Super Rugby Trans Tasman
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@frank said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@frank said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nepia said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
I wonder if all this draw/combining tables of two separate competitions would be discussed if the Crusaders hadn’t missed out. 😝
The Chiefs got a shit draw, but they knew what to do to be successful. They weren’t. Same with the other two teams who didn’t make the final.
I am not a Saders supporter, but we all know they are better than both the Blues and Highlanders.
you sure about that?
https://crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/crusaders-secure-narrow-win-over-the-brumbies-to-open-their-trans-tasman-campaign/Their results against Aussies suggests they are at best comparable
I am basing it off when they have actually played each other.
Surely that's a better yardstick.
43-27 to the Saders at Eden Park.
29-6 to the Saders in Christchurch.Damn certain Blue supporters are happier about having to face the Highlanders than the Saders.
And also trying to convince themselves that it means something
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@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@frank said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@frank said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nepia said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
I wonder if all this draw/combining tables of two separate competitions would be discussed if the Crusaders hadn’t missed out. 😝
The Chiefs got a shit draw, but they knew what to do to be successful. They weren’t. Same with the other two teams who didn’t make the final.
I am not a Saders supporter, but we all know they are better than both the Blues and Highlanders.
you sure about that?
https://crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/crusaders-secure-narrow-win-over-the-brumbies-to-open-their-trans-tasman-campaign/Their results against Aussies suggests they are at best comparable
I am basing it off when they have actually played each other.
Surely that's a better yardstick.
43-27 to the Saders at Eden Park.
29-6 to the Saders in Christchurch.Damn certain Blue supporters are happier about having to face the Highlanders than the Saders.
And also trying to convince themselves that it means something
Love these salty, salty tears
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@kirwan said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@frank said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@frank said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nepia said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
I wonder if all this draw/combining tables of two separate competitions would be discussed if the Crusaders hadn’t missed out. 😝
The Chiefs got a shit draw, but they knew what to do to be successful. They weren’t. Same with the other two teams who didn’t make the final.
I am not a Saders supporter, but we all know they are better than both the Blues and Highlanders.
you sure about that?
https://crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/crusaders-secure-narrow-win-over-the-brumbies-to-open-their-trans-tasman-campaign/Their results against Aussies suggests they are at best comparable
I am basing it off when they have actually played each other.
Surely that's a better yardstick.
43-27 to the Saders at Eden Park.
29-6 to the Saders in Christchurch.Damn certain Blue supporters are happier about having to face the Highlanders than the Saders.
And also trying to convince themselves that it means something
Love these salty, salty tears
Do you mean the tears by players about a comp that's meaningless?
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Still trying to convince yourselves.
Of course the players feel it's meaningful. They're paid well to care and compete and just want to win at all times. Fucken duh.
That doesn't mean it's actually meaningful though, or certainly not in relation to the SRA comp.
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@shark Just let the Blues and HIghlanders fans have their moment. It's a competition with a trophy on the line, so of course it means something, you guys knew what you had to do to make the final, and failed to do it. Simple.
You always sulk like a baby when Canterbury/The Crusaders don't win something haha. Don't worry, I'm sure your mob will win plenty more titles in the future.
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@african-monkey said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@shark Just let the Blues and HIghlanders fans have their moment. It's a competition with a trophy on the line, so of course it means something, you guys knew what you had to do to make the final, and failed to do it. Simple.
You always sulk like a baby when Canterbury/The Crusaders don't win something haha. Don't worry, I'm sure your mob will win plenty more titles in the future.
I do not. I do not. I do not. I do not. I do not.
Anyway, when was the last time I had the opportunity to sulk over a Crusaders competition loss? Not that I am. So there.
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Fuck me, here we go again. According to the Fern the TT comp was meaningless, but it seems only up to the point where the Saders got eliminated. Then when Sader fans take part in a conversation about how the competition could have been better it gets labelled sour grapes - despite the fact it's been talked about relentlessly by supporters of every team for weeks.
The Fern is generally a good place, but seriously, this Crusader bullshit brings the place down. It's almost as though many of you are becoming the new Cantabs.
Rant over.
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@shark Yeah good point. Work will be fun tomorrow haha.
And yes, the comp is a silly concept (a farce as some say) but hey, all 10 teams competing in it were on the same playing field so it is what it is.
