Super Rugby Trans Tasman

[Derpus]

@shark exactly. Hence we create our own comp, only this time with blackjack and hookers.

We don't have to deal with losing to you every week. We can expand rather than contract our national footprint and we don't have to alienate a group of existing fans.

The Super Au comp was already way more popular than any other comp or format we've had recently.

A regular TT with only 3 Australian teams would represent at least as much of a gamble, mainly because there is no guarantee it will actually make us competitive.

It seems just as likely to me that you cut a couple of teams to make us more competitive, alienate a bunch of funs, lose a bunch more players overseas and we continue to suck just as much.

[taniwharugby]

@derpus ideally, Aus have more teams locally, and the top 4 play our top 4 (from proposed expanded or NPC comp in NZ)

[Derpus]

@taniwharugby happy with that.

[taniwharugby]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/125302408/stop-putting-all-these-kiwi-sides-on-a-pedestal-waratahs-winger-alex-newsome-says-reds-have-shown-the-way

[Kirwan]

@taniwharugby is the way hope for a red card?

[ACT Crusader]

@taniwharugby “Reds showed the way” - unfortunately Alex, you can’t all play the Chiefs each week….

[taniwharugby]

[nostrildamus]

'Stop putting all these Kiwi sides on a pedestal'
Just Ardie, ok? He needs those extra inches..

[Duluth]

The Breakdown put up an interesting fake table yesterday. A combined table of SR Trans Ta$man plus the second round of the domestic SR comps

(second round only because the domestic comps were home and away and TT is a single round)

So still dominated by the NZ sides but the Reds close behind.

[MN5]

@nostrildamus said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

'Stop putting all these Kiwi sides on a pedestal'
Just Ardie, ok? He needs those extra inches..

I love how this joke still works in hilarious fresh new ways

[Canes4life]

@nostrildamus and Blackwell. 🙏

[Bovidae]

Here are your referees for Round 4.

Crusaders v Force
Friday 4 June, 7:05pm
Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant 1: James Doleman
Assistant 2: Brendon Pickerill
TMO: Chris Hart

Reds v Blues
Friday 4 June, 9:45pm
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Mike Fraser
Assistant 1: Nic Berry
Assistant 2: Jordan Way
TMO: Brett Cronan

Highlanders v Waratahs
Saturday 5 June, 7:05pm
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Damon Murphy
Assistant 1: James Doleman
Assistant 2: Jono Bredin
TMO: Chris Hart

Brumbies v Hurricanes
Saturday 5 June, 9:45pm
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Paul Williams
Assistant 1: Reuben Keane
Assistant 2: James Quinn
TMO: James Leckie

Chiefs v Rebels
Sunday 6 June, 3.35pm
FMG Stadium Waikato
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant 1: Brendon Pickerill
Assistant 2: Ben O’Keeffe
TMO: Shane McDermott

[Canes4life]

@bovidae Blues will be stoked not to get Nic Berry.

I'm pretty happy that the Canes also get a kiwi ref on Aussie soil.

[Higgins]

The Chiefs must have done something extremely bad to warrant getting the lineup of officials listed above.

[Machpants]

@higgins said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

The Chiefs must have done something extremely bad to warrant getting the lineup of officials listed above.

Righteous and deserved punishment for being shit and losing to an Ozzie team

[Machpants]

^ I'm wondering how well that will age, as a Canes supporter ...

[Siam]

@machpants i giggled then immediately gulped upon learning the chiefs had soiled our NZ clean sheet.

There but for the grace of God go I....🙂

[Bones]

😂 oh wow. Dreaded!

"Force activate dreaded 'black-level contact' in training" https://amp.rugbypass.com/news/force-hoald-dreaded-black-level-contact-training-session/

[Tim]

@bones It's a good headline!

[Bones]

@tim said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@bones It's a good headline!

Haha yeah it made me curious. I do like the irony of it too, their defence was so shit against the canes, that the coach decides he will initiate black level! Fuck!! Oh but all that means is that they're going to unleash said shit defence on each other?

Oh.