Super Rugby 2024
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@chchfanatic and there is the problem mate, you said it yourself. the silly format has done what it was intended , everyone still interested at this stage of season. I am finding it quite hard to rubbish it when we see how much interest there still is in the bottom of table clashes.
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@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2024:
@chchfanatic and there is the problem mate, you said it yourself. the silly format has done what it was intended , everyone still interested at this stage of season. I am finding it quite hard to rubbish it when we see how much interest there still is in the bottom of table clashes.
To be fair, a lot of that interest stems from the will-they-or-won't-they Crusaders factor. If they were sitting in fifth place then there would be considerably less interest in that bottom part of the table.
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@Mr-Fish said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2024:
@chchfanatic and there is the problem mate, you said it yourself. the silly format has done what it was intended , everyone still interested at this stage of season. I am finding it quite hard to rubbish it when we see how much interest there still is in the bottom of table clashes.
To be fair, a lot of that interest stems from the will-they-or-won't-they Crusaders factor. If they were sitting in fifth place then there would be considerably less interest in that bottom part of the table.
Up to a point, but I bet a lot of supporters from the Clan/Drua etc were also interested to see if their teams got in. I was genuinely watching their games and cheering for different teams to make it. But Crusaders funnily enough didn't get on my radar, they have had plenty of success, so I wasn't worried.
But happy to admit that's just me. And although I prefer less teams making it can see why they do it.I reckon the champion should just be who is got most points over a one round comp, and then have a complete 12 team knockout comp after?
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If you were going to do that, it would be better to have a minor premier, then a cup, plate, bowl for the 3 groups of 4 teams.
I personally think that a playoff in Div 1 (cup) between our top 4 and Japan top four, then Div 2 (plate) with next JP top four, and Div 3 (bowl) with JP teams would be an interesting idea.
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What a crock of sh*t this is. Three weeks for a tackle that he should only really have been given a yellow for in the first place. Vaa'i was clearly leading with his head as the ball carrier. Crap call by the judicial system, an example of the type of call that's killing rugby.
The comments section says it all.
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Here's the relevant part of the judiciary ruling if you're interested:
“Applying World Rugby’s Head Contact Process, the FPRC assessed the Player's actions as including direct head contact which was made to the victim player with the Player’s shoulder at high speed, with the Player’s body position always moving upwards and towards the collision. The FPRC assessed the act as reckless.” “In the FPRC’s view, no sudden or significant change in height or direction, a late change in dynamics (or any other relevant mitigating factor set out within the Head Contact Process) to result in mitigation sufficient to downgrade the incident to a yellow card.” "The entry point for the offence was 6 weeks (assessed as mid-range in line with World Rugby’s mandate and given there were no other factors applicable, in this instance, to increase the entry point). The Player was given a discount for entering an early guilty plea (and other relevant mitigating factors including remorse and prior disciplinary record), reducing the suspension from 6 weeks to 3 weeks. The Player is therefore suspended up to and including 14 June 2024.” The Player is eligible to apply for the World Rugby “Head Contact Process – Coaching Intervention” process. -
@Duluth no matter which way it's worded it's still bull. If Vaa'i was standing upright then yes it would be totally fair enough but he was dipping his head into contact aswell which means there is obvious mitigation. The TMO got it wrong on the day and it's shocking that the judiciary have doubled down by giving Tuputupu a suspension.
What is Tuputupu meant to do in that situation? He can't really get any lower than he was. All attacking players are just going to lead with their heads now which will only lead to more concussions / cards going forward, just another blight that the game doesn't need right now.
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The reds always beat us they're a certainty
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@sparky said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Tim said in Super Rugby 2024:
That table is a thing of absolute beauty. Roll on the knockouts. Up the Canes!
Haha Blues cock it up. Love it. Well deserved fellas.
Get Lomax, Delany and Shields back next week hopefully.
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2024:
The comments section says it all.
Instagram comments sections are full of smooth brains
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@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2024:
The comments section says it all.
Instagram comments sections are full of smooth brains
This is true.
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@Mr-Fish said in Super Rugby 2024:
The irony is that had the Rebels pipped the Drua, it might have been better finishing second over first so as to avoid the Crusaders.
Lining up to play Crusaders/Chiefs/Blues wouldn't be a great reward.
Blues would have expected Highlanders/Brumbies/Canes.
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The Hurricanes had an average crowd of 14k this year which isn’t too bad. I wonder how that fairs against the other Kiwi sides.
I’m sure if we make the semi and the final the Tin will be close to a sell out for those games.
