Super Rugby 2020

[Stargazer]

@Bones He's a decent ref, apart from the hometown bit.

[Bones]

@Stargazer meh, in the past.

[Yeetyaah]

@Bones I disagree. Everyone on here bags him and rightly so. He's bias towards hometown teams and has been for years, there's a reason he never got a world cup gig.

[Stargazer]

Anyway, I think he can have a great contribution to the development of young players and refs (he was already involved in coaching the BOP U19 team), just like Chris Pollock has been doing since his retirement (to name another recently retired ref).

[Machpants]

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones I disagree. Everyone on here bags him and rightly so. He's bias towards hometown teams and has been for years, there's a reason he never got a world cup gig.

Got some stats some that? Like percentage off home town wins much greater then averaged? Cos I think it's mostly internet reinforced bollocks

[Bones]

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones I disagree. Everyone on here bags him and rightly so. He's bias towards hometown teams and has been for years, there's a reason he never got a world cup gig.

Define everyone? And I see, the RWC is the benchmark then - so Mark Lawrence was a shit ref too? Also, what @Machpants said.

[booboo]

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones I disagree. Everyone on here bags him and rightly so. He's bias towards hometown teams and has been for years, there's a reason he never got a world cup gig.

Not so sure about that.

[booboo]

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones I disagree. Everyone on here bags him and rightly so. He's bias towards hometown teams and has been for years, there's a reason he never got a world cup gig.

Sorry, bugbear of mine: "biased", or shows bias.

[Stargazer]

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones I disagree. Everyone on here bags him and rightly so. He's bias towards hometown teams and has been for years, there's a reason he never got a world cup gig.

"Everyone" is an exaggeration, but I agree that a lot of Ferners have - for years - been criticizing Glen Jackson for bias towards the home team, because the 50/50 decisions more often favoured/seemed to favour the home team than the away team if he had the whistle.* Whether the criticism was justified is another matter, but he got his nickname "hometown" for a reason.

Some people appear to have memory problems?

*Don't think that's reason to celebrate his retirement, because there are refs who are significantly worse than he is.

[Stargazer]

Preseason results (both games played in Durban on Friday, 10/1):

Sharks v NWU Pukke (a Varsity Cup team): 26 - 31
Sharks v Russia: 64 - 14

The Stormers are next, and will play University teams UCT, Maties, CPUT and a DHL WP XV on Saturday, 11/1 (local time) in Cape Town.

[Snowy]

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones how So?

Because he's a decent kiwi ref and not exactly getting on. Think he could have continued on for a few more years and only got better.

Why is it a good thing?

With you on this. Experience is important in pressure situations and how people react. So "hometown" he may have been, but as time goes on and confidence builds the external pressures from the crowd, job security, etc, diminish and he becomes a better ref. Wayne Barnes (who I still can't forgive) also got better.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Nafi Tuitavake has signed a two-year deal with the Bulls.

https://www.allblacks.com/news/nafi-tuitavake-signs-two-year-super-rugby-deal-with-bulls/

[Daffy Jaffy]

Not sure if this was posted previously but Tiaan Tauakipulu the St. Kents and NZ Schools prop has been signed by the Warratahs.

[Stargazer]

@Daffy-Jaffy His name is also on the Junior Wallabies squad list (see the link that I posted in the Aussie Rugby thread).

[Stargazer]

Pre-season results from 10-11 January 2020 (South African teams only):

Sharks v NWU Pukke: 26 - 31
Sharks v Russia: 64 - 14
https://sharksrugby.co.za/2020/01/11/match-report-first-hit-out-for-the-season/

Stormers v CPUT: 10 - 5
Stormers v DHL WP XV: 10 - 15
Stormers v UCT: 5 - 0
Stormers v Maties: 10 - 5
https://thestormers.com/dhl-stormers-warm-up-on-varsity-day/

Bulls v FNB UP-Tuks (Varsity Cup champions)
game 1: 40 - 0
game 2: 96 - 5
https://thebulls.co.za/news/vodacom-bulls-shake-off-rust-against-up-tuks/

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Pre-season games upcoming weekend:

Fri 17 January 2020 - 3.00pm NZT - Waihi Athletic Rugby Club, Waihi
Chiefs v Blues

Fri 17 January 2020 - 5.45pm NZT (2.45pm local time) - Gladstone, Queensland, AU
Queensland Reds v Melbourne Rebels

Fri 17 January 2020 - 8.45pm NZT (6.45pm local time) - Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield, Sydney
Waratahs v Highlanders

Sat 18 January 2020, 2.00am (Fri 17 January, 3.00pm local time) - Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Sharks v Russia

Sat 18 January 2020 (Fri 17 January local time) - Loerie Park, Knysna (Western Cape Province, SA)
Stormers v Kings

Sat 18 January 2020 - 1.00pm NZT (Fri 17 Jan, 9.00pm local time) - José María Minella Stadium, Mar del Plata
Jaguares v Georgia XV

Sat 18 January 2020 - 4.00pm NZT - Ashburton A&P Show Grounds
Crusaders v Hurricanes

Mon 20 January 2020 - Marvel/Super Hero Day - FNB Stadium, Soweto
12.00am NZT (Sun 19 January, 1.00pm local time): Stormers v Sharks
2.15am NZT (Sun 19 January, 3.15pm local time): Lions v Bulls

I haven't been able to find more details of another preseason game of the Lions (v Bulls?).

[Machpants]

@Stargazer Not televised I guess?

[Stargazer]

@Machpants Nothing in the tv guides, yet. They usually don't, so not holding my breath. I'm also keeping an eye on possible livestreams (the Aussies are better at that than Kiwi teams, so I'm a little bit hopeful for the Tahs v Landers game).

[Tim]

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/wales-midfielder-jamie-roberts-reportedly-poised-for-shock-super-rugby-switch

[Jailbreak7]

@Tim well it would be nice to have a player like that at the Chiefs - instead of some of the old broken arses we currently have....I;m looking at you Cruden...Thomson

[Bovidae]

Is anyone else going to the Chiefs-Blues game in Waihi? I've been to Waihi many times but never to watch rugby. Reports indicate a good crowd for the game.