Super Rugby News
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Match Brumbies v Hurricanes @ GIO Stadium, Canberra
Date Friday 21 July 2017
Kick-Off 19:35 local
Referee Glen Jackson
AR1 Nic Berry
AR2 Will Houston
TMO Ian SmithMatch Crusaders v Highlanders @ AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Date Saturday 22 July 2017
Kick-Off 19:35 local
Referee Angus Gardner
AR1 Ben O'Keeffe
AR2 Mike Fraser
TMO Glenn NewmanMatch Lions v Sharks @ Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg
Date Saturday 22 July 2017
Kick-Off 14:30 local
Referee Marius van der Westhuizen
AR1 Jaco van Heerden
AR2 Egon Seconds
TMO Marius JonkerMatch Stormers v Chiefs @ DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Date Saturday 22 July 2017
Kick-Off 17:00 local
Referee Jaco Peyper
AR1 Rasta Rasivhenge
AR2 Quinton Immelman
TMO Johan Greeff -
So hometown going to Canberra to ref an Aussie - NZ clash...looking forward to it!
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First the Brumbies get a home final after winning like two games all year. Then on top of that they get Hometown as a ref? We get it News Ltd, you really want an Aussie team in the comp for as long as possible. Maybe be a bit more subtle next year aye?
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@Bones said in Super Rugby News:
I get the feeling it would be more newsworthy if Ngatai was actually fit for a game.
Yeah, you've gotta feel for the guy though. Just as his game and position matured and his class was on show he has copped one thing after another.
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With Coles already signed through to 2019, it looks like our no. 2 hooker will also stay in NZ. That's a relief, esp because we have to wait and see how Coles gets through the next few weeks/months and there's daylight between Taylor and Harris, Coltman (who are also signed until 2019) etc. It gives the ABs a bit of time to develop the next crop, which is really necessary.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
Player welfare no consideration in Japan? This is just ridiculous. If I remember it correctly, many players also had no break before the SR season.
I've never understood this.
If the players felt their bodies needed a rest, they wouldn't sign these lucrative off season contracts.
They are adults who are capable of making grown up decisions. They know their clock is ticking and all of them who choose to play more are doing so out of their own free will.
my 2c
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@PN Playing in Japan, is only an off-season thing for players of NZ, SA or Aussie franchises. For Japanese players, this is their domestic competition! No doubt there are Ferners who can explain this better. A lot of the Sunwolves' players are selected and signed from Top League clubs.
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It's one reason why the SWs can't really run out a great team - there is a lot more talent there either not allowed or not willing to take on Super rugby - these guys get their salaries from the companies, and like pretty much all Japanese, are at their mercy.
Personally, I think the SWs would have been much stronger if they had just promoted one team (Panasonic, Suntory, or Toshiba). That sounds mad but I think those teams would roll over the SWs.
In good news those, it seems like the SWs are going to get a better shake in the next year or so (or so I was told by a friend who is much more into JP footy than I).
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There were three yellow cards I saw on the weekend from head/arm/shoulder contacts
I'm of the opinion that all 3 could have been a penalty and a reminder/warning to be careful. Probably not in this day and ageHowever theses were very close to the "accidental, yet willing, contact" side of things.
Call them yellow? So be it
But it risks heading down a rabbit hole where any body vs head contact can conceivably result in 14 v 15 for 10 minutes.
There could (should?) be a lot of them - not so good
