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Interesting to see the Force thrash the Waratahs.
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Should probably be worried that the aussie teams are so appalling but then I remember the John O'Neill eras and I have no fucks to give.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/94776931/kiwis-25-aussies-0-winless-hopeless-australians-suffer-seasonlong-rugby-drought -
This is from a SANZAAR post on FB:
QUARTERFINAL 1: Brumbies Rugby v Hurricanes, Friday 21 July, 9.45pm
QUARTERFINAL 2: BNZ Crusaders v Pulse Energy Highlanders, Saturday July 22, 7.35pm
QUARTERFINAL 3: Lions v The Sharks, Sunday July 23, 12.30am
QUARTERFINAL 4: Stormers v Chiefs Rugby, Sunday July 23, 3am
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This is not from SANZAAR but I found it useful:
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So it is:
Top SA 1 Lions vs 3rd SA/Arg/Jap
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Top Aus Brumbies vs 2nd NZ/Aus Hurricanestop SA 2 Stormers vs 3rd NZ/Aus Chiefs
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Top NZ Crusaders vs bottom NZ/Aus HIghlanders -
The Saders vs Landers game is shaping up to be an absolute cracker. I'm sure a few Cantabs will be a bit worried about that - losses to the Lions, Canes and Landers to finish the season after going unbeaten for so long would be pretty difficult to stomach.
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@hydro11 said in Super Rugby News:
@Tim said in Super Rugby News:
How is home advantage decided in the semifinals?
The top ranked of the two teams.
Yep, it's easy if the Lions and Crusaders win their QFs, because then the SFs will be in Johannesburg and Christchurch regardless of their opposition. If the Sharks and/or Highlanders win the QFs, you'll have to look closely at their and their opposition's total competition points.
I think - assuming the QF seeding nonsense doesn't apply when determining the ranking and only total competition points are relevant - this will be where the SF will be played:
Lions win: SF in Johannesburg
Sharks win: SF in Durban if Canes lose to Brumbies; SF in Wellington if Canes beat Brumbies
Brumbies win: SF in Johannesburg if Lions beat Sharks; SF in Durban if Lions lose to Sharks
Canes win: SF in Johannesburg if Lions beat Sharks; SF in Wellington if Lions lose to SharksCrusaders win: SF in Christchurch
Highlanders win: SF in Dunedin if Stormers beat the Chiefs; SF in Hamilton if Stormers lose to the Chiefs
Stormers win: SF in Christchurch if the Crusaders beat the Highlanders; SF in Dunedin if the Crusaders lose
Chiefs win: SF in Christchurch if the Crusaders beat the Highlanders; SF in Hamilton if the Crusaders lose -
@Stargazer Surely if the Sharks win and the Brumbies win the SF is in Canberra?
Brumbies will be ranked above the Sharks in the same way they're ranked above the Canes.
Similarly, the Highlanders - no way they're getting a home semi-final. They'll just remained ranked 7th. Reverting back to the points tables for the semis would be ludicrous - surely even SANZAR wouldn't come up with something as bizarre as that!
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@No-Quarter said in Super Rugby News:
The Saders vs Landers game is shaping up to be an absolute cracker. I'm sure a few Cantabs will be a bit worried about that - losses to the Lions, Canes and Landers to finish the season after going unbeaten for so long would be pretty difficult to stomach.
Fear not, we have Hunt
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@No-Quarter said in Super Rugby News:
The Saders vs Landers game is shaping up to be an absolute cracker. I'm sure a few Cantabs will be a bit worried about that - losses to the Lions, Canes and Landers to finish the season after going unbeaten for so long would be pretty difficult to stomach.
The whole thing is already pretty pretty difficult to stomach. Our prize for topping the NZ conference is a home semi against a full-strength Highlanders side.
I'd hate to see the fucking booby prize in this competition!
This conference structure has backfired monumentally on SANZAR - they have been made to look like incompetent wallies.
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@Chris-B. said in Super Rugby News:
This conference structure has backfired monumentally on SANZAR - they have been made to look like incompetent wallies.
I would say 'proved' was the word you were looking for, proved to be incompetent wallies.
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@Chris-B. said in Super Rugby News:
@Bovidae Why not have the Brumbies upset the Canes....
Lions* could march to the title with victories over the Sharks, Brumbies and Stormers!
I'm getting my bitter asterisk in early.
That would get the SANZAAR seal of approval.
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So apparently, along with the Cheetahs and Kings, the Sharks could be looking at leaving too...
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@canefan said in Super Rugby News:
Top qualifier without facing a single NZ side? Rubbish. Here's to the canes running rampant on the veldt and putting these pretenders in their place!
The Lions finished 2nd on the 2016 Super rugby log, and that was when they were facing NZ opposition.
Like the Blues, the Lions represent the economic hub of their respective country, and like the Blues they have been under-performing for a good number of years. However, unlike the Blues they have managed to turn their ship around.
I think that they deserve a little bit of credit for what they have managed to achieve, considering they werent even in super rugby a couple years ago.
