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    African Monkey
    replied to frugby on last edited by African Monkey
    #810

    @frugby We went 15 in a row in 2022 before falling to the Crusaders in the final so it would be nothing new for us Blues fans haha.

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    Last year five wins was enough to be 8th on the table (Reds), but also saw the Force finish 10th. Six wins might be needed to make the playoffs.

    The Crusaders' remaining matches are:

    Chiefs (A)
    Bye
    Waratahs (A)
    Force (A)
    Rebels (H)
    Reds (H)
    Highlanders (A)
    Brumbies (A)
    Blues (H)
    Moana Pasifika (H)

    Beating Waratahs (A), Force (A), Rebels (H), Highlanders (A), and Moana Pasifika (H) would give them five wins, so they'd probably have to pick up another win.

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    sparky
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    #812

    The Crusaders are in last place. They are lucky they aren't in the Top 14 or the Premiership because they would be running the risk of relegation.

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    Machpants
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    Bones
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    #814

    @Machpants pretty happy with top half with the way we're tracking!

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    sparky
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    #815

    Matt's right. And I'm sure Canterbury and Ta$man folk will be more than happy to cheer for the Hurricanes or the Highlanders when their own underachieving franchise gets mothballed.

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    Bones
    replied to sparky on last edited by Bones
    #816

    @sparky it's like people never realise there has to be a bottom half of the table.

    Jubilee cup. Premier club rugby in Welly obviously doesn't have the strength to uphold twelve teams.

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    sparky
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    @Bones The Crusaders won the Super Competition 7 years in a row in its various incarnations. They had a stranglehold on the competition. Their collapse this season is spectacular and almost without precedent in sport. I'm loving it!

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    Bones
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    @sparky that could come back to bite you come the international season...

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    sparky
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    #819

    @Bones We had to put up with 7 years of the Crusaders pumping everyone. It's nice to see the boot on the other foot as it were.

    If we can sort out the locking situation, the ABs will be okay this year I reckon.

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    sparky
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    The Hurricanes at the top, the Crusaders at the foot of the table. It probably won't last, but it's like I've died and gone to heaven or something.

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    Machpants
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    #821

    Well the current standings put Munster 'best club team in the world' scrape win against a no ABs Crusaders playing their first (second?) game of the season in a different light!

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    mariner4life
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    #822

    The Brumbies have had a soft draw so far and should fall down the table after playing the Reds, Blues and Canes in the next month

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    Canes4life
    replied to Tim on last edited by Canes4life
    #823

    @Tim on current form they could also lose a couple of those aswell. Right now I'd pick the Landers to beat the Crusaders, especially at home. They've already lost to the Tahs and if the Force play like they did last night they won't be easy to beat in Perth. Interesting times indeed.

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    Canes4life
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    #824

    @sparky said in Super Rugby 2024:

    Matt's right. And I'm sure Canterbury and Ta$man folk will be more than happy to cheer for the Hurricanes or the Highlanders when their own underachieving franchise gets mothballed.

    Super rich coming from an Australian.

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    frugby
    replied to Tim on last edited by
    #825

    @Tim said in Super Rugby 2024:

    Last year five wins was enough to be 8th on the table (Reds), but also saw the Force finish 10th. Six wins might be needed to make the playoffs.

    The Crusaders' remaining matches are:

    Chiefs (A)
    Bye
    Waratahs (A)
    Force (A)
    Rebels (H)
    Reds (H)
    Highlanders (A)
    Brumbies (A)
    Blues (H)
    Moana Pasifika (H)

    Beating Waratahs (A), Force (A), Rebels (H), Highlanders (A), and Moana Pasifika (H) would give them five wins, so they'd probably have to pick up another win.

    Reckon they'll still sneak home, particularly with players coming back.

    Assuming they lose to the Chiefs though, the margin of error is admittedly quite small. If they can beat the Tahs and the Force though, you wouldn't bet against them 5 or 6 in a row.

    As funny as it is that they are 0-5, I'm still not convinced they are that bad. Chiefs & Canes games were a flip of a coin, and Fiji is a tough place to go to. The Tahs game in many ways was a bit of a freak one where everything went wrong.

    Last night probably the first really poor performance I thought.

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    #826

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    Kiwiwomble
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    #827

    @Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2024:

    @sparky said in Super Rugby 2024:

    Matt's right. And I'm sure Canterbury and Ta$man folk will be more than happy to cheer for the Hurricanes or the Highlanders when their own underachieving franchise gets mothballed.

    Super rich coming from an Australian.

    you might have missed the joke

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    Yeetyaah
    replied to Canes4life on last edited by Yeetyaah
    #828

    @Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2024:

    @sparky said in Super Rugby 2024:

    Matt's right. And I'm sure Canterbury and Ta$man folk will be more than happy to cheer for the Hurricanes or the Highlanders when their own underachieving franchise gets mothballed.

    Super rich coming from an Australian.

    He's clearly being satirical.

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    Kruse
    replied to Tim on last edited by
    #829

    @Tim said in Super Rugby 2024:

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    Fuck me - that says a lot.
    A team with a 0-5 start to the season - are favourites over any arsetralian team.

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