Super Rugby 2022
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12 Teams. Five Oz. Five NZ. Fijian Druan. Moana Pasifika.
14 Game regular season. 7 Home games. 7 Away.
Each team to play each other once then three extra derbies.
One points table. No conference system. Teams to be ranked 1 to 12.
Top eight teams to qualify for Quarter Finals (1v8, 2v7, 3v6, 4v5). Then Semis, then the Grand Final.
17 week competition to start in February 2022and finish before a July International window.
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@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
Amusing that DMac is in the promo image.
I like the name, open to a couple of Japanese teams please, then we don't get the stupid extra 3 games
Agreed, best thing about this new competition is the name. Future expansion to Japan or west USA left as possible. Makes clear that the future of the competition does not involve the SA sides.
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Seems to be an even playing field and a fresh start. Bring it on.
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Pretty happy with it, regardless of an 8 team finals which is trying to give everyone a prize scenario, I don't mind the 3 extra games being derbies, if it helps the weaker country c'est la vie, no system is perfect! Love we have a couple of PI teams, and reckon the work on is a Japan and American team.
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
Amusing that DMac is in the promo image.
Joane confirmed to Moana Pasifika?
Nope he just played for them in the made up game last year - this is a made up blues graphic, how would they know? They probably didn't spend too much time on the other teams apart from trying to get a famous face, same as DMac.
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Apologies if this has already been covered above... but does MP have any significance in terms of national team eligibility, or is it pretty much a 6th NZ Super team?
e.g. currently to get selected for the ABs you need to play for one of the 5 NZ teams. Will that remain the same, or can they select MP players?
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@yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2022:
Chiefs would make sense and I honestly wouldn't complain. We've talked a lot here about how getting out of Dunedin would be good for him. I'd happily accept him.
Moana would also make sense.
Born and educated in Auckland. I'd say MP is highly on the cards, although in the absence of DMac he would be a reasonable pickup for us.
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@yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2022:
Chiefs would make sense and I honestly wouldn't complain. We've talked a lot here about how getting out of Dunedin would be good for him. I'd happily accept him.
Moana would also make sense.
I’d take Gatland back, he was really coming into his own
In general a bit gutted, I know he hasn’t been on top form for a while but we just don’t have the depth to loose these kinds of guys with X factor
I’ll be even more gutted if gutted if he doesn’t go to MP, I can at least convince myself it’s for the greater good etc
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@kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:
@yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2022:
Chiefs would make sense and I honestly wouldn't complain. We've talked a lot here about how getting out of Dunedin would be good for him. I'd happily accept him.
Moana would also make sense.
I’d take Gatland back, he was really coming into his own
In general a bit gutted, I know he hasn’t been on top form for a while but we just don’t have the depth to loose these kinds of guys with X factor
I’ll be even more gutted if gutted if he doesn’t go to MP, I can at least convince myself it’s for the greater good etc
For whatever reason, the Landers hasn't worked out for him, whether that is on him (partying etc) or them (bringing in another established 10 right as he was getting going). Either way, I hope he goes OK as we need another young 10 who can be international quality and he has that ability - whether he can fully develop it or not is another question.
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@gt12 I’ve seen a lot of comments about hunt coming in ruining his career, displacing him
Hunt mainly played 15 and covered 10 in SRA 2020 and ioane 10…and he just didn’t fire, hints just plane outplayed him over the last couple of seasons
I’d like to think Otago/highlanders made him as much as anything, we didn’t bring him in as an ab or anything