I guess you could compare it to a cup competition like the FA Cup (maybe not, I may be clutching at straws there haha).
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@crazy-horse Ahhh chill out brother it's all good. No one would care about you guys if you were shit.
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@african-monkey I am chilled mate, just calling it as I see it.
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@african-monkey said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@shark Just let the Blues and HIghlanders fans have their moment. It's a competition with a trophy on the line, so of course it means something, you guys knew what you had to do to make the final, and failed to do it. Simple.
You always sulk like a baby when Canterbury/The Crusaders don't win something haha. Don't worry, I'm sure your mob will win plenty more titles in the future.
You live in Christchurch right? I hope you are wearing your Blues shirt everywhere.
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@crazy-horse said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
Fuck me, here we go again. According to the Fern the TT comp was meaningless, but it seems only up to the point where the Saders got eliminated. Then when Sader fans take part in a conversation about how the competition could have been better it gets labelled sour grapes - despite the fact it's been talked about relentlessly by supporters of every team for weeks.
The Fern is generally a good place, but seriously, this Crusader bullshit brings the place down. It's almost as though many of you are becoming the new Cantabs.
Rant over.
I think there is a difference between arguing that the competition needs improving and that the results of it are meaningless.
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@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@frank said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@frank said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@nepia said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
I wonder if all this draw/combining tables of two separate competitions would be discussed if the Crusaders hadn’t missed out. 😝
The Chiefs got a shit draw, but they knew what to do to be successful. They weren’t. Same with the other two teams who didn’t make the final.
I am not a Saders supporter, but we all know they are better than both the Blues and Highlanders.
you sure about that?
https://crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/crusaders-secure-narrow-win-over-the-brumbies-to-open-their-trans-tasman-campaign/Their results against Aussies suggests they are at best comparable
I am basing it off when they have actually played each other.
Surely that's a better yardstick.
43-27 to the Saders at Eden Park.
29-6 to the Saders in Christchurch.Damn certain Blue supporters are happier about having to face the Highlanders than the Saders.
And also trying to convince themselves that it means something
@crazy-horse said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
Fuck me, here we go again. According to the Fern the TT comp was meaningless, but it seems only up to the point where the Saders got eliminated. Then when Sader fans take part in a conversation about how the competition could have been better it gets labelled sour grapes - despite the fact it's been talked about relentlessly by supporters of every team for weeks.
The Fern is generally a good place, but seriously, this Crusader bullshit brings the place down. It's almost as though many of you are becoming the new Cantabs.
Rant over.
" Then when Sader fans take part in a conversation about how the competition could have been better it gets labelled sour grapes"
Those poor, poor Crusaders fans who were just helpfully trying to think of ways that the competition could possibly be better!
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@chris Same concept where the NZ teams play each other and Aussie teams play each other twice and the crossover matches with the Aussie teams but just combine the comp instead of doing two seperate comps like this year?
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@gt12 Yes I do. I'll wear one tomorrow to work
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@african-monkey said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:
@chris Same concept where the NZ teams play each other and Aussie teams play each other twice and the crossover matches with the Aussie teams but just combine the comp instead of doing two seperate comps like this year?
Is that going to be it or one 12 team comp with Fiji and Pasifika added ?
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The competition is a farce. Basically everyone here would accept that the Hurricanes are the worst NZ side in Super Rugby this season. That is not a controversial opinion - after all, we were the only team to not make a final in 2021. However, we just needed Jordie Barrett to kick one penalty goal and we would have come first and hosted the final. In what sort of competition should the worst NZ team be in such a box seat?
What if we won the final? How would I feel about that? Stoked, for sure. However, would there be a ticker-tape parade? Would the kids take a day off school? Would it compare (at all) to 2016? The answer is assuredly no.
It is a fucked competition where you can go 5/5 and not make the final. Of course, the Crusaders do only have themselves to blame. They should have secured more four try bonus points and they should have pumped the Rebels by more. The Highlanders and Blues deserve to be in the final and I hope we do continue to play the Australian teams.
One thing I will say, is that I preferred the one round of Super Rugby TT to another round of Super Rugby Aotearoa. SRA was better but playing each team twice will be enough. The worrying thing is that any Pacific franchise will be a lot less competitive than even the 'Tahs were.
