vote, down vote!
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@taniwharugby said in Mitre 10 Cup - news, injuries etc:
@Stargazer guess this year there wont be any need for them to squeeze in the weeks...could probably have tried out a full RR of everyone plays everyone
The other thing about it, is you assume ABs are likely to be involved a bit too, given right now, internationals up in the air.
As stated earlier, a full Mitre 10 Cup with semis and a final would have the season finish on 19 December which is far too late.
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