Super Rugby 2024
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@sparky hope we can keep it that way against the Crusaders next week. What a game that will be.
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Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
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Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2024:
Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
For sure Anti, 3 rounds in and only one undefeated team makes for a great comp! The hardest part is picking in tips etc, I persoanalyy love the fact that some of the Aussie teams are really putting hands up.
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Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2024:
Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
With daylight 2nd
Footy is good, results are largely unpredictable. Just need thr punters and the media to recognise it really
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I went to a Sunwolves home game in Tokyo and the crowd was good and definitely into it. They were even doing a wolf howl, so I think the concept and team name worked well enough to create a following.
I think they just need more funding and perhaps a few marque international players, if they had been as competitive as the Jaguares they would probably still be around.
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@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2024:
Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
For sure Anti, 3 rounds in and only one undefeated team makes for a great comp! The hardest part is picking in tips etc, I persoanalyy love the fact that some of the Aussie teams are really putting hands up.
@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2024:
@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2024:
Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
For sure Anti, 3 rounds in and only one undefeated team makes for a great comp! The hardest part is picking in tips etc, I persoanalyy love the fact that some of the Aussie teams are really putting hands up.
I want to love it, I should love it, and deep down I know it's good.
But I enjoyed watching them continually get flogged. Fuck 'em.
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I went to a Sunwolves home game in Tokyo and the crowd was good and definitely into it. They were even doing a wolf howl, so I think the concept and team name worked well enough to create a following.
I think they just need more funding and perhaps a few marque international players, if they had been as competitive as the Jaguares they would probably still be around.
@LABCAT said in Super Rugby 2024:
I went to a Sunwolves home game in Tokyo and the crowd was good and definitely into it. They were even doing a wolf howl, so I think the concept and team name worked well enough to create a following.
I think they just need more funding and perhaps a few marque international players, if they had been as competitive as the Jaguares they would probably still be around.
SANZAAR funded them first few years, once that deal ended JRU refused to take that place. Thus they got ditched
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@Dan54 said in Super Rugby 2024:
@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2024:
Is this the best opening three rounds for Super Rugby in years?
For sure Anti, 3 rounds in and only one undefeated team makes for a great comp! The hardest part is picking in tips etc, I persoanalyy love the fact that some of the Aussie teams are really putting hands up.
I want to love it, I should love it, and deep down I know it's good.
But I enjoyed watching them continually get flogged. Fuck 'em.
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This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
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This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
As long as it doesn't mean the NZ teams have become a bit shit.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
As long as it doesn't mean the NZ teams have become a bit shit.
@Crazy-Horse I don't think it does, probably only the Crusaders come back to the field, but I don't think they are too far off, they had plenty of chances yesterday,just failed to catch the ball, win lineouts, some of the youngsters struggling to adapt.
Gonna be an interesting few weeks for them as they rebuild.
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@Crazy-Horse I don't think it does, probably only the Crusaders come back to the field, but I don't think they are too far off, they had plenty of chances yesterday,just failed to catch the ball, win lineouts, some of the youngsters struggling to adapt.
Gonna be an interesting few weeks for them as they rebuild.
@taniwharugby it doesn't get any harder than playing the Canes, Chiefs and Blues in succession. Will be interesting to see where they are after round 6.
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
As long as it doesn't mean the NZ teams have become a bit shit.
@Crazy-Horse said in Super Rugby 2024:
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
As long as it doesn't mean the NZ teams have become a bit shit.
In the case of the Saders, what does it say about Razor's influence?
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@Crazy-Horse said in Super Rugby 2024:
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
As long as it doesn't mean the NZ teams have become a bit shit.
In the case of the Saders, what does it say about Razor's influence?
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in Super Rugby 2024:
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
As long as it doesn't mean the NZ teams have become a bit shit.
In the case of the Saders, what does it say about Razor's influence?
He managed to convince Mo'unga, Whitelock and Taylor to stick around?
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@canefan said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in Super Rugby 2024:
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
As long as it doesn't mean the NZ teams have become a bit shit.
In the case of the Saders, what does it say about Razor's influence?
He managed to convince Mo'unga, Whitelock and Taylor to stick around?
@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2024:
@canefan said in Super Rugby 2024:
@Crazy-Horse said in Super Rugby 2024:
@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2024:
This is what we want and need isn't it?
MP and Drua playing some good rugby, being more competitive and probably more importantly, some strong Aus teams!
Great to see and long may it continue.
As long as it doesn't mean the NZ teams have become a bit shit.
In the case of the Saders, what does it say about Razor's influence?
He managed to convince Mo'unga, Whitelock and Taylor to stick around?
