Super Rugby 2020
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@Hooroo said in Super Rugby 2020:
Must be for Aussie market?
It makes it a watchable time for the UK & SA
@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Hooroo said in Super Rugby 2020:
Must be for Aussie market?
It makes it a watchable time for the UK & SA
But I do wonder if SA and USA will buy the TV rights to it, all the same?
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@shark said in Super Rugby 2020:
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2020:
@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Bones who?
Tom Taylor - son of Warwick. Classy, could have done well, but coincided with a heap of 10s in Canterbury
I fondly recall a R1 (?) NPC game maybe around 2014 which he absolutely dominated. Like dominated so hard that it made Richie Mo'unga dominating NPC finals looks like a training camp for game domination.
I'd have him back, for sure.
He was a 10-come-12 who was poorly used predominantly at FB by Blackadder where he was just pedestrian really. Those with rose-coloured glasses would say it was his own fault and he should have moved. But where to? In his era the Chiefs had AC, Highlanders had Sopoaga and Hurricanes had BB. The Blues had been suggested but who honestly believes the Blues would have been good for Taylor, and - less so - Taylor good for the Blues?
I remember his All Black debut and he fitted in seamlessly. Then he poked on off
@Hooroo said in Super Rugby 2020:
I remember his All Black debut and he fitted in seamlessly. Then he poked on off
His AB debut was his best game. He was rated highly by some people after that. However he didn't follow it up when he returned to SR level.
Probably a good decision to cash in on an inflated reputation
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I'd rather see Tom Taylor at the Canes next season than Lima Sopoaga, who has looked nothing but unmotivated/lazy since his last SR season.
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Hickey will be a good fit
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@Hooroo said in Super Rugby 2020:
I remember his All Black debut and he fitted in seamlessly. Then he poked on off
His AB debut was his best game. He was rated highly by some people after that. However he didn't follow it up when he returned to SR level.
Probably a good decision to cash in on an inflated reputation
@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Hooroo said in Super Rugby 2020:
I remember his All Black debut and he fitted in seamlessly. Then he poked on off
His AB debut was his best game. He was rated highly by some people after that. However he didn't follow it up when he returned to SR level.
Probably a good decision to cash in on an inflated reputation
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=1125
I think I remember that game he started too - second Bledisloe test of the year (http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?MT_ID=2226). From memory we were dominant start to finish, and charged down a couple of good kicks.
He is only 31, so could have a few years left in him. Highlanders are screaming out for a quality 10 aren't they?
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@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Hooroo said in Super Rugby 2020:
I remember his All Black debut and he fitted in seamlessly. Then he poked on off
His AB debut was his best game. He was rated highly by some people after that. However he didn't follow it up when he returned to SR level.
Probably a good decision to cash in on an inflated reputation
http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=1125
I think I remember that game he started too - second Bledisloe test of the year (http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/teamsheet.asp?MT_ID=2226). From memory we were dominant start to finish, and charged down a couple of good kicks.
He is only 31, so could have a few years left in him. Highlanders are screaming out for a quality 10 aren't they?
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@Stargazer hopefully Conrad Smith uses his Pau connection to rush Taylor to Wellington.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@nzzp Canes need a good 10 more. Landers have Josh Ioane.
Wait, don't you guys have Beaudy? And Otere?
(sorry, couldn't help myself)
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2020:
@nzzp Canes need a good 10 more. Landers have Josh Ioane.
Wait, don't you guys have Beaudy? And Otere?
(sorry, couldn't help myself)
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@Stargazer hopefully Conrad Smith uses his Pau connection to rush Taylor to Wellington.
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Stargazer hopefully Conrad Smith uses his Pau connection to rush Taylor to Wellington.
apologies to Split Enz:
what more can a Pau boy doo ooo
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@nzzp Otere back the Canes in 2021. You heard it here first.
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2020:
@nzzp Otere back the Canes in 2021. You heard it here first.
What people don't realise is quite how heartbreakingly awesome the crushing defeats are going be now. Great teams like the Blues can set you up by looking great, and then knock you down to the depths. We havne't won anything yet, just looked like a good cohesive unit. This could be a great mirage, setting us up as patsies once again before failure
It's the only way ... we'll now have Beaudy go down injured, DC turn out to be pants, lose Otere to the Canes, and wind up back where we started with our souls destroyed and the dreams and hopes yet again in tatters.
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2020:
@nzzp Otere back the Canes in 2021. You heard it here first.
What people don't realise is quite how heartbreakingly awesome the crushing defeats are going be now. Great teams like the Blues can set you up by looking great, and then knock you down to the depths. We havne't won anything yet, just looked like a good cohesive unit. This could be a great mirage, setting us up as patsies once again before failure
It's the only way ... we'll now have Beaudy go down injured, DC turn out to be pants, lose Otere to the Canes, and wind up back where we started with our souls destroyed and the dreams and hopes yet again in tatters.
