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@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
this year: Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
So Saders (assuming they beat Jags) vs Canes (assuming they beat Landers)
They've just renumbered them, not changed the format, I think? Shouldn't really confuse someone that much!
But good old SANZAAR a change is as good as a rest! Even if for no reason.
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@machpants said in Super Rugby News:
They've just renumbered them, not changed the format, I think? Shouldn't really confuse someone that much!
Yep - exactly - the same format after Q-Finalists are decided, just given the QFs different numbers/names.
Coz... somebody's "simple friend" got confused by it before? -
The big change is only in deciding position 4 due to one less conference. It means that positions 4-8 are now on table points.
I don't get why they didn't rank 1-3 on table points. You still get a 1-3 ranking on conference win irrespective of how shit the conference was.
Under my tweak we would currently see1 Crusaders v 8 Jaguares
4 Tahds v 5 Highlanders
2 Canes v 7 Rebels
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@cgrant said in Super Rugby News:
Aren't the top conferences teams ranked 1,2 and 3 ?
So it could be :1 Crusaders vs 8 Jaguares / Sharks
4 Canes vs 5 Highlanders
2 Lions vs 7 Rebels
3 Tahs vs 6 ChiefsAs above. That is the current situation.
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Is this the place where we get together to laugh at the Reds?
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@mariner4life and applaud the Sunwolves.
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@stargazer I think if they can find someone willing to pour money into the team and not care about losing cash, it will work.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:
@stargazer I think if they can find someone willing to pour money into the team and not care about having it pinched, it will work.
Fixed
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So Ben O'Keeffe is the ref for Canes v Reds this weekend.
The joke that is SANZAAR continues.
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@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:
So Ben O'Keeffe is the ref for Canes v Reds this weekend.
The joke that is SANZAAR continues.
And the Chiefs get Fraser 3 weeks in a row.
Hometown for the Blues-Crusaders game - put that win in the bank!
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@kiwimurph what have I missed... Why's this a joke?
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@bones Not sure whether that's @KiwiMurph's point, but it seems some people want O'Keefe to be penalised for all refereeing mistakes made in the Crusaders v Waratahs game, by not getting to officiate a game this weekend. Not sure why, as IMO the whole refereeing team (particularly the TMO) made mistakes. SANZAAR doesn't have the luxury to suspend them all though. Maybe it's useful to note that Jamie Nutbrown (AR in that game) and TMO Aaron Paterson have not been appointed for any of this week's games.
Edit: I should add that O'Keefe is a Wellingtonian. So appearance of neutrality is even weaker than last week. If he makes one mistake, the whole of Australia will start yelling about cheating again.
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@Bones @Stargazer so O'Keeffe a Kiwi makes some very dubious calls in a trans Ta$man game in NZ. So the very next week they assign him to a trans Ta$man game in NZ.....
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@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby News:
@Bones @Stargazer so O'Keeffe a Kiwi makes some very dubious calls in a trans Ta$man game in NZ. So the very next week they assign him to a trans Ta$man game in NZ.....
What SANZAAR are saying with that is that neutral referees are not required. If they all of a sudden changed to neutral then they've admitted that it is a bias problem, rather than a shite ref problem. What should have happened is that he was given a week off to improve his reffing!
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