Super Rugby 2025

[Daffy Jaffy]

Ben Somerford  /  Sep 10

Force land one-cap All Blacks midfielder Proctor

[mikey07]

@Daffy-Jaffy Very interesting thought the talk was with him linking back up with the Canes.

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 said in Super Rugby 2025:

@Daffy-Jaffy Very interesting thought the talk was with him linking back up with the Canes.

Yeah I definitely know he had discussions with them but maybe they couldn't agree on terms.

[frugby]

Regarding a schedule release, Highlanders said this last week, "Package pricing is below and we are anticipating the draw being confirmed in the next two weeks for our seven games at home in 2025."

[Yeetyaah]

[Canes4life]

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2025:

Hopefully it’s a 6 team playoff going forward, especially with 11 teams.

[canefan]

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[BorderJB]

Hopefully the commission has looked at the schedule for NZ, we really cannibalize the fan base with Saturday games when there all at club rugby, hoping a couple games are on Sunday arvo.

[Canes4life]

@BorderJB said in Super Rugby 2025:

Hopefully the commission has looked at the schedule for NZ, we really cannibalize the fan base with Saturday games when there all at club rugby, hoping a couple games are on Sunday arvo.

Hopefully they do something a little drastic and play a game on a Thursday or a Monday. Take a leaf out of the NFL.

[Yeetyaah]

Iain Payten  /  Sep 12  /  Rugby Union

McReight, Paisami return for Bledisloe series as Schmidt sticks solid with Wallabies

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has resisted the option of making major squad changes after the record defeat in Santa Fe.

The first weekend will see three qualifying finals - 1 v 6, 2 v 5 and 3 v 4 - but with only three winners, a fourth team to fill out the semi-finals has to be found. That spot will be claimed by a “lucky loser” - the highest-seeded team to lose in the qualifying finals.

This is fucking trash. Make it simple and give 1 and 2 a week off then 3 and 4 to host a QF.

[Canes4life]

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2025:

Iain Payten  /  Sep 12  /  Rugby Union

McReight, Paisami return for Bledisloe series as Schmidt sticks solid with Wallabies

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has resisted the option of making major squad changes after the record defeat in Santa Fe.

The first weekend will see three qualifying finals - 1 v 6, 2 v 5 and 3 v 4 - but with only three winners, a fourth team to fill out the semi-finals has to be found. That spot will be claimed by a “lucky loser” - the highest-seeded team to lose in the qualifying finals.

This is fucking trash. Make it simple and give 1 and 2 a week off then 3 and 4 to host a QF.

Fuck me, what a way to blur the lines. I agree, keep it simple, fans hate it when they can't understand a playoff structure. Absolute nonsense once again from these idiots.

[Yeetyaah]

If 3v4 is the final game of the QFs and both seed 1 and 2 have won, both teams could rest their players and be fresh for the SF, no integrity there at all.

[Canes4life]

How do they determine a lucky loser? If the top seed is knocked out, surely they should get a second bite of the cherry. What a shambles.

[Yeetyaah]

@Canes4life It's whoever is the highest seed, so if 1 loses, they get another crack in the SF guarenteed.

[gt12]

It's impressive how super rugby can come up with new ways of making the competition worse.

[Chris]

That is a crazy play off system just adds to more confusion.
It could work out the 3 v 4 play of game could mean nothing.
They have over thought this format.

[Duluth]

@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2025:

How do they determine a lucky loser? If the top seed is knocked out, surely they should get a second bite of the cherry. What a shambles.

The article says it's the highest seeded loser. So if the top seed losses, yes they have a second chance

Seems fine to me. I don't understand the negativity

[Machpants]

I don't mind it as a week off can be detrimental. So this means if you grind you way to the top of the ladder and have a bad day on quarters you still get rewarded with a semi
EDIT: as long as, as pointed out, the 3/4 play off is first

[Yeetyaah]

@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2025:

It's impressive how super rugby can come up with new ways of making the competition worse.

Exactly, they can blar on about the comp not getting bums on seats all they want, but when they make dumb decisions like this you have to wonder if they're guiding it to its own death. How fucking dumb are these fluffybunnies that run this show.

[Yeetyaah]

@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2025:

@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2025:

How do they determine a lucky loser? If the top seed is knocked out, surely they should get a second bite of the cherry. What a shambles.

The article says it's the highest seeded loser. So if the top seed losses, yes they have a second chance

Seems fine to me. I don't understand the negativity

When was the last time 1st lost to the bottom seed? Or even 2nd losing to the second from bottom seed? The stupidity here comes from the 3v4 potentially being a dead rubber.