Super Rugby 2020

[KiwiMurph]

@Nogusta said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Tim
Blues with another tough start.....
Chiefs
Crusaders
South Africa trip
Canes

Haha every year. It's ridiculous.

[mikey07]

@Nogusta Don’t worry the Canes will start in the Republic which always seems to be the case.

[mikey07]

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Canes4life Shame about JGB being first choice fly half eh.

That’s ok be a change to have good forwards

[Canes4life]

@mikey07 the Phoenix always prevent us from having early home games. W&$kers.

[Canes4life]

Anyone know when this draw is released?

[Nepia]

@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2020:

@mikey07 the Phoenix always prevent us from having early home games. W&$kers.

In Wellington ... you can still have them in Palmy and Napier I presume?

[Yeetyaah]

@Canes4life Tomorrow I feel but that might be wrong

[Canes4life]

@Nepia very true, the Canes always seem to start away from New Zealand. Even if it's another NZ team away, I wouldn't mind.

[Yeetyaah]

@Nepia Hey now we can't expect the canes to show their smaller unions some respect.

[Canes4life]

@Yeetyaah Initial comment by @Tim says it is today, so maybe this evening.

[Stargazer]

The Super Rugby draw for 2020 has been released:

Both the Blues and Canes social media say that draw will be released today.

[Toddy]

@Yeetyaah It would be hilarious if we really rubbed it in by playing one of our home games in Fiji.

[KiwiMurph]

Blues schedule says round 1 Jan 31st?

That can't be right surely?

[Machpants]

@KiwiMurph Cool early evening game at (spit) Semenoff Stadium round 12, that'll be good to go with the kids!

[Stargazer]

SUPER RUGBY 2020 MATCH SCHEDULE RELEASED

The 2020 Super Rugby match schedule has been released by SANZAAR.

The tournament will kick-off with two derbies on Friday 31 January. The Blues will host the Chiefs at Eden Park in Auckland while later the same evening the Brumbies will host the Reds at GIO Stadium in Canberra. 

Super Rugby's continued international footprint will see matches played in six countries across the 18-week regular season, with matches played in Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. 

The World Rugby international Test match window for inbound matches/tours to Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa is now in July so this allows Super Rugby to be played uninterrupted across the 21-week tournament timeframe (including the three-week Finals series).

Click HERE for 2020 Super Rugby match schedule. (That link opens a pdf file)

[Canes4life]

Canes start in S.A again and Buenos Aires for round 2, before facing the Sharks at home.

Talk about a brutal start.

I suppose having that trip early brings the guys together and it allows us to spend most of our time at home leading into the business end of the comp.

[Stargazer]

The Hurricanes only home game not yet allocated (to Wellington) is the Sunwolves game. Typical; the shittiest game may go to the provinces. But don't worry, fans will happily take it. Not sure whether Napier Council will, though.

[Nogusta]

@KiwiMurph so that's 4 weeks training in December. They usually report back the 2nd week of the new year so week beginning 6th Jan.
Give they usually have 2 preseason games that means just 1 week of training in Jan before the preseason stuff.
Only a 5 week preseason

[Stargazer]

What do you guys think of those earlier kick-off times, particularly 7.05pm on a Friday?

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants first time we had a proper game up here in a long while, not to mention the Jaguares being a quality team.

Like the kick off time too.

I think Mr. Semenoff is out to try change public perception, his name on the team jersey and the stadium...not sure how that will go down, he has always been a polarising person at the best of times.