Super Rugby 2024
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2024:
Brendon Pickerell retires -
After 151 first-class matches, including 10 Test matches, 60 Super Rugby matches, and 58 NPC matches, Brendon Pickerill has made the tough decision to hang up his whistle.Known for his consistency, proficiency, and calm nature on the pitch, and his professionalism and passion for the game off of the pitch, we wish Brendon well on his next adventure. Ngā mihi nui, you’ll always be part of the NZR whānau 🖤
Excellent the worst referee in SR glad to see the back of him.
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Pickerill could be about to work for WR.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Duluth Tokyo would be good, think you would get crowds...but i also think we should be giving Japan a sniff of a super rugby team or entry into the RC
We gave them a SR team but they couldn't make it work....
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@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2024:
Brendon Pickerell retires
Rejoice.
Don't ever rejoice when a good ref retires. Bloody hard to find them , and I hope he enjoys next step.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Duluth Tokyo would be good, think you would get crowds...but i also think we should be giving Japan a sniff of a super rugby team or entry into the RC
I think that Japan may work, but Tokyo itself would get saturated with that many games IMO.
I would say that three games in Tokyo, two in Kansai (Osaka), and 1 in Fukuoka would probably work OK.
If I were in charge, I'd have two games in Tokyo, two in Hong Kong, and two elsewhere (Singapore? Korea? US?).
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@canefan said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Duluth Tokyo would be good, think you would get crowds...but i also think we should be giving Japan a sniff of a super rugby team or entry into the RC
We gave them a SR team but they couldn't make it work....
don't think that was ever set up to succeed, maybe have the current champion of their domestic league play super rugby or something
fans celebrating are more likely to rock up the next season to see team they dont see every year
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@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Dan54 I'm rejoicing. He was poor IMO.
Ok didn't realise you were on a panel that had enough knowledge to judge refs. my apologies I not up to that standard of marking refs.
Imagine all the experts that made him an international ref when there were some who knew better. -
@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2024:
Brendon Pickerell retires
Rejoice.
Don't ever rejoice when a good ref retires. Bloody hard to find them , and I hope he enjoys next step.
Does this retirement mean Mr. Bredin moves up one step in the pecking order?
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@Higgins said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2024:
Brendon Pickerell retires
Rejoice.
Don't ever rejoice when a good ref retires. Bloody hard to find them , and I hope he enjoys next step.
Does this retirement mean Mr. Bredin moves up one step in the pecking order?
Fuck noooooo
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@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Duluth Tokyo would be good, think you would get crowds...but i also think we should be giving Japan a sniff of a super rugby team or entry into the RC
We gave them a SR team but they couldn't make it work....
don't think that was ever set up to succeed, maybe have the current champion of their domestic league play super rugby or something
fans celebrating are more likely to rock up the next season to see team they dont see every year
I tend to agree about the Japanese champion idea. Clearly the Sunwolves didn't strike the right chord
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@Higgins said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2024:
Brendon Pickerell retires
Rejoice.
Don't ever rejoice when a good ref retires. Bloody hard to find them , and I hope he enjoys next step.
Does this retirement mean Mr. Bredin moves up one step in the pecking order?
Who is Mr Bredin. I assume if he does move up it will because he next best? Not sure he comes to my mind anyway. Lol mind you that neans nothing.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Duluth Tokyo would be good, think you would get crowds...but i also think we should be giving Japan a sniff of a super rugby team or entry into the RC
We gave them a SR team but they couldn't make it work....
don't think that was ever set up to succeed, maybe have the current champion of their domestic league play super rugby or something
fans celebrating are more likely to rock up the next season to see team they dont see every year
The companies have the money and sign the best players - the Sunwolves were a bastard child that was never funded to sign the best players.
The opportunity was missed when they revamped the competition to put five or six of the teams in a Japanese Super rugby pool.