Super Rugby 2024
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he's fucking awesome
at league
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I reckon he'll be better than RTS. Just start him on the wing until he familiarises himself with the game.
I'd like to see how he'd go in rugby. Even in his mediocre year as @mariner4life has pointed out he still averaged pretty decent run metres.
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@Nepia I can't even see him having success on the wing. To be honest I don't know where he would actually suit. He would be better in a collision than RTS, I just dont think he wouldn't fit union.
He has a high work rate, big body, likes to be involved in everything, probably runs to upright for union, likes to tackle high (and get tackled high) ..which is great for league..
contract due for negotiation, probably about it
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@bayimports said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Nepia I can't even see him having success on the wing. To be honest I don't know where he would actually suit. He would be better in a collision than RTS, I just dont think he wouldn't fit union.
He has a high work rate, big body, likes to be involved in everything, probably runs to upright for union, likes to tackle high (and get tackled high) ..which is great for league..
contract due for negotiation, probably about it
That's more than 50% of what's needed ...
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Four takeaways from each Cross-Border Super Rugby match
We've already learnt at least a couple of things about each team, their personnel and more specifically how deep their talent stocks are.
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So it looks like Joey Manu if he leaves NRL will be eating croissants...
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Why Sky has played the free rugby card now
Rugby in New Zealand has no option but to recalibrate its broadcast strategy.
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Cheers, is it the game of the week (e..g, premier NZ derby?) or just any old game?
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2024:
Cheers, is it the game of the week (e..g, premier NZ derby?) or just any old game?
Sat night games. The games start live but will have ads each half.
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OK, so based on that, it will be (by week):
- Landers / MP
- Evil Empire / Waratahs
- Canes / Blues
- Chiefs / Drua
- Blues / Evil Empire
- Landers / Canes
- Chiefs / MP
- Canes / Chiefs
- Blues / Brumbies
- Landers / Force
- Chiefs / Force
- Landers / Evil Empire
- Blues / Landers
- Evil Empire / Blues
- Blues / Chiefs
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2024:
Brumbies 43 - 40 Drua
The Drua will be a fun watch this season -
I went along to this and it was a f'ing hot day. Which helps explain why I was muntered when I got home at 12:30.
For those that only watch the highlights, the Drua looked like they could play all facets competitively too - you just cant give them space. They'll be devastating on the counter attack too.
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Manu tells Roosters he's leaving for lucrative rugby deal - but club lock down replacement
The Sydney Roosters are bracing themselves for the departure of one of their biggest stars with Kiwi international Joey Manu set to leave the club at the end of the year to take up a deal in rugby union.
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350175727/super-rugby-closes-kick-tennis-loophole-reward-attack
Two clauses in rugby’s current offside laws state that players can be put onside by a kick receiver who runs back five metres or passes the ball, even if they are ahead of the kicker. Super Rugby Pacific officials have effectively thrown those clauses in the bin, Stuff understands. -
@Duluth Defenses are going to have to rotate much more to get someone constantly sprinting forward to put their teammates onside, which should help those teams that can kick tactically and get 50:22s.
It will be nice to see players running the ball back knowing half the opposition are offside too.
At least this should help make SR entertaining even if the NH won't let it translate into Test football.
