Super Rugby 2022
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@kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:
I didn’t think televising preseason games was common in previous seasons
Correct. Never has been common. A crappy sideline stream on Facebook at most.
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@kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:
I didn’t think televising preseason games was common in previous seasons
Never has been, can't remember. As I said they tend to not be a good promotion for the game , because they usually messy affairs.
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Waratahs trial yesterday versus 3 of the lower lights in Sydney club Rugby (Two Blues, West Harbour, Hunter). Headed along with the Renegades Treasurer and President as a later minute decision on what the fuck to do on a Saturday.
There were no Wallabies on the field, but the Tahs still won every 30 minute period by 20ish points, conceding only one try. Lot of Clubbies and extended squad in tahs shirts, and they were reasonably impressive.
But the quality of the opposition was ... Well, poor. There's a reason these clubs prop up the bottom of the table. If the Two Blues props are getting match payments, they're spending most of it on Colonel.
CEO of NSW Rugby was there, and sat down for a chat with us. He sort of knows me by sight from a few functions as I'm on the board for Suburban Rugby. An interesting insight on a few players and the lay of the land numbers wise.
Nice stadium in terms of structure but the lines for beer were too long. Also: $7 for a can of Tooheys? Fucking hell... We need to up our prices.
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Blues v Canes match thread: https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/5130/hurricanes-v-blues-pre-season
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@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:
New Zealand Rugby has scrapped plans to play Super Rugby night games in Invercargill, shifting the games to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. Friday and Saturday night games for the first three rounds of the competition were to be played at Rugby Park. However, after further conversations between the teams and NZR, it was agreed the facilities at Forysth Barr, including the roof, made it the team’s favoured option for night matches.Thank fuck someone saw sense. Late night for the teams involved though as a bus trip from Dunedin back to Queenstown would be a good three to three and a half hours with a good run.
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I feel a bit bad for MP because they'll probably get savaged a bunch of times by the Kiwi sides before they get a chance to secure a win against the Drua or any Australian sides. The beatings will cause disarray and who knows what that does to the organisation. But then again, who cares?
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@shark said in Super Rugby 2022:
@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:
New Zealand Rugby has scrapped plans to play Super Rugby night games in Invercargill, shifting the games to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. Friday and Saturday night games for the first three rounds of the competition were to be played at Rugby Park. However, after further conversations between the teams and NZR, it was agreed the facilities at Forysth Barr, including the roof, made it the team’s favoured option for night matches.Thank fuck someone saw sense. Late night for the teams involved though as a bus trip from Dunedin back to Queenstown would be a good three to three and a half hours with a good run.
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@booboo said in Super Rugby 2022:
@shark said in Super Rugby 2022:
@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:
New Zealand Rugby has scrapped plans to play Super Rugby night games in Invercargill, shifting the games to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. Friday and Saturday night games for the first three rounds of the competition were to be played at Rugby Park. However, after further conversations between the teams and NZR, it was agreed the facilities at Forysth Barr, including the roof, made it the team’s favoured option for night matches.Thank fuck someone saw sense. Late night for the teams involved though as a bus trip from Dunedin back to Queenstown would be a good three to three and a half hours with a good run.
Shows 4:40 by bus 😜
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@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
@booboo said in Super Rugby 2022:
@shark said in Super Rugby 2022:
@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:
New Zealand Rugby has scrapped plans to play Super Rugby night games in Invercargill, shifting the games to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. Friday and Saturday night games for the first three rounds of the competition were to be played at Rugby Park. However, after further conversations between the teams and NZR, it was agreed the facilities at Forysth Barr, including the roof, made it the team’s favoured option for night matches.Thank fuck someone saw sense. Late night for the teams involved though as a bus trip from Dunedin back to Queenstown would be a good three to three and a half hours with a good run.
Shows 4:40 by bus 😜
That'd be public transport I expect. Not flash charter coach.
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@booboo said in Super Rugby 2022:
@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
@booboo said in Super Rugby 2022:
@shark said in Super Rugby 2022:
@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:
New Zealand Rugby has scrapped plans to play Super Rugby night games in Invercargill, shifting the games to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. Friday and Saturday night games for the first three rounds of the competition were to be played at Rugby Park. However, after further conversations between the teams and NZR, it was agreed the facilities at Forysth Barr, including the roof, made it the team’s favoured option for night matches.Thank fuck someone saw sense. Late night for the teams involved though as a bus trip from Dunedin back to Queenstown would be a good three to three and a half hours with a good run.
Shows 4:40 by bus 😜
That'd be public transport I expect. Not flash charter coach.
I know, I was just joshing Mrs Vyvyan
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@booboo said in Super Rugby 2022:
@shark said in Super Rugby 2022:
@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:
New Zealand Rugby has scrapped plans to play Super Rugby night games in Invercargill, shifting the games to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. Friday and Saturday night games for the first three rounds of the competition were to be played at Rugby Park. However, after further conversations between the teams and NZR, it was agreed the facilities at Forysth Barr, including the roof, made it the team’s favoured option for night matches.Thank fuck someone saw sense. Late night for the teams involved though as a bus trip from Dunedin back to Queenstown would be a good three to three and a half hours with a good run.
Not if you take the top route there. Nice straight empty roads in the Maniototo. No cops. Cut the corner and avoid Alexandra.
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@shark said in Super Rugby 2022:
I feel a bit bad for MP because they'll probably get savaged a bunch of times by the Kiwi sides before they get a chance to secure a win against the Drua or any Australian sides. The beatings will cause disarray and who knows what that does to the organisation. But then again, who cares?
Mate they will expect it for a while, you remember when Rebels and Force joined?
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@crucial I'm sure they won't be looking to go through Lawrence and the windy road from there pretty much to Roxburgh. Although a midnight stop for a Jimmy's might be welcome, if anything were open!
There wouldn't be any traffic so if it's 3.30 cruising in a car it'll be 4 hours by bus, taking the Pig Route. Games finish near enough to 9, some after match formalities and probably a quick nosh up, freshen up, and they'll be lucky if they're on the road by 10.30, into QTN around 0230. Fuck that. It's like an NBA post game routine but they fuck off on private jets and fly all hours but have scheduled nap time the next day. And that's after a minimum 4 hour drive to get there. I'm sure the medical staff will figure out the best routine and that might be to leave after brekky and a few hours of free time at around 12, into Dunedin 4/4.30, quick trot around to stretch the legs then into the rooms.
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@dan54 said in Super Rugby 2022:
@shark couldn't they just charter planes?
It's also around half an hour to the airport from central Dunedin, then add in the check in time or whatever procedure there is when you charter a plane, and if they go hell-for-leather from the final whistle they might take off at 11 or 11.30. A half hour flight and then...nowhere to land as the airport would have been shut for hours by midnight.
