Super Rugby Trans Tasman
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The worry from an Aussie perspective is that our two most competitive teams (Reds and Brumbies) will be suffering from a bit of a hangover from the Super AU final, and may not produce their best in Super TT. But on their day both teams can beat anyone, IMO.
The Waratahs will be lucky to win a game, but I wouldn't underestimate the Rebels and Force. They aren't the easybeat teams they once were. I can't see either knocking over the Crusaders in NZ, but I'd be wary of a trip over to Perth to face them in front of a rabid home crowd.
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Best info I could find on the format
In an exciting move NZ Rugby and Rugby Australia also announced a Trans Ta$man tournament to be played in May/June following the completion of the two domestic tournaments.
The tournaments to feature all 10 Super Rugby teams with each Australian team to play each New Zealand team [home or away] in 25 crossover matches before a Final.
The Final will be played between the top two placed teams on the combined competition table with the team who finished first to host the decider
Super Rugby Trans Tasman - Fixtures, How to Watch and more
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Draw, how to watch and more
All five Australian teams will face the five New Zealand teams across the next five weeks of competition.
The ladders from Super Rugby AU and Aotearoa will be reset, with the two most successful teams battling it out in the Final.
Teams will also share the points for tied matches during the round-robin stage
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@bones said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@chris said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
Rotation of the starting 23 for the NZ teams will be interesting, I think the team who wins this comp will be the one with the best depth and smartest use of their squad.
I've been banging the drum, Leon has something up his sleeve!
Dry powder?
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@mariner4life said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@mariner4life said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
And I'm taking my kids so I can't even get proper loaded
Scrwe it, do it anyway. Be bold.
done!
Young fulla got his licence yet?
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The results should be interesting, particularly as both domestic comps have been roundly successful (SRau final was the most watched game in Aus since 2011 final).
The Kiwis are pretty short odds to white wash Aus in the first round. I think that's pretty unlikely, but if those sort of results do eventuate i think RA will be very hesitant to agree to a fully-fledged TT. Those record TV numbers and crowds will switch back off pretty quick.
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@derpus said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
The results should be interesting, particularly as both domestic comps have been roundly successful (SRau final was the most watched game in Aus since 2011 final).
The Kiwis are pretty short odds to white wash Aus in the first round. I think that's pretty unlikely, but if those sort of results do eventuate i think RA will be very hesitant to agree to a fully-fledged TT. Those record TV numbers and crowds will switch back off pretty quick.
Could be a funny insight to the Oz sporting psyche.
Ratings and attendance increases are being connected to there being a guaranteed aussie win.
I truly have no idea how the comparisons will go to be honest.
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@crucial said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@derpus said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
The results should be interesting, particularly as both domestic comps have been roundly successful (SRau final was the most watched game in Aus since 2011 final).
The Kiwis are pretty short odds to white wash Aus in the first round. I think that's pretty unlikely, but if those sort of results do eventuate i think RA will be very hesitant to agree to a fully-fledged TT. Those record TV numbers and crowds will switch back off pretty quick.
Could be a funny insight to the Oz sporting psyche.
Ratings and attendance increases are being connected to there being a guaranteed aussie win.
I truly have no idea how the comparisons will go to be honest.
I reckon there will be some nervous administrators on both sides of the Ta$man.
If any NZ team finishes with a 0-5, 1-4, 2-3 record, I’d say there would be a fair amount of pressure on them.
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@derpus said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
The results should be interesting, particularly as both domestic comps have been roundly successful (SRau final was the most watched game in Aus since 2011 final).
The Kiwis are pretty short odds to white wash Aus in the first round. I think that's pretty unlikely, but if those sort of results do eventuate i think RA will be very hesitant to agree to a fully-fledged TT. Those record TV numbers and crowds will switch back off pretty quick.
I reckon that you guys will go O.K. results wise. The two finalists are solid teams at least.
This comp is really quite interesting because we haven't seen anything like it for a couple of years.
Sometimes less is actually more.
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@derpus said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@crucial If we are still getting a SRau final every year which is selling 40k tickets and has 500k views i don't think getting knocked out of a subsequent comp matters as much.
I think it would.
It's all very well for whoever hosts the final of the domestic comp but the other franchises need games and crowds to help generate revenue.
40k at Suncorp doesn't help the Rebels much (for example).
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I get why they did it, but I'd have liked a one week break between the ending of Super AU/Aeo and the start of Super TT.
Gives the finalists a chance to recover, the chance for a bit more hype and coverage.
The Reds are our best side but I can easily see them dropping a game to the Clan given they lose at least Petaia and Wilson from their team with injury, and would be very tempted to rest some of their stars who would be buggered/hungover from a brutal last game.
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@kiwimurph funding is largely trickle down as a result of the TV deal. So big views in Queensland do help the Rebels.
Seems to be how it works the world over. NRL salary cap is directly related to and funded by the TV deal, for example. EPL etc the most bloated and aggressive form.
Tournament Format
