Hurricanes vs Waratahs
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@Gunner there have been plenty of upsets this year. Plenty of awesome games mixed in with some average ones. The rugby has been a lot better this year than recent seasons because Aussie teams are winning again. Canes being top isn’t predictable, we haven’t been there for a few years, I’m just hoping it lasts.
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@Machpants @Canes4life ah well, each to their own.
There are a few really good games, but on the whole, I’m finding super rugby boring.
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@Machpants said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
Extra roll at the tackle by Grant, should've been penalty tahs. Try was nice tho
Yes, I was going to post that Waenga is very inconsistent refereeing the breakdown. He seems to conjure penalties out of thin air and ignore obvious ones.
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@Dan54 yeah all teams seem to be really good like that. Good to see.
What I really like about what every player said was how much of an awesome environment Laidaw has created. Everybody fighting for a position just creates so much competition within a squad and it reflects on the field.
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@Machpants said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
41-12, terrible blow out. I mean other comps Top 14 (41-18), URC (42-12, 40-9, 61-24), Premiership (38-17, 35-14), Top League (61-24, 63-19) it would never happen.
Results from last weekend
Not to forget from the copyrighted "greatest sporting comp in the world" that we must always compare NZ rugby with (the NRL for anyone who didn't get the reference
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@MajorRage said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
Anybody have any insight as to why the Tahs celebrated like it was 1999 when they scored a try?
Player on debut
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Well your argument for why the Waratahs' attack was so strong last week was they won possession and the scoreboard in opening 20 so not really sure you have a stronger argument...
There isn't a stat easily available for redundant carries and poor backline organisation, unfortunately. I would genuinely love to know why you think they've got a strong attack.
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@Mr-Fish said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
Well your argument for why the Waratahs' attack was so strong last week
Let's revisit the conversation:
@Mr-Fish said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
Waratahs offered very little on attack
@NTA said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
Dominated possession and scoreboard in first 20 minutes, but sure.
I never said they had a "strong attack" because that is a bullshit term without context of the defence as well.
What I said was the truth: they dominated possession in the first 20 minutes against the Chiefs and scored 2 tries. A lot of that attack was well-structured, with good handling, and forced errors on the Chiefs. You talked about the Chiefs just doing stupid shit at the breakdown, and give the Tahs no credit for putting them under pressure. This wouldn't be atypical of a Kiwi teen with a vape problem, who thinks that the ABs only lose when the ref cheats.
You quote line breaks: it is a meaningless stat without context. A line break can be a single missed tackle right through to a sustained period of possession resulting in space/overlap. If a line break happens in your 22 it might be as important as one that happens in their 22, but it depends what you do with it.
Here's a Stupid Stat: Tahs with 3 line breaks and 2 tries. Canes with 14 line breaks and 7 tries. Pretty poor conversion rate from the home side, wouldn't you say?
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@Gunner said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
@Gunner said in Hurricanes vs Waratahs:
I like seeing Aussie teams being smashed off the park by NZ teams as much as the next man… but gee super rugby is a boring, predictable competition.
Wouldn’t it be great to see 5 high quality, competitive games of rugby each week. Hell I’d even settle for one blowout a week and take 4 good games.
It’s been nothing but predictable for the most part this year. Have you even been watching Super Rugby?
Aussies just need to get better playing away.
Of course I’ve been watching.
Yes, the Canes being top and Crusaders being shit is not predictable.
My point is there are big blowouts every week, and most games you know who’s going to win, which in my opinion is boring.
My tips would say otherwise
