Super Rugby 2022

[Bones]

@Bovidae poor Rebels, not sure Way will be able to have as much influence as he'd like.

[taniwharugby]

Just seen on social media the Force-MP has been postponed due to covid...Man, tough deal for MP

https://super.rugby/superrugby/news/moana-pasifika-western-force-postponed-due-to-covid/

[African Monkey]

They have no luck do MP.......

[mariner4life]

wouldn't mind a bit more info

is "a large number" more or less than the Chiefs currently have out?
if we get more injuries can we also call of games?

or is the spicy cough the only valid excuse?

[Bovidae]

MP should be given the home game, as they were scheduled to have with this fixture.

[junior]

@Tim said in Super Rugby 2022:

The big brains at the NZ Herald get to the root of things:

Which part of Super Rugby Pacific has surprised you the most?

Kate Wells: The inconsistency. We saw the Chiefs overcome the Blues at the start, then just last week the Blues thrashed the Chiefs. And the Hurricanes, who were beaten by Moana Pasifika, then came close to toppling the Crusaders. I know Covid hasn't helped player availability but as a rugby fan I hoped for more consistency.

This idiot doesn't realise that it's this inconsistency and uncertainty that makes sporting comptetion interesting.

[antipodean]

If they're going to have a Super Round next year, they might want to hold it where people like rugby.

[Tim]

https://i.imgur.com/SKW0HTe.png

[Derpus]

@antipodean narrows it down to Auckland, really.

[Bones]

@Derpus said in Super Rugby 2022:

@antipodean narrows it down to Auckland, really.

Twickenham

[Machpants]

Geoff's last point is on the money, super needs a raison d'être, a focus, and a dedicated team running/pushing it. Otherwise it's slow death will continue, even if Ozzie rugby teams get their shit in one sock

https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/04/25/the-wrap-everything-that-worked-and-didnt-work-in-super-round/

[Tim]

@Machpants Interesting article.

The following statement makes me doubt that the Force will be able to field a team this week either:

around twenty of their squad coming down with COVID and the remaining players deemed close contacts

[Machpants]

@Tim yeah I though that as well, maybe a rest for the Blues

[Kiwiwomble]

have to say, it was a bit of a failure...and like they weren't even trying

as well as no advertising and probably picking the wrong city, there was next to no entertainment, no food trucks or anything outside the ground, no merch stalls (i would have grabbed myself a cap or scarf or hell a hoodie as it got chilly), some teams (aussie ones) had ANZAC jerseys others didn't....it was just a bit of a balls up honestly

@Tim said in Super Rugby 2022:

@Machpants Interesting article.

The following statement makes me doubt that the Force will be able to field a team this week either:

around twenty of their squad coming down with COVID and the remaining players deemed close contacts

How is that still a thing, people you live with aren't even close contacts anymore as long as they keep testing negative

[KiwiMurph]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:

people you live with aren't even close contacts anymore as long as they keep testing negative

You are in the People's Republic of WA

[KiwiMurph]

https://twitter.com/BMcSport/status/1518710864438001665

[Kiwiwomble]

@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby 2022:

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:

people you live with aren't even close contacts anymore as long as they keep testing negative

You are in the People's Republic of WA

of course, how quickly we forget how well the states work together

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph Looked 100% a red card. Wonder if this is why they ruled otherwise:

"The Foul Play Review Committee deemed that the significant involvement of other players contributed to the incident which produced mitigating factors."

https://twitter.com/BMcSport/status/1518721168941154304?s=20&t=_kDNwF02O9rw-osWQCevQA

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim said in Super Rugby 2022:

Wonder if this is why they ruled otherwise

I wonder if it was based on first contact of landing. I think an argument could be made first contact was landing on the shoulder not the head.

[Derpus]

After initial contact he lifted and drove, with others joining the tackle. Possible that the judiciary thought the players teammate contributed to the tip, but unclear.

IMO clear and stupid red. I also thought the tip on Paisami was a red - only difference in the two tackles was Paisami stuck his arm out to protect his head/neck and Cane didn't.

Edit: misunderstood your post ignore me.

Anything beyond horizontal is unnecessary and should be immediately heading towards a red IMO.