Super Rugby 2024
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@Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2024:
The games the NZ teams will play in the Super Round are:
Blues vs Highlanders (opening game on Friday)
Crusaders vs Waratahs (Saturday)
Chiefs vs Brumbies (Sunday)
Hurricanes vs Reds (Sunday)Hopefully they rotate which teams lose a home game in 2024.
I was hoping they would drop this. But not to be. Canes are likely to lose a home game this year too as they didn't last year
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I believe the Highlanders game is a Highlanders home game... I get that the money is good, and I have no issue with them doing the Super Round, but why don't we apply some common sense... Currently teams play 5 derby games + 3 rivalry games, which are generally derbies.
If they are so desperate to have Super Round, add in a 15th round so everyone keeps their 7 home games, and add in an extra rivalry game which wouldn't have otherwise been played.
For instance, using this year's draw, pretend those Round Two games were played in usual locations, they could have played the following games:
- Highlanders v Crusaders
- Blues v Chiefs
- Hurricanes v Fijian Drua
- Waratahs v Reds
- Rebels v Moana Pasifika
- Brumbies v Western Force
By no means satisfactory, but I'd say far fairer and then at least you are having engaging games without taking away from fans.
The way the draw works, the Highlanders may only get to host the Crusaders (Likely to be Round One) and Hurricanes this year + MP and three Aussie sides, which will mean a long time without getting to see my side play the best teams at home.
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wasn't last years game a Highlander Home game?
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@Kiwiwomble Nope, Crusaders home game.
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@gt12 ....have you not watched the last couple of years? i think they actually deliberately do it the other way so the aussie teams have have rivalry matches
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@Kiwiwomble Yeah, you're right. They don't want just Trans- Ta$man games in the super round; they'd run the risk of all Aussie teams losing during the super round
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Kiwiwomble Yeah, you're right. They don't want just Trans- Ta$man games in the super round; they'd run the risk of all Aussie teams losing during the super round
That's a winning attitude.
Just one more reason why super rugby sucks compared to its key competitors.
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Brydon Ennor who ever he has signed for in 2024, Crusaders or according to @george33 Highlanders neither will see him for the SR season ruptured ACL not expected to play until at least June 2024.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Chris Ah bugger, poor lad. That's the second time, isn't it? It's a horrible injury to have. I hope players like him get help to deal with such things mentally as well.
Yes it is the second time.
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@Canes4life Stuff ?
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Yes I have heard nothing that he was moving .
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@Chris said in Super Rugby 2024:
Brydon Ennor who ever he has signed for in 2024, Crusaders or according to @george33 Highlanders neither will see him for the SR season ruptured ACL not expected to play until at least June 2024.
Who ever he has signed for will need an injury replacement.Never nice to see especially from someone who has already come back from one.
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@Canes4life Robert interesting man from CHCH makes some great story lines
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