Super Rugby Trans Tasman
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@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
Still trying to convince yourselves.
Of course the players feel it's meaningful. They're paid well to care and compete and just want to win at all times. Fucken duh.
That doesn't mean it's actually meaningful though, or certainly not in relation to the SRA comp.
How about the Super Grand Final? Winners of SRA against the winners of SRTT. No trophy, but the winning coach gets to breakdance.
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@crazy-horse said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
Fuck me, here we go again. According to the Fern the TT comp was meaningless, but it seems only up to the point where the Saders got eliminated. Then when Sader fans take part in a conversation about how the competition could have been better it gets labelled sour grapes - despite the fact it's been talked about relentlessly by supporters of every team for weeks.
The Fern is generally a good place, but seriously, this Crusader bullshit brings the place down. It's almost as though many of you are becoming the new Cantabs.
Rant over.
I think there is a difference between arguing the the competition needs improving and that the results of it are meaningless.
I don't get what you are saying?
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@crazy-horse If you're going to post a big whine about being picked on, then you should at least read the comment that kicked all this off.
"And also trying to convince themselves that it means something"
Hardly comparable to your self-pitying post.
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
The competition is a farce. Basically everyone here would accept that the Hurricanes are the worst NZ side in Super Rugby this season. That is not a controversial opinion - after all, we were the only team to not make a final in 2021. However, we just needed Jordie Barrett to kick one penalty goal and we would have come first and hosted the final. In what sort of competition should the worst NZ team be in such a box seat?
What if we won the final? How would I feel about that? Stoked, for sure. However, would there be a ticker-tape parade? Would the kids take a day off school? Would it compare (at all) to 2016? The answer is assuredly no.
It is a fucked competition where you can go 5/5 and not make the final. Of course, the Crusaders do only have themselves to blame. They should have secured more four try bonus points and they should have pumped the Rebels by more. The Highlanders and Blues deserve to be in the final and I hope we do continue to play the Australian teams.
One thing I will say, is that I preferred the one round of Super Rugby TT to another round of Super Rugby Aotearoa. SRA was better but playing each team twice will be enough. The worrying thing is that any Pacific franchise will be a lot less competitive than even the 'Tahs were.
Would the Canes have had a home final?
Yup. 4 bonus point wins in the other games.
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@crazy-horse said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@crazy-horse said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
Fuck me, here we go again. According to the Fern the TT comp was meaningless, but it seems only up to the point where the Saders got eliminated. Then when Sader fans take part in a conversation about how the competition could have been better it gets labelled sour grapes - despite the fact it's been talked about relentlessly by supporters of every team for weeks.
The Fern is generally a good place, but seriously, this Crusader bullshit brings the place down. It's almost as though many of you are becoming the new Cantabs.
Rant over.
I think there is a difference between arguing the the competition needs improving and that the results of it are meaningless.
I don't get what you are saying?
See Tim’s reply.
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@sparky I wanna see Tom Coventry or Clarke Dermody breakdance after the game depending on who wins....
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@african-monkey said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@gt12 Yup I have 5, with 2 training tops and a hoodie so plenty of gear stashed away for the week to chuck on for my lovely Cantabrian mates
That’s awesome. You have a good week mate!
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@tim said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@crazy-horse If you're going to post a big whine about being picked on, then you should at least read the comment that kicked all this off.
"And also trying to convince themselves that it means something"
Hardly comparable to your self-pitying post.
Not self pitying at all. Just calling bullshit to way Cantabs get shut out of conversations.
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@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
The competition is a farce. Basically everyone here would accept that the Hurricanes are the worst NZ side in Super Rugby this season. That is not a controversial opinion - after all, we were the only team to not make a final in 2021. However, we just needed Jordie Barrett to kick one penalty goal and we would have come first and hosted the final. In what sort of competition should the worst NZ team be in such a box seat?
What if we won the final? How would I feel about that? Stoked, for sure. However, would there be a ticker-tape parade? Would the kids take a day off school? Would it compare (at all) to 2016? The answer is assuredly no.
It is a fucked competition where you can go 5/5 and not make the final. Of course, the Crusaders do only have themselves to blame. They should have secured more four try bonus points and they should have pumped the Rebels by more. The Highlanders and Blues deserve to be in the final and I hope we do continue to play the Australian teams.
One thing I will say, is that I preferred the one round of Super Rugby TT to another round of Super Rugby Aotearoa. SRA was better but playing each team twice will be enough. The worrying thing is that any Pacific franchise will be a lot less competitive than even the 'Tahs were.
Would the Canes have had a home final?
Yup. 4 bonus point wins in the other games.
Wouldn’t have the home final though? Points diff would still be behind
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@tim said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@crazy-horse If you're going to post a big whine about being picked on, then you should at least read the comment that kicked all this off.
"And also trying to convince themselves that it means something"
Hardly comparable to your self-pitying post.
That post didn't kick it off. It was kicked off by someone suggesting that the Blues and Highlanders are comparable to the Crusaders because they all went 5-0 against Australian teams, when the Crusaders easily had the best record versus NZ teams.
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@duluth said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
The competition is a farce. Basically everyone here would accept that the Hurricanes are the worst NZ side in Super Rugby this season. That is not a controversial opinion - after all, we were the only team to not make a final in 2021. However, we just needed Jordie Barrett to kick one penalty goal and we would have come first and hosted the final. In what sort of competition should the worst NZ team be in such a box seat?
