Super Rugby 2024

[Yeetyaah]

@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2024:

@sparky said in Super Rugby 2024:

Matt's right. And I'm sure Canterbury and Ta$man folk will be more than happy to cheer for the Hurricanes or the Highlanders when their own underachieving franchise gets mothballed.

https://twitter.com/mtoomua/status/1771502175211921757

Super rich coming from an Australian.

He's clearly being satirical.

[Kruse]

@Tim said in Super Rugby 2024:

Fuck me - that says a lot.
A team with a 0-5 start to the season - are favourites over any arsetralian team.

[mariner4life]

$18 for the Reds is ridiculous really. Losing to the Force really hurt them, because if they could have landed home finals they would be a tough nut to crack.

[Bones]

@Kruse said in Super Rugby 2024:

@Tim said in Super Rugby 2024:

Fuck me - that says a lot.
A team with a 0-5 start to the season - are favourites over any arsetralian team.

In what country though?

[Kruse]

@Bones As in - odds in NZ favor NZ teams?
Checking international sites - it's pretty much the same.
Pretty sad indictment on Oz teams, and an impressive reputation for the dockers.

[Bones]

@Kruse that is interesting. Odds don't necessarily reflect the actual likelihood though do they? Just the best way for the agency to make money. I have zero idea on sports betting though so likely wrong.

[Kruse]

@Bones Yeah - odds are pretty much just "how does the bookie maximise their chances of profit".

[Canes4life]

A few of the key stats to start the year make for interesting reading.

Tries:
Hurricanes: 26 (2nd)
Chiefs: 21 (3rd=)
Blues: 18 (6th)
Highlanders: 17 (7th equal)
Crusaders: 10 (12th)

Clean breaks
Hurricanes: 45 (1st)
Chiefs: 44 (2nd)
Blues: 33 (4th)
Crusaders: 22 (11th equal)
Highlanders: 22 (11th equal)

Carries
Blues: 715 (1st)
Hurricanes: 683 (2nd)
Highlanders: 587 (5th)
Chiefs: 568: (7th)
Crusaders 480 (12th)

Metres gained
Hurricanes: 2,952 (1st)
Blues: 2,845 (2nd)
Chiefs: 2,762 (3rd)
Highlanders: 2,216 (9th)
Crusaders: 1,714 (12th)

Defenders beaten
Hurricanes: 172 (1st)
Blues: 153 (2nd)
Highlanders: 143 (4th)
Chiefs: 136 (5th)
Crusaders: 84 (12th)

Tackles won %
Hurricanes: 88% (2nd)
Highlanders: 87.7% (3rd)
Chiefs: 87.5% (4th)
Blues: 84.4% (6th)
Crusaders: 83.8% (5th)

Lineouts won %
Blues: 90.5% (1st)
Hurricanes: 88.9% (2nd)
Chiefs: 86.9% (4th)
Highlanders: 84.9% (9th)
Crusaders: 71.6% (12th)

Scrum won %
Chiefs: 86% (2nd equal)
Crusaders: 86% (2nd equal)
Hurricanes: 83% (4th)
Highlanders: 71% (11th)
Blues: 68% (12th)

Rucks won %
Hurricanes 97% (1st equal)
Crusaders 97% (1st equal)
Blues 97% (1st equal)
Chiefs 97% (1st equal)
Highlanders 96% (5th equal)

Yellow cards
Crusaders: 5 (1st)
Blues: 3 (4th equal)
Highlanders: 3 (4th equal)
Chiefs: 2 (8th equal)
Hurricanes: 1 (12th)

[DaGrubster]

@Dan54

The way the Rebels are playing, I think they know they are dead men mauling!

[Bones]

@Canes4life I certainly wouldn't have picked that the highlanders are nigh on the worst in scrums and lose 3 in 10.

[Canes4life]

@Bones I thought the Canes would have been a bit better than 83% aswell. I feel like most teams would strive to be around that 90% mark but some of the rulings are inconsistent these days so it's hard to be perfect.

[Duluth]

From Mark Robinson

“Super Rugby certainly has been amazing. We’ve just had an update from Sky around broadcast numbers and, as an example, round 4 in comparison with last year was up 25%. So we’re sensing overall viewership is strong, and sentiment around the competition is positive

[Bones]

Saders in good company. On course to make the final.

In 2025.

[Machpants]

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2024:

Saders in good company. On course to make the final.

In 2025.

I was sure there were 5 NZ teams...

[Canes4life]

@Machpants the Hurricanes have never stooped this low.

[mariner4life]

The Hurricanes are the very definition of "mid"

Just so very average. No startling failures, only 1 success. Year after year after year of just being "okay, i guess"

The vanilla ice cream of Super Rugby teams.

[Kiwiwomble]

probably still better than us

normally below average. several startling failures, only 1 success. Year after year after year of just being "okay, i guess compared to aussie teams"

[mariner4life]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:

probably still better than us

normally below average. several startling failures, only 1 success. Year after year after year of just being "okay, i guess compared to aussie teams"

you guys are like maccas, it's more a surprise when it's good than bad

[Kiwiwomble]

@mariner4life i hoestly dont know how to take that :cat_face_with_tears_of_joy:

[mariner4life]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2024:

@mariner4life i hoestly dont know how to take that :cat_face_with_tears_of_joy:

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