Good point....
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@LABCAT said in Super Rugby 2024:
I went to a Sunwolves home game in Tokyo and the crowd was good and definitely into it. They were even doing a wolf howl, so I think the concept and team name worked well enough to create a following.
I think they just need more funding and perhaps a few marque international players, if they had been as competitive as the Jaguares they would probably still be around.
SANZAAR funded them first few years, once that deal ended JRU refused to take that place. Thus they got ditched
@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
@LABCAT said in Super Rugby 2024:
I went to a Sunwolves home game in Tokyo and the crowd was good and definitely into it. They were even doing a wolf howl, so I think the concept and team name worked well enough to create a following.
I think they just need more funding and perhaps a few marque international players, if they had been as competitive as the Jaguares they would probably still be around.
SANZAAR funded them first few years, once that deal ended JRU refused to take that place. Thus they got ditched
Even with the SANZAAR funding, they were pushing shit uphill unless they had a huge budget / connection to a company.
The JP players for the company teams may not get paid absolutely huge sums, but they are also part of the Japanese firm for life (essentially), likely getting very cushy post-rugby gigs with the corporation.
For that reason (amongst others), the SWs had trouble getting the best JP talent, and they didn't have the resources to attract the best foreign talent, who went to the JP league for bigger money and easier footy.
There are plenty of Japanese rugby fans @LABCAT - it would be one market where there could be two games a weekend and they might sell out depending on the opposition. I think we missed a huge opportunity by not trying to get 5-6 teams in a Japanese pool.
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
@LABCAT said in Super Rugby 2024:
I went to a Sunwolves home game in Tokyo and the crowd was good and definitely into it. They were even doing a wolf howl, so I think the concept and team name worked well enough to create a following.
I think they just need more funding and perhaps a few marque international players, if they had been as competitive as the Jaguares they would probably still be around.
SANZAAR funded them first few years, once that deal ended JRU refused to take that place. Thus they got ditched
Even with the SANZAAR funding, they were pushing shit uphill unless they had a huge budget / connection to a company.
The JP players for the company teams may not get paid absolutely huge sums, but they are also part of the Japanese firm for life (essentially), likely getting very cushy post-rugby gigs with the corporation.
For that reason (amongst others), the SWs had trouble getting the best JP talent, and they didn't have the resources to attract the best foreign talent, who went to the JP league for bigger money and easier footy.
There are plenty of Japanese rugby fans @LABCAT - it would be one market where there could be two games a weekend and they might sell out depending on the opposition. I think we missed a huge opportunity by not trying to get 5-6 teams in a Japanese pool.
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2024:
@LABCAT said in Super Rugby 2024:
I went to a Sunwolves home game in Tokyo and the crowd was good and definitely into it. They were even doing a wolf howl, so I think the concept and team name worked well enough to create a following.
I think they just need more funding and perhaps a few marque international players, if they had been as competitive as the Jaguares they would probably still be around.
SANZAAR funded them first few years, once that deal ended JRU refused to take that place. Thus they got ditched
Even with the SANZAAR funding, they were pushing shit uphill unless they had a huge budget / connection to a company.
The JP players for the company teams may not get paid absolutely huge sums, but they are also part of the Japanese firm for life (essentially), likely getting very cushy post-rugby gigs with the corporation.
For that reason (amongst others), the SWs had trouble getting the best JP talent, and they didn't have the resources to attract the best foreign talent, who went to the JP league for bigger money and easier footy.
There are plenty of Japanese rugby fans @LABCAT - it would be one market where there could be two games a weekend and they might sell out depending on the opposition. I think we missed a huge opportunity by not trying to get 5-6 teams in a Japanese pool.
@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2024:
I think we missed a huge opportunity by not trying to get 5-6 teams in a Japanese pool.
Not for me.
'm happy with a well-run SRP (that means even teams -> less Aust sides, attractive rugby without rules and refs f++king it up and great promotion etc) with only 12 teams. Thats enough. 12 teams worked before and it became a failure when it started expanding.
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2024:
I think we missed a huge opportunity by not trying to get 5-6 teams in a Japanese pool.
Not for me.
'm happy with a well-run SRP (that means even teams -> less Aust sides, attractive rugby without rules and refs f++king it up and great promotion etc) with only 12 teams. Thats enough. 12 teams worked before and it became a failure when it started expanding.
@Winger hasn't been 12 teams since 2005. I agree that was 'tight' - but it was so successful that Aus and SA wanted more teams.
Japan's timezones work for us. The issue is the seasons (as always); playing in summer in Japan is somewhat challenging. Like playing in Fiji
