Super Rugby 2024

[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:

with fries

[African Monkey]

@mariner4life Blues? Chiefs? Crusaders?

[mariner4life]

oh the Blues are for sure KFC. Every time, every fucking time you think it's gonna be amazing. And then it disappoints you, and you sorta feel sick after.

[canefan]

@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2024:

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.

I disagree with the vanilla analogy. Over the years we have played some of the most exciting backline rugby of any team. Of course we had our down years. But I think our lack of solid tight 5 and quality 10, and our mental inconsistency have been our Achilles heel

[Canes4life]

@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2024:

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.

Lol that's the biggest troll yet. The Canes have always been the most exciting team to watch, the franchise has underachieved, but they've still got a better winning % overall than the Chiefs and Blues and they've won more games in total across all Super seasons.

If the Canes are mid, then the Chiefs and Blues are mud.

We get it, you hate Canes fans but to call us the vanilla of Super Rugby is simply delusional. We are definitely more goody goody gum drops. Always littered with the goods but seem to melt in the big games, especially against the Crusaders/Brumbies.

With a good tight-five this year hopefully we can repeat our feets of 2016.

[Canes4life]

@canefan lol to call the Canes vanilla when we've produced Cullen, Umaga, Milner Skudder, Jane, Beaudy, Nonu, Smith, Collins, the Savea's, Weepu, Perenara, Roigard, Coles etc etc. What a joke of a statement. You can't get more opposite than vanilla than the Canes.