Super Rugby 2024
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@Machpants id still love that, chance for revenge games or doing the double, just some obvious hype
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
I'm sure next year with 11 teams, so no byes, we can do a full home and away
Wouldn't be so sure just yet.
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
I'm sure next year with 11 teams, so no byes, we can do a full home and away
That would take 22 weeks (+3 for the finals)... seems unlikely. The current season is 15 weeks.
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@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2024:
Super still has a quality problem. 5/6 games this weekend have a favourite at $1.26 or better. It's not that competitie, and usually doesn't matter
Betting Odds aren't always the best judge of competitiveness (Go look at the NRL this week, hardly much better.
Also keep in mind, that 3/4 are at home, against 11th, 12th and a side who has never won an away game.
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@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
I'm sure next year with 11 teams, so no byes, we can do a full home and away
Wouldn't be so sure just yet.
That was always going to happen, AR still have the licence so it is moot.
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@Toddy said in Super Rugby 2024:
Good to see. What I find interesting about using the SkyGo this year is that when I open the app it always defaults to the Warriors or NRL. Not sure if anyone else has that.
Nope always rugby for me, if something is on
Edit just took a pic of the screen, was svns on for me
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@frugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
@frugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
Fun fact of the day: Only one play with 250+ minutes in Super Rugby this season has a 100% tackle completion (According to Opta)... can you name him?
Answer: Pari Pari Parkinson (37/37)
I am more shocked that he has played at least 250 mins
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I've tried to do some crystal ball glazing with Super Rugby coming to the business end of the comp. Most teams are still in with a shot of the playoffs, therefore I have broken down what games each team has left and how many points I think they'll end up with.
Hurricanes: currently 1st on 42 points
Remaining games: Blues (A), MP (H), Chiefs (A), Highlanders (H)
Predicted finish: 1st (57 points)
Blues: currently 2nd on 41 points
Remaining games: Hurricanes (H), Highlanders (H), Crusaders (A), Chiefs (H)
Predicted finish: 2nd (55 points)
Brumbies: currently 3rd on 35 points
Remaining games: Waratahs (A), Crusaders (H), Rebels (H) Force (A)
Predicted finish: 3rd (53 points)
Chiefs: currently 4th on 33 points
Remaining games: Moana (A), Rebels (A), Hurricanes (H), Blues (A)
Predicted finish: 4th (48 points)
Reds: currently 5th on 27 points
Remaining games: Rebels (H), Drua (A), Force (H), Waratahs (A)
Predicted finish: 5th (41 points)
Rebels: currently 6th on 24 points
Remaining games: Reds (A), Chiefs (H), Brumbies (A), Drua (A)
Predicted finish: 8th (25 points)
Highlanders: currently 7th on 19 points
Remaining games: Crusaders (H), Blues (A), Drua (H), Hurricanes (A)
Predicted finish: 9th (24 points)
Fijian Drua: currently 8th on 17 points
Remaining games: Force (A), Reds (H), Highlanders (A), Rebels (H)
Predicted finish: 6th (27 points)
Moana Pasifika: currently 9th on 14 points
Remaining games: Chiefs (H), Hurricanes (A), Waratahs (H), Crusaders (A)
Predicted finish: 11th (14 points)
Crusaders: currently 10th (13 points)
Remaining games: Highlanders (A), Brumbies (A), Blues (H), MP (H)
Predicted finish: 10th (23 points)
Waratahs: currently 11th (12 points)
Remaining games: Brumbies (H), Force (A), MP (A), Reds (H)
Predicted finish: 7th (26 points)
Force: currently 12th (10 points)
Remaining games: Drua (H), Waratahs (H), Reds (A), Brumbies (H)
Predicted finish: 12th (14 points)Predicted final table after round 15
- Hurricanes
- Blues
- Brumbies
- Chiefs
- Reds
- Drua
- Waratahs
- Rebels
- Highlanders
- Crusaders
- Moana Pasifika
- Force
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@Canes4life is our top of the table ranking dependent on us winning in Auckland next weekend?
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@canefan I’ve got us winning in Auckland but losing in Waikato. Just a gut feeling. I feel like we’ll win one of those games so either or.
My reason for the Canes beating the Blues is I think the forwards will cancel each other out. I had the Canes and Blues backs pretty square as well but now with Reiko Ioane ruled out that sways it towards the Canes for me.
If I had to match up both teams for that game by position it would be as follows:
Props: adv Canes
Hooker: adv Blues
Locks: adv Blues
Loose forwards: adv Canes
Halfback: adv Canes
First five: adv Blues
Centres: adv Canes
Outsides: even -
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The Reds are good example of how much more competitive this year is
They've played all NZ sides once. They've beaten the Chiefs, Highlanders & Crusaders. They pushed the other two NZ sides. The Canes needed extra time to win and the Blues won the game with a late surge
The reason they are only in 5th is because they've been tipped over by sides they'd be expected to beat - the Force & Moana Pasifika.
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@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2024:
The Reds are good example of how much more competitive this year is
They've played all NZ sides once. They've beaten the Chiefs, Highlanders & Crusaders. They pushed the other two NZ sides. The Canes needed extra time to win and the Blues won the game with a late surge
The reason they are only in 5th is because they've been tipped over by sides they'd be expected to beat - the Force & Moana Pasifika.
I have mentioned this before, and I am still wondering- is the closer comp this year a sign of stronger Aus teams or weaker NZ teams? Probably a bit of both.
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Canes stronger
Blues marginally stronger
Chiefs maybe slightly weaker? I don't think they've peaked yet though
Highlanders the same or marginally stronger
