'Super Rugby' 2021
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shame when any player is forced to retire rather than go out on thier own terms.
Agree with all that has been said about him as a commentator, he had a regular piece with Darcy & Goran and his insight, knowledge and just affable manner made him great to listen to.
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Australian Brendan Morris has been named the new CEO of Sanzaar, while Argentina's Marcelo Rodriguez will take the reins as chairman for the next 12 months. Morris, who was previously chief operating officer at the joint venture, steps into the role vacated by Andy Marinos, who is now the CEO of Rugby Australia.Rodriguez's appointment to chairman is a boost for Argentine rugby after a difficult year in 2020. The Pumas performed superbly in the revamped ‘Tri Nations' competition at the end of last year, but their professional game was turned upside down as New Zealand and Australia forged ahead for plans for a trans- Ta$man competition while South Africa revealed its intention to move its franchises into the northern hemisphere. That left the Jaguares without a competition to play in but Rodriguez’s chairmanship is a strong indication that the Pumas very much have a future in The Rugby Championship. -
@Stargazer deckchairs on the Titanic...
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@antipodean said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:
@KiwiMurph I hope he stays in the game in some capacity. Listening to the podcast he's on, he has a good understanding of the game, just suffered for size as a player.
Don’t really want to go against the Fern James Parsons reach around, but his size is similar to Coles and Taylor. Good honest toiler though just lacked top end talent.
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@Tim The Blues must be missing a fair few players for that game given the apparent weakness of the Hurricanes squad coupled with the inevitable selections of Messrs JGB, Princep and Blackwell and the perennial "promising props" that are taking an enternity to match or better that tag.
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I am completely new to streaming sport. Might be a silly question, but I am a tech retard, are the games going to be available on Stan to watch later? Often I am working during the game and can't watch live. Surely they will be archived?
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@Crazy-Horse Yes, they can be watched at any time.
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@Crazy-Horse that's my understanding, some will be live to air and potentially simulcast on 9, others (probably NZ games) will be on demand
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All Super Rugby AU + Super Rugby Aotearoa games will be live and on demand on Stan Sport.
1 x Super Rugby AU game per week will also be shown live on 9Gem.
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@Crazy-Horse said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:
I am completely new to streaming sport. Might be a silly question, but I am a tech retard, are the games going to be available on Stan to watch later? Often I am working during the game and can't watch live. Surely they will be archived?
Yep you can watch them latter they will be there to watch anytime
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I was wondering about the preseason games myself.
2021 pre-season schedule
Crusaders v Highlanders, Friday 12 February, 5.30pm, Temuka (Sky Sport 1)
Hurricanes v Blues v Chiefs, Saturday 13 February, 12pm, Upper Hutt (Broadcast TBC)
Highlanders v Hurricanes, Friday 19 February, 6pm, Alexandra (Sky Sport 1)
Blues v Crusaders, Saturday 20 February, 3.35pm, Eden Park (Sky Sport 1)https://www.allblacks.com/news/sky-super-rugby-aotearoa-pre-season-schedule/
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Not keen on this one:
When a kick (excluding a penalty kick, drop kick attempt, kick-off or play restart kick) goes into the in-goal area and is grounded, or otherwise made dead by the defending team, play restarts with a goal line drop-out..
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@Bones said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:
Sounds naff
FFS, I hate this shit. How about they work on getting the TMO to not fuck up clear decisions. Referring them more things to get wrong is not going to improve the game.
Not sure how allowing the defending team to kick the ball away after the attacking team has been held up over try line is going to promote attacking play.
But hey, lets go all out like the BBL and introduce power plays and power surges and mega awesome lightning periods where tries are worth 100 and fans can vote on removing the boots of an opposition player for 10mins.
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@pukunui said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:
@Bones said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:
Sounds naff
FFS, I hate this shit. How about they work on getting the TMO to not fuck up clear decisions. Referring them more things to get wrong is not going to improve the game.
Not sure how allowing the defending team to kick the ball away after the attacking team has been held up over try line is going to promote attacking play.
But hey, lets go all out like the BBL and introduce power plays and power surges and mega awesome lightning periods where tries are worth 100 and fans can vote on removing the boots of an opposition player for 10mins.
im going to have to read this now, I thought it was only if the defending team touches it down in goal, ie instead of a 22 drop out its a goal line drop out
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@Kiwiwomble said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:
@pukunui said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:
@Bones said in 'Super Rugby' 2021:
Sounds naff
FFS, I hate this shit. How about they work on getting the TMO to not fuck up clear decisions. Referring them more things to get wrong is not going to improve the game.
Not sure how allowing the defending team to kick the ball away after the attacking team has been held up over try line is going to promote attacking play.
But hey, lets go all out like the BBL and introduce power plays and power surges and mega awesome lightning periods where tries are worth 100 and fans can vote on removing the boots of an opposition player for 10mins.
im going to have to read this now, I thought it was only if the defending team touches it down in goal, ie instead of a 22 drop out its a goal line drop out
No, looks like being held up over the line is no longer a scrum with the held up team feeding. It is a boot downfield by the defenders. Stupid.
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@pukunui don't like that
how about if a defending team carries it back?
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From the NZR media release:
A goal line drop-out will occur when an attacking player carrying the ball is held up in the in-goal or knocks the ball on in the in-goal area, or when an attacking kick, other than a penalty or drop goal attempt, is grounded by the defending team in their in-goal area.The rationale for introducing the goal line drop-out was to reward attacking teams by allowing them to build pressure and to encourage defending teams to clear the ball from their in-goal area, Anthony said. “We’ve had great support for this innovation from coaches and players and we’re confident it will be popular with fans. “The current re-start rule of a 22-metre drop-out often pushes the receiving team well back into their own half and we think teams will be more likely to counter-attack from a goal line drop-out, which will in turn lead to more attacking pressure and hopefully more tries.”
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