Super Rugby 2024

canefan

@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2024:

@Kiwiwomble Geez, the money must be good, because I can't think of any other reason to pick Melbourne again.

Is this some kind of bargaining chip? Give Rugby Australia this, and what will NZR get in return? Because it's unfair on NZ franchises and their fans, because there will always be Kiwi teams that have part with one of their home games.

They have a little more spare money after walking out on the Comm Games

Bovidae

The games the NZ teams will play in the Super Round are:

Blues vs Highlanders (opening game on Friday)
Crusaders vs Waratahs (Saturday)
Chiefs vs Brumbies (Sunday)
Hurricanes vs Reds (Sunday)

Hopefully they rotate which teams lose a home game in 2024.

mariner4life

i may even slide down to Melbourne for this.

As good as excuse any for a weekend on the beers

KiwiMurph

Generally outside the Super Round the Trans Ta$man games are rotated each year and so next year with that rotation Crusaders-Tahs would otherwise be a Tahs home game as this year the game was in Christchurch.

Winger

@Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2024:

The games the NZ teams will play in the Super Round are:

Blues vs Highlanders (opening game on Friday)
Crusaders vs Waratahs (Saturday)
Chiefs vs Brumbies (Sunday)
Hurricanes vs Reds (Sunday)

Hopefully they rotate which teams lose a home game in 2024.

I was hoping they would drop this. But not to be. Canes are likely to lose a home game this year too as they didn't last year

frugby

I believe the Highlanders game is a Highlanders home game... I get that the money is good, and I have no issue with them doing the Super Round, but why don't we apply some common sense... Currently teams play 5 derby games + 3 rivalry games, which are generally derbies.

If they are so desperate to have Super Round, add in a 15th round so everyone keeps their 7 home games, and add in an extra rivalry game which wouldn't have otherwise been played.

For instance, using this year's draw, pretend those Round Two games were played in usual locations, they could have played the following games:

Highlanders v Crusaders
Blues v Chiefs
Hurricanes v Fijian Drua
Waratahs v Reds
Rebels v Moana Pasifika
Brumbies v Western Force

By no means satisfactory, but I'd say far fairer and then at least you are having engaging games without taking away from fans.

The way the draw works, the Highlanders may only get to host the Crusaders (Likely to be Round One) and Hurricanes this year + MP and three Aussie sides, which will mean a long time without getting to see my side play the best teams at home.

Kiwiwomble

wasn't last years game a Highlander Home game?

frugby

@Kiwiwomble Nope, Crusaders home game.

gt12

Hold on, every game isn’t a cross-over? That’s mad, its perfect for setting up a super round to make all games crossovers.

Stargazer

@gt12 WIth cross-overs you mean Trans- Ta$man?

Kiwiwomble

@gt12 ....have you not watched the last couple of years? i think they actually deliberately do it the other way so the aussie teams have have rivalry matches

Stargazer

@Kiwiwomble Yeah, you're right. They don't want just Trans- Ta$man games in the super round; they'd run the risk of all Aussie teams losing during the super round

gt12

@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2024:

@Kiwiwomble Yeah, you're right. They don't want just Trans- Ta$man games in the super round; they'd run the risk of all Aussie teams losing during the super round

That's a winning attitude.

Just one more reason why super rugby sucks compared to its key competitors.

Chris

Brydon Ennor who ever he has signed for in 2024, Crusaders or according to @george33 Highlanders neither will see him for the SR season ruptured ACL not expected to play until at least June 2024.
Who ever he has signed for will need an injury replacement.

Stargazer

@Chris Ah bugger, poor lad. That's the second time, isn't it? It's a horrible injury to have. I hope players like him get help to deal with such things mentally as well.

Chris

@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2024:

@Chris Ah bugger, poor lad. That's the second time, isn't it? It's a horrible injury to have. I hope players like him get help to deal with such things mentally as well.

Yes it is the second time.