Super Rugby 2023
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@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2023:
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@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2023:
Southern derby in Melbourne lmao what the fuck
yep thats dumb.
should have been two irrelevant teams like Canes v Landers
Anyway, is it too late for them to also organise a super round in NZ?
Which city is going to pay the dollars to Sanzaar to hold it here? Think thats what it's about money, and having it early in Aus helps to give game a boost before NRL/AFL start.
Pretty sure Invercargill would. Maybe Palmerston North.
i know im bias but i always thought Forsyth Barr at the start of the season seemed like an obvious place for a super round, thousands of people looking for an excuse to party
Lack of direct flights and accommodation for 11 teams might be a bit of an issue?
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@KiwiMurph never said id worked out all the details, they all come and play there eventually so should be do able, if it was the first round it would be closer to O week and would give any team that could come earlier the chance to get there and train
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new social media cover for the Super Rugby Page, i know theyre just their polos but almost all either black or blue
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@Kiwiwomble and stupidly the V formation blocks the team logos of half of them.
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The Highlanders had jumped the gun with their fixture announcement yesterday.
https://www.allblacks.com/news/dhl-super-rugby-pacific-2023-draw-announced/
Key features of the 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific draw:
· Each team plays 14 regular season matches
· Round 1 features traditional rivalry fixtures
· The Waratahs will host the Brumbies in the first ever fixture at the new Allianz Stadium in Sydney
· Round 2 is the Super Round in Melbourne
· All teams play all other teams in the competition
· All teams play three extra ‘rivalry’ games which create home and away mini-series
· All teams will have their byes between Rounds 7, 8 & 9
· Top eight teams reach the finalsDHL SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC AT A GLANCE
Season opener: Crusaders v Chiefs at Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch.
Format: 12 teams: Moana Pasifika, Fijian Drua, Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders, Highlanders, Waratahs, Reds, Force, Brumbies, Rebels
14 regular season matches = 11 round-robin matches + 3 rivalry matches
One bye round per team (all byes in Rounds 7, 8 & 9)
Season Length: 18 weeks = 15-week regular season + three-week eight-team playoff series
Total Matches: 91
Super Round: Round 2, Friday-Sunday 3-5 March @ AAMI Park Melbourne.
Rivalry matches: Each team plays three teams twice (one at home match, one away match per rivalry)· Blues: Rivalry opponents are the Hurricanes, Highlanders and Crusaders
· Chiefs: Rivalry opponents are the Crusaders, Hurricanes and Highlanders
· Crusaders: Rivalry opponents are the Blues, Chiefs and Moana Pasifika
· Highlanders: Rivalry opponents are the Blues, Force and Chiefs
· Hurricanes: Blues, Chiefs and Moana Pasifika
· Moana Pasifika: Hurricanes, Highlanders and Fijian Drua
· Fijian Drua: Moana Pasifika, Reds and Waratahs
· Force: Highlanders, Reds and Rebels
· Reds: Fijian Drua, Force and Brumbies
· Rebels: Force, Waratahs and Brumbies
· Waratahs: Fijian Drua, Rebels and Brumbies
· Brumbies: Reds, Rebels and Waratahs -
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Rivalries, very much forced medi BS.
Rivalries are built through history, not like this.
The fact the Blues/Chiefs are not in this "rivalry" thing when they share borders, kinda makes it an even dumber concept.
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@KiwiMurph that is going to be sweltering.
Other than that I’m happy with the Canes draw. Brumbies and Crusaders at home instead of away, Moana Pasifika twice, Force at home so no need to travel to Perth.
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@taniwharugby It's a stupid term to use in that context. With only 5 "rivals" a team will only play one other team twice in consecutive years. In 2024 the Blues and Chiefs will play each other twice again.
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So all Blues home games at EP by the looks?
Covid stopped games up here in 2020 and 2022 (can't recall if one was scheduled for 2021)
Will be interesting to see if having MP at Mt Smart affects blues games...
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2023:
Will be interesting to see if having MP at Mt Smart affects blues games...
Hopefully MP can start to get some half decent crowds.
They really struggled to get anyone to go this year.