What if we won the final? How would I feel about that? Stoked, for sure. However, would there be a ticker-tape parade? Would the kids take a day off school? Would it compare (at all) to 2016? The answer is assuredly no.
It is a fucked competition where you can go 5/5 and not make the final. Of course, the Crusaders do only have themselves to blame. They should have secured more four try bonus points and they should have pumped the Rebels by more. The Highlanders and Blues deserve to be in the final and I hope we do continue to play the Australian teams.
One thing I will say, is that I preferred the one round of Super Rugby TT to another round of Super Rugby Aotearoa. SRA was better but playing each team twice will be enough. The worrying thing is that any Pacific franchise will be a lot less competitive than even the 'Tahs were.
Would the Canes have had a home final?
Yup. 4 bonus point wins in the other games.
Wouldn’t have the home final though? Points diff would still be behind
Blues only got 23 points. They might have beaten the Force with a bonus point if they had to though.
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@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
The competition is a farce. Basically everyone here would accept that the Hurricanes are the worst NZ side in Super Rugby this season. That is not a controversial opinion - after all, we were the only team to not make a final in 2021. However, we just needed Jordie Barrett to kick one penalty goal and we would have come first and hosted the final. In what sort of competition should the worst NZ team be in such a box seat?
What if we won the final? How would I feel about that? Stoked, for sure. However, would there be a ticker-tape parade? Would the kids take a day off school? Would it compare (at all) to 2016? The answer is assuredly no.
It is a fucked competition where you can go 5/5 and not make the final. Of course, the Crusaders do only have themselves to blame. They should have secured more four try bonus points and they should have pumped the Rebels by more. The Highlanders and Blues deserve to be in the final and I hope we do continue to play the Australian teams.
One thing I will say, is that I preferred the one round of Super Rugby TT to another round of Super Rugby Aotearoa. SRA was better but playing each team twice will be enough. The worrying thing is that any Pacific franchise will be a lot less competitive than even the 'Tahs were.
Would the Canes have had a home final?
Yup. 4 bonus point wins in the other games.
Then, under this tournament’s rules, they’d have deserved it.
I dont think its a great format (my team was the one screwed the most) but we knew what was required.
In fact, if we go back to round 1, I recall that during the first Chief’s game someone called me Chicken Little when I stated that to make the final you’d need to win every game and basically get a bonus point in each.
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@crazy-horse said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@crazy-horse said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
Fuck me, here we go again. According to the Fern the TT comp was meaningless, but it seems only up to the point where the Saders got eliminated. Then when Sader fans take part in a conversation about how the competition could have been better it gets labelled sour grapes - despite the fact it's been talked about relentlessly by supporters of every team for weeks.
The Fern is generally a good place, but seriously, this Crusader bullshit brings the place down. It's almost as though many of you are becoming the new Cantabs.
Rant over.
I think there is a difference between arguing the the competition needs improving and that the results of it are meaningless.
I don't get what you are saying?
See Tim’s reply.
I probably won't understand Tim's reply 😀
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@crazy-horse Well what kind of response do you expect to someone posting that Blues fans are "And also trying to convince themselves that it means something"? In what way is that someone trying to start a conversation?
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@african-monkey said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@sparky I wanna see Tom Coventry or Clarke Dermody breakdance after the game depending on who wins....
100% agree. Razor's led the way, but we want to see other victorious coach dance too. Is a brief robot or a jubilant floss too much to ask for?
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@gt12 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@hydro11 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
The competition is a farce. Basically everyone here would accept that the Hurricanes are the worst NZ side in Super Rugby this season. That is not a controversial opinion - after all, we were the only team to not make a final in 2021. However, we just needed Jordie Barrett to kick one penalty goal and we would have come first and hosted the final. In what sort of competition should the worst NZ team be in such a box seat?
What if we won the final? How would I feel about that? Stoked, for sure. However, would there be a ticker-tape parade? Would the kids take a day off school? Would it compare (at all) to 2016? The answer is assuredly no.
It is a fucked competition where you can go 5/5 and not make the final. Of course, the Crusaders do only have themselves to blame. They should have secured more four try bonus points and they should have pumped the Rebels by more. The Highlanders and Blues deserve to be in the final and I hope we do continue to play the Australian teams.
One thing I will say, is that I preferred the one round of Super Rugby TT to another round of Super Rugby Aotearoa. SRA was better but playing each team twice will be enough. The worrying thing is that any Pacific franchise will be a lot less competitive than even the 'Tahs were.
Would the Canes have had a home final?
Yup. 4 bonus point wins in the other games.
Then, under this tournament’s rules, they’d have deserved it.
I dont think its a great format (my team was the one screwed the most) but we knew what was required.
In fact, if we go back to round 1, I recall that during the first Chief’s game someone called me Chicken Little when I stated that to make the final you’d need to win every game and basically get a bonus point in each.
True. Crusaders knew that too and they deserve not to win SR TT. That doesn't mean the Blues and Highlanders have the right to say they were as good as the Crusaders over the whole year.
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@tim said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@crazy-horse Well what kind of response do you expect to someone posting that Blues fans are "And also trying to convince themselves that it means something"
I just realised @shark posted that. You do know @shark right? He loves winding you up.
