Super Rugby News
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Lions thrashed Jaguares 52-24<br>
Sharks pants Kings 53-0<br>
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<p>Sharks result was the surprise for me. Their travel schedule has been as bad as the Chiefs one earlier in the year and I thought they may just secure a BP win then paint by numbers. Looks like they may have taken out some frustration on the Kings.</p>
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<p>Jaguares competed for a while then lubed up and bent over.</p>
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<p>Bulls/Stormers as expected. Nearly always close those games.</p> -
Leitch is out for eight to ten weeks. <br><br>
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/80253993/chiefs-no-8-michael-leitch-out-for-two-months-with-dislocated-thumb'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/80253993/chiefs-no-8-michael-leitch-out-for-two-months-with-dislocated-thumb</a> -
<p>I'm still not convinced that the Chiefs' travel schedule (which will be the same for the Highlanders) is harder than the travel schedule of the other NZ teams. Unless you only take into account the kms & not the duration of the tour and the opposition.</p>
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<p>Chiefs: one easy game in SA (Kings), one in Argentina, back home (2 week tour)</p>
<p>Highlanders: same as Chiefs</p>
<p>Hurricanes: 2 games in SA (Lions, Sharks), back home (2 week tour)</p>
<p>Blues: 2 games in SA, one of them easy (Kings, Lions), one game in Oz (Force) (3 week tour)</p>
<p>Crusaders: 2 games in SA (Lions, Sharks), one game in Oz (Force) (3 week tour)</p> -
Luke Whitelock re-signs with Highlanders for two more years.
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<p>I'm still not convinced that the Chiefs' travel schedule (<strong>which will be the same for the Highlanders</strong>) is harder than the travel schedule of the other NZ teams.</p>
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<p>The circumstances are now quite different. The Chiefs had to face the Jaguares in their first ever home game in BA so the expectations were huge, and the crowd very vocal. Playing them now won't be such a difficult task.</p>
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<p>Which is what everyone was doing. The Chiefs and Highlanders had/have to do a round-the-world trip (NZ->SA->Arg->NZ).</p> -
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<p>The circumstances are now quite different. The Chiefs had to face the Jaguares in their first ever home game in BA so the expectations were huge, and the crowd very vocal. Playing them now won't be such a difficult task.</p>
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<p>Which is what everyone was doing. The Chiefs and Highlanders had/have to do a round-the-world trip (NZ->SA->Arg->NZ).</p>
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<p>I'm not sure if the Highlanders will have to do the same but the Chiefs had to leave their hotel at 3am after the game in SA to get on their flight to Argentina then had to squeeze into a tiny domestic plane to get to their final destination.</p> -
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<p>With 50 gone, SW's are within 2 of the Reds, and looking to fuck up my tipping again :(<br><br><strong>Goromaru kicks well, but he looks bloody slow. </strong>Kicks a penalty now to take it out to 25-20.<br><br>
Reds scrum has been making a mess of the SW's.</p>
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<p>He can go be slow somewhere else now, as he's likely played his last game for the Reds.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Dice" data-cid="581959" data-time="1464003565"><p>He can go be slow somewhere else now, as he's likely played his last game for the Reds.</p></blockquote>
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Terrible buy. The word on the street with my is that it's all done and dusted for him to move to Toulon... Be trying to get out of that buy if I were them. -
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<p>Terrible buy. The word on the street with my is that it's all done and dusted for him to move to Toulon... Be trying to get out of that buy if I were them.</p>
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<p>Up there with the Benji signing. If he can't make the Reds backline when Hunt is healthy, then he is going to find it even harder to make that loaded Toulon backline.</p>
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<p>Their owner won't be scared to publicly blast Goromaru if he stinks it up.</p> -
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<p>Don't you guys breed loose forwards yourselves?</p>
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<p>Nope,</p>
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<p>we breed props, locks and first fives.</p>
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<p>I think wellington is more known for loose forwards?</p> -
<p>re: Taufua</p>
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<p>I was worried he may look overseas as I'm sceptical he will make the ABs due to his height and them wanting tall number 6's.</p>
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<p>He's becoming my favourite Crusader, shows so much passion for the jersey. Despite the fact he isn't from the region.</p>
