Super Rugby 2022

[Kiwiwomble]

force doing one

[antipodean]

The idea the Force have a heritage jersey is ridiculous.

[mariner4life]

@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2022:

The idea the Force have a heritage jersey is ridiculous.

less ridiculous than a team that has a grand history of 2 games?

[Kiwiwomble]

17 years isn't exactly "new"

[Bovidae]

They should have brought out the yellow WA jersey.

[Nepia]

@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2022:

The idea the Force have a heritage jersey is ridiculous.

Yet, it’s the best heritage jersey I’ve seen for a long time.

I think it’s good that they acknowledge rugby existed before Super.

Edit: Agree with @Bovidae though that the yellow 1992 jersey would have been good to see.

[antipodean]

@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2022:

@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2022:

The idea the Force have a heritage jersey is ridiculous.

less ridiculous than a team that has a grand history of 2 games?

The Force wasn't created out of a club, or subsequently an amalgamation. Its only history of note in the competition is to be kicked out for a while.

Even RugbyWA knows what's up:

[mariner4life]

@stargazer said in Super Rugby 2022:

@kiwiwomble MP have a heritage jersey:

Edit: it looks like they're the only franchise in NZ, at the moment, with a special jersey..

@antipodean

[antipodean]

@mariner4life Literally forgot they were in the comp.

You look at the comp as a whole and it appears it's been inbreeding for a few generations compared to the glory days.

[Tim]

[KiwiMurph]

The rescheduled DHL Super Rugby Pacific matches are as follows:
 
Round 7

Sunday, 3 April: Hurricanes v Chiefs, Sky Stadium, Wellington, 3.35pm – Postponed from Round 5

Round 8

Friday, 8 April: Highlanders v Moana Pasifika, Forsyth Barr Stadium, 7.05pm – Postponed from Round 5

Saturday, 9 April: Hurricanes v Crusaders, Sky Stadium, Wellington, 4.35pm – Moved from Friday 8 April

Round 9

Tuesday, 12 April: Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika, Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7.05pm – Postponed from Round 4

Friday, 15 April: Crusaders v Blues, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, 7.05pm – Postponed from Round 5

Saturday, 16 April: Chiefs v Moana Pasifika, FMG Stadium, Waikato, 4.35pm – Moved from Friday 15 April

https://www.superrugby.co.nz/news/all-four-postponed-dhl-super-rugby-pacific-matches-rescheduled/

[Bovidae]

As I suggested previously, they are also using the Chiefs and Hurricanes' bye week to play their postponed game. With no byes, coaches will have to manage their player workloads differently.

[antipodean]

@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:

Some of those odds are remarkably flattering IMO.

Caveat: Not a bookmaker nor a professional punter.

[Duluth]

Saturday, 16 April: Chiefs v Moana Pasifika, FMG Stadium, Waikato, 4.35pm – Moved from Friday 15 April

Wasn't the Friday 15th game Highlanders v Hurricanes?

[Bovidae]

@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:

Saturday, 16 April: Chiefs v Moana Pasifika, FMG Stadium, Waikato, 4.35pm – Moved from Friday 15 April

Wasn't the Friday 15th game Highlanders v Hurricanes?

Yes, but they made two changes. Originally Chiefs vs MP was April 15, then moved to April 16 to give both teams another day after the April 12 (Tuesday) game which is no longer happening. Highlanders vs Hurricanes moved to the Friday.

[Duluth]

@bovidae

But the Crusaders v Blues is now on the 15th

Friday, 15 April: Crusaders v Blues, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, 7.05pm – Postponed from Round 5

I think both the games you mentioned are now on the 16th but they missed a line in the updates?

[Grooter]

@kiwimurph moana have the canes x2 , blues x2 , highlanders & chiefs all ahead of them over the course of the next 23 days wowee!

[Canes4life]

@fakatavafuture I guess the positive is that when they face those Aussie teams they will be battle hardened.

[Bovidae]

@duluth said in Super Rugby 2022:

@bovidae

But the Crusaders v Blues is now on the 15th

Friday, 15 April: Crusaders v Blues, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, 7.05pm – Postponed from Round 5

I think both the games you mentioned are now on the 16th but they missed a line in the updates?

It's getting complicated as Chiefs vs MP was 7:05 pm but is now 4:35 pm according to above. That means the 7:05 pm on Sat is open, presumably the Highlanders vs Hurricanes game. Too many schedule changes.

[Dan54]

@fakatavafuture said in Super Rugby 2022:

@kiwimurph moana have the canes x2 , blues x2 , highlanders & chiefs all ahead of them over the course of the next 23 days wowee!

Why can't MP and Canes for example play a cactch up when the TT part of comp is on?