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@Jaguares4real I admire your optimism!
For what it's worth:
I think the Jaguares will win
Jaguares are susceptible to fast moving backlines
Chiefs tight 5 can play at either end of the spectrum - wins in SA don't come if your forward packs is woeful and losses to the Sunwolves don't happen if they are good too
The home crowd in Argentina doesn't seem to have been much of a problem for NZ teams, same as home crowd in NZ not a much of a problem for the Jaguares
Chiefs won't win unless Weber, ALB, Cane, Retallick all step up to the mark
Jaguares will give away stupid penalties when under pressure
Chiefs will give away stupid penalties because they can play very stupidShould be a cracker.
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@Jaguares4real said in Super Rugby News:
Nevertheless they'll pose a threat but Jaguares have played & beaten better teams than Chiefs this season
Except they have played and not beaten the Chiefs. The Chiefs have also played and beaten a better team than the Jaguares too.
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@gt12 although Debreczeni is eligible for the ABs, so is a slightly different prospect...
QC would need to be better than all other 10 options due to unavailability for ABs, although has every legal right to live and work in NZ.
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Absolutely, and Big Deb has height and size too, so has some future to develop. I still think he’ll play for Oz though.
Anyway, I wouldn’t want QC unless we couldn’t find a reasonable 3rd option, but even then I think there are young 10s around we could develop.
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From a purely selfish, Chiefs only perspective, i would take Quade. He's actually played pretty well this year, and is a better option that most of our 10s, can kick goals, and his nature would suit the way we play best.
But, from an NZ rugby perspective, i don't want a pathway for a young player blocked. The more we lose off the top, the more we need to bring through from the bottom, so young NZ players need the opportunity to develop.
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@mariner4life said in Super Rugby News:
his nature would suit the way we play
Annoying? Niggly? Petulant?
Kidding - I agree with you on both comments.
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@Snowy said in Super Rugby News:
@mariner4life said in Super Rugby News:
his nature would suit the way we play
Annoying? Niggly? Petulant?
Kidding - I agree with you on both comments.
stealing
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Match QF1: Crusaders v Highlanders @ Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch
Date Friday 21 June
Kick-off 19:35 local
Referee Jaco Peyper
AR1 Paul Williams
AR2 Brendon Pickerill
TMO Ben SkeenMatch QF3: Jaguares v Chiefs @ Jose Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Date Friday 21 June
Kick-off 19:05 local
Referee Glen Jackson
AR1 Nick Briant
AR2 Federico Anselmi
TMO Santiago BorsaniMatch QF2: Hurricanes v Bulls @ Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Date Saturday 22 June
Kick-off 19:35 local
Referee Nic Berry
AR1 Ben O'Keeffe
AR2 Brendon Pickerill
TMO Glenn NewmanMatch QF4: Brumbies v Sharks @ GIO Stadium, Canberra
Date Saturday 22 June
Kick-off 20:05 local
Referee Mike Fraser
AR1 Angus Gardner
AR2 Graham Cooper
TMO James Leckie -
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Why not have him in Angus' spot for the brumbies game, Angus to Argentina or have him do the all NZ game then Peyper to Argentina.
Trust SANZAR to make a mess of something so simple.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:
Why not have him in Angus' spot for the brumbies game, Angus to Argentina or have him do the all NZ game then Peyper to Argentina.
Trust SANZAR to make a mess of something so simple.
It's almost like the criticism makes them lean into now.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
So in all games there's a neutral ref, except the Jaguares v Chiefs game. That game has been allocated to a former Chiefs players. Geez.
Former Chiefness balanced out by home town bias.
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby News:
He's known as Hometown, so that'll balance out, surely?
Read.
The.
Thread.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
With dates & times (in NZT):
QF1: Fri June 21: Crusaders v Highlanders, Christchurch Stadium Christchurch @ 19:35
QF 3: Sat June 22: Jaguares v Chiefs, Jose Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires @ 10:05
QF 2: Sat June 22: Hurricanes v Bulls, Westpac Stadium, Wellington @ 19:35
QF 4: Sat June 22: Brumbies v Sharks, GIO Stadium, Canberra @ 22:05Semis (highest ranked team to host):
SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 v Winner QF4Not one game being played in the Republic this week and possibly zero for the entire finals series - this must be a first and a big disappointment to all fans over there.
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@Stargazer As per the stuff article I agree,Jackson is definitely on a hiding to nothing..
If the home side win, he’s gonna be accused of being a hometown official and if the chiefs win, a former chiefs player with a whistle .
Very poor from Sanzar , a hospital pass if ever I saw one.
