Super Rugby 2022
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@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris super rugby used to be good preparation for test rugby. You saw it with the success of sanzar countries at test level.
We've diluted it, lost good players up north and the quality has dropped. The decision to go to 18 teams was a shocker. I think you see a correlation with international success and the super quality
Agreed,The decision to dump SA teams was a mistake IMO they brought a point of difference to the competition.
Was it a choice or a decision forced by covid19?
Both I think
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@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris super rugby used to be good preparation for test rugby. You saw it with the success of sanzar countries at test level.
We've diluted it, lost good players up north and the quality has dropped. The decision to go to 18 teams was a shocker. I think you see a correlation with international success and the super quality
Agreed,The decision to dump SA teams was a mistake IMO they brought a point of difference to the competition.
Was it a choice or a decision forced by covid19?
Both I think
I can sympathise. SR Pacific is going to tough enough to schedule next year
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@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris super rugby used to be good preparation for test rugby. You saw it with the success of sanzar countries at test level.
We've diluted it, lost good players up north and the quality has dropped. The decision to go to 18 teams was a shocker. I think you see a correlation with international success and the super quality
Agreed,The decision to dump SA teams was a mistake IMO they brought a point of difference to the competition.
Was it a choice or a decision forced by covid19?
Both I think
I can sympathise. SR Pacific is going to tough enough to schedule next year
Me too, but I think the way the NZR were talking when they restructured it was on the cards that SA was not in their Thinking.
Covid is the biggest bitch ever to come along and ruin sport, and more importantly peoples lives in all sorts of ways.
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@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris super rugby used to be good preparation for test rugby. You saw it with the success of sanzar countries at test level.
We've diluted it, lost good players up north and the quality has dropped. The decision to go to 18 teams was a shocker. I think you see a correlation with international success and the super quality
Agreed,The decision to dump SA teams was a mistake IMO they brought a point of difference to the competition.
Was it a choice or a decision forced by covid19?
Both I think
I can sympathise. SR Pacific is going to tough enough to schedule next year
Me too, but I think the way the NZR were talking when they restructured it was on the cards that SA was not in their Thinking.
Covid is the biggest bitch ever to come along and ruin sport, and more importantly peoples lives in all sorts of ways.
Yeah. I hope SANZAR can recover it when this is over. To be honest though, I haven't been a fan since they changed to the conference system
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@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris super rugby used to be good preparation for test rugby. You saw it with the success of sanzar countries at test level.
We've diluted it, lost good players up north and the quality has dropped. The decision to go to 18 teams was a shocker. I think you see a correlation with international success and the super quality
Agreed,The decision to dump SA teams was a mistake IMO they brought a point of difference to the competition.
Was it a choice or a decision forced by covid19?
Both I think
I can sympathise. SR Pacific is going to tough enough to schedule next year
Me too, but I think the way the NZR were talking when they restructured it was on the cards that SA was not in their Thinking.
Covid is the biggest bitch ever to come along and ruin sport, and more importantly peoples lives in all sorts of ways.
Yeah. I hope SANZAR can recover it when this is over. To be honest though, I haven't been a fan since they changed to the conference system
The Conference system was the start of the demise of SR.
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@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris super rugby used to be good preparation for test rugby. You saw it with the success of sanzar countries at test level.
We've diluted it, lost good players up north and the quality has dropped. The decision to go to 18 teams was a shocker. I think you see a correlation with international success and the super quality
Agreed,The decision to dump SA teams was a mistake IMO they brought a point of difference to the competition.
Was it a choice or a decision forced by covid19?
Ultimately I think it's a situation that will end up being good for us given the amount of travel to create a premium product in what is becoming a failing State.
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@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2022:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris super rugby used to be good preparation for test rugby. You saw it with the success of sanzar countries at test level.
We've diluted it, lost good players up north and the quality has dropped. The decision to go to 18 teams was a shocker. I think you see a correlation with international success and the super quality
Agreed,The decision to dump SA teams was a mistake IMO they brought a point of difference to the competition.
Was it a choice or a decision forced by covid19?
Ultimately I think it's a situation that will end up being good for us given the amount of travel to create a premium product in what is becoming a failing State.
Travel and time differences definitely a problem. And the fact that the saffas didn't really seem to take super rugby that seriously. As attractive as expansion into Japan and elsewhere sounds, it can't be at the expense of rhe on field product
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@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2022:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris super rugby used to be good preparation for test rugby. You saw it with the success of sanzar countries at test level.
We've diluted it, lost good players up north and the quality has dropped. The decision to go to 18 teams was a shocker. I think you see a correlation with international success and the super quality
Agreed,The decision to dump SA teams was a mistake IMO they brought a point of difference to the competition.
Was it a choice or a decision forced by covid19?
Ultimately I think it's a situation that will end up being good for us given the amount of travel to create a premium product in what is becoming a failing State.
Travel and time differences definitely a problem. And the fact that the saffas didn't really seem to take super rugby that seriously. As attractive as expansion into Japan and elsewhere sounds, it can't be at the expense of rhe on field product
So we're making up excuses out of thin air for SA franchise's poor performances throughout all of history?
Australia has 3 different franchises that won the title, Australian sides won 5 Super titles altogether.
South Africa only had 1 franchise that ever won the title (and just 3 Super titles altogether).
NZ finished with 17 Super titles - and likely 18, had Covid not scuppered the 2020 season.
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@kiwi_expat I read that as the fans as much as anything, even with day games they have poor crowd before the rest of us
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@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
@hooroo If your team stays healthy, I think you can roll them this year. Even without DMac.
I start to excited about the Chiefs around mid season(if there is reason to). Up until then I just assume the Crusaders will win.
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@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
@hooroo If your team stays healthy, I think you can roll them this year. Even without DMac.
Just having a look through the squads and I think the Crusader's stocks are naturally being over-estimated on here again, for the past few seasons their squad hasn't looked amazing, but they've performed far greater than the sum of their parts under Scott Robertson's innovative coaching, and honestly, when you assess the positional strengths of each franchise the Crusaders depth/quality only really stands out at lock and back three.
The Chiefs and Blues have the greatest talent and depth from positions 1-3, Blues, Chiefs (and Highlanders to lesser extent) each have envious depth in talented loosies which Crusaders are lacking, Highlanders/Blues/Chiefs packs all comfortably match theirs, the Chiefs have 5 standout locking options in their current squad, Highlanders tall timber, loosies and front-row all vastly underrated.
Blues, Hurricanes, Chiefs, and Highlanders all have superior and more talented midfield options than Crusaders. Outside backs are perhaps the only department that could provide a genuine point of difference for Red & Blacks, but even then the back three is a great strength position across all the franchises right now, particularly amongst the Blues, Highlanders and Hurricanes. So nothing to scoff at either.
