Super Rugby 2022
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@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble Good point.
I guess in the Brumbies case their current home jersey is basically that exact pattern (minus the old school collar).
I could see the Blues simply wearing their away jersey which has a design which inspired by their 97 - 99 jerseys but hopefully the teams go to more effort than that.
i do like the fact the brumbies have a design that they just stick too, like the AFL "jersey's" basically dont change each year and have pattern to avoid clashes
@bovidae said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:
apparently its the Heritage round....we getting special jerseys or anything? or is it just going to be a bit half arsed?
This round? I would have thought that the Super Round in Melbourne would be where you do something like this.
i thought that was the original plan but i think COVID had changed some shit, just saw them post that pic on the Super Rugby facebook page
@crucial said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble Good point.
I guess in the Brumbies case their current home jersey is basically that exact pattern (minus the old school collar).
I could see the Blues simply wearing their away jersey which has a design which inspired by their 97 - 99 jerseys but hopefully the teams go to more effort than that.
one of the guys at rugby has a remake of that jersey, some internet site, its actually really good quality and it looks pretty good with a more modern (less baggy) cut
@kiwiwomble nah fuck those fake ones. Those Temex jerseys go for $500 plus now tho lmao.
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whats everyones thoughts on this tackle from the Rebels v Tahs game
The other rugby forum im on, all the NH posters are saying this would have been a straight RED in the NH....i look at it as a good ball and all tackle with an accidental head clash....shoulder to shoulder, right arm wrapping around the front, worrying not only how different things may be refed around the world but where we're going
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whats everyones thoughts on this tackle from the Rebels v Tahs game
The other rugby forum im on, all the NH posters are saying this would have been a straight RED in the NH....i look at it as a good ball and all tackle with an accidental head clash....shoulder to shoulder, right arm wrapping around the front, worrying not only how different things may be refed around the world but where we're going
@kiwiwomble Hard to say from a still photo from the wrong angle. If it's shoulder to shoulder with an attempt to wrap and a head clash, then no card. If the shoulder or arm slipped up and hit the Rebel's head, it would be a yellow. But I haven't seen it in a video from multiple angles.
Edited to add that it doesn't help that WR is changing the rules, or their application guidelines, about every year!
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The ref in this case should have followed the head contact process that was introduced in 2021.
Wayne Barnes explains it here:
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https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/21/tj-perenara-in-line-for-first-hurricanes-game-since-2020/
Perenara's return will be in a limited capacity though as he will be restricted by the All Blacks' return to play protocols for the early rounds of the Super Rugby season.
Despite the limitations, Gibbes said the Hurricanes understand they're part of a bigger picture in helping the All Blacks reclaim the Rugby World Cup next year.
"It's not so much making it easier, it's about making sure that we're all aligned with New Zealand Rugby - and we are in a lot of areas," Gibbes said.
"We've just got to do what's right for the player, that's key here. Anything we do, we've got to put that player at the centre." -
I'm really confused about the "heritage" part of the heritage round:
NZR:
https://twitter.com/SuperRugbyNZ/status/1506044954145333254
The Blues posted this (legacy comes closer to heritage IMO):
https://twitter.com/BluesRugbyTeam/status/1506011291751952384
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Blues legacy/heritage round should be all players wearing headgear before, during, and after the game, Parsons style.
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Is the NZR socials admin reading here? They've removed the tweet. :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
@stargazer I think they took it down due to grammatical errors as they have now reposted it. Previously it had apostrophe (for example Ioane's) whereas now it doesn't (Ioanes).
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Still some covid issues with the 2 SI teams, although both seem confident they can field a team. I wonder how the Blues and Chiefs are doing?
@bovidae said in Super Rugby 2022:
Still some covid issues with the 2 SI teams, although both seem confident they can field a team. I wonder how the Blues and Chiefs are doing?
I hear the Crusaders atm have 21 players unavailable of their 38 man squad.With the hope a few more will test negative over the next couple of day's.
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Still some covid issues with the 2 SI teams, although both seem confident they can field a team. I wonder how the Blues and Chiefs are doing?
@bovidae said in Super Rugby 2022:
Still some covid issues with the 2 SI teams, although both seem confident they can field a team. I wonder how the Blues and Chiefs are doing?
A Blues update from an article about Caleb Clarke:
The Blues, like their southern mates at the Highlanders and Crusaders, had to take an unscheduled period off last week to deal with a widespread Covid outbreak, but are back in business, with a near full head count on deck at training to plot a second straight crack at the southerners. “Pretty much everyone is back after their seven-day blocks. We’ve just got a couple out now, but it swept through most of the team,” said Clarke following Tuesday’s hitout. -
@bovidae said in Super Rugby 2022:
Still some covid issues with the 2 SI teams, although both seem confident they can field a team. I wonder how the Blues and Chiefs are doing?
I hear the Crusaders atm have 21 players unavailable of their 38 man squad.With the hope a few more will test negative over the next couple of day's.
@chris why can't they test them the day prior and the day of, 2 x negative good to go.
So many instances of household contacts not catching it.
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@chris why can't they test them the day prior and the day of, 2 x negative good to go.
So many instances of household contacts not catching it.
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris why can't they test them the day prior and the day of, 2 x negative good to go.
So many instances of household contacts not catching it.
no reason they couldn't that sounds like a good idea to me.
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@chris why can't they test them the day prior and the day of, 2 x negative good to go.
So many instances of household contacts not catching it.
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2022:
why can't they test them the day prior and the day of, 2 x negative good to go.
I think, and justifiably, that the coaches think if you can't train during the week you don't play.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2022:
why can't they test them the day prior and the day of, 2 x negative good to go.
I think, and justifiably, that the coaches think if you can't train during the week you don't play.
@bovidae there are plenty of instances where they leave confirming a team naming until the day before when they have players bracketed.
Plus I'm talking players that have likely tested negative the whole way through, I mean if they test negative, why cant they train also? Again, plenty of examples where players get pulled just prior to kick off when they get an injury.
Frequent testing would surely be a better way than calling games off.
My 16 yr old can go to work at a supermarket if I was positive and they give him a RAT before work.
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@bovidae there are plenty of instances where they leave confirming a team naming until the day before when they have players bracketed.
Plus I'm talking players that have likely tested negative the whole way through, I mean if they test negative, why cant they train also? Again, plenty of examples where players get pulled just prior to kick off when they get an injury.
Frequent testing would surely be a better way than calling games off.
My 16 yr old can go to work at a supermarket if I was positive and they give him a RAT before work.
As the Stuff article says they can:
New Zealand’s Super Rugby franchises have critical worker exemptions, meaning household contacts of positive cases can rejoin the squad if they produce a negative RAT.
The coaches just err on the side of caution for those returning after having covid. Barrett was saying on the TV news he is still not 100%.