@nzzp dreams are free.
If Barrett and Carter don't shift the Blues culture for the better, then I'm afraid the franchise is doomed. I actually have a gut feeling the Blues are going to be quite successful in this comp. Just as long as Beaudy plays like poos against the Canes, that's all I care about at this point.
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2020:
@nzzp Otere back the Canes in 2021. You heard it here first.
What people don't realise is quite how heartbreakingly awesome the crushing defeats are going be now. Great teams like the Blues can set you up by looking great, and then knock you down to the depths. We havne't won anything yet, just looked like a good cohesive unit. This could be a great mirage, setting us up as patsies once again before failure
It's the only way ... we'll now have Beaudy go down injured, DC turn out to be pants, lose Otere to the Canes, and wind up back where we started with our souls destroyed and the dreams and hopes yet again in tatters.
@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2020:
@nzzp Otere back the Canes in 2021. You heard it here first.
What people don't realise is quite how heartbreakingly awesome the crushing defeats are going be now. Great teams like the Blues can set you up by looking great, and then knock you down to the depths. We havne't won anything yet, just looked like a good cohesive unit. This could be a great mirage, setting us up as patsies once again before failure
It's the only way ... we'll now have Beaudy go down injured, DC turn out to be pants, lose Otere to the Canes, and wind up back where we started with our souls destroyed and the dreams and hopes yet again in tatters.
I see you have been frolicking through my dreams...
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@nzzp said in Super Rugby 2020:
@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2020:
@nzzp Otere back the Canes in 2021. You heard it here first.
What people don't realise is quite how heartbreakingly awesome the crushing defeats are going be now. Great teams like the Blues can set you up by looking great, and then knock you down to the depths. We havne't won anything yet, just looked like a good cohesive unit. This could be a great mirage, setting us up as patsies once again before failure
It's the only way ... we'll now have Beaudy go down injured, DC turn out to be pants, lose Otere to the Canes, and wind up back where we started with our souls destroyed and the dreams and hopes yet again in tatters.
I see you have been frolicking through my dreams...
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tickets should be going on sale soon for Super matches!
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tickets should be going on sale soon for Super matches!
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2020:
tickets should be going on sale soon for Super matches!
Whaka Yeah!
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Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa will be the first professional rugby competition in the world to have fans return en-masse in the Covid-19 era when the competition kicks off in Dunedin on Saturday. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed there will be no limit on crowd numbers when the Highlanders play the Chiefs at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday 13 June and the Blues host the Hurricanes at Eden Park the following day, Sunday 14 June. Fans will be able to buy tickets to the opening two matches of Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa from today. Tickets to the Highlanders-Chiefs match will be available soon here. Tickets to the Blues-Hurricanes match will be available soon here. The welcome news for rugby fans comes after the Government confirmed New Zealand will move to Alert Level 1 at midnight tonight lifting all restrictions on mass gatherings including at stadiums. NZR Chief Executive Mark Robinson said the Government announcement was fantastic news for rugby. “It is a testament to all New Zealanders that we are in a position to lift restrictions on mass gatherings and it’s a massive boost for Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa,” he said. “We’re incredibly proud, and grateful, to be the first professional sports competition in the world to be in a position to have our teams play in front of their fans again. It’s going to be a very special and unique competition and it’s fitting that New Zealanders now have a chance to be part of it.” NZR Head of Professional Rugby Chris Lendrum said the move to Level 1 and the return of crowds meant kick off times would now change for the competition – now 7.05pm for Saturday games and 3.35pm for Sunday games. “With the return of community sport, we wanted to give our many fans involved in Saturday sport time to finish up their games, get ready to head out, and then across town to our venues. We’re excited to be able to provide some daytime Sunday rugby in 2020. “With the change to Level 1 our teams can now prepare normally for matches, rather than asking them to fly in and out on match day.” NZR and all five Investec Super Rugby clubs would be encouraging fans to use the QR codes displayed at match venues to enable effective contact tracing, Lendrum said. Highlanders Chief Executive Roger Clark said the club was “buzzing” at the opportunity to host the first professional rugby crowd since the Covid-19 global pandemic shut down the sporting world. “The world will be watching, and we will be ready to put on a show. Our players, coaches and staff have been working overtime to get Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa ready and to now be able to share the competition with our members and our fans will be a very special occasion.” Blues Chief Executive Andrew Hore said the idea of family, friends and fans in the Eden Park stands on a Sunday afternoon watching rugby had never felt better. “This is a great boost for the franchise and the region as a whole. It’s been a tough time for everyone over the past few months, so to be able to provide some rugby, some entertainment at a world class level and a day out for sports fans and families will be magic.”
