Super Rugby - Round 16

Eish. That try on half-time just what the Crusaders needed.

Ou Ryperd Wrote:

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> Eish. That try on half-time just what the
> Crusaders needed.


It was. Should be a big second half. (tu)

shrek Wrote:

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> Waratahs making the Saders look ordinary. :
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> My bet on Saders at -11 is not looking good.


lol... i thought i was being conservative going -8.5 on the saders...()

Hollywood offering 90c Crusaders -2.5 & Tahs +2.5

Massive miss by Barnes. Crusaders lucky to escape with victory.

That was close. Crusaders battling with their scrums 2 weeks in a row and today against Aussie team :

Brumbies by 6 or more.

Haven't seen such a one sided match in a long time. Hopefully the Blues will come back as a different team in the second half.

if the Highlanders come bottom do they have to play off in a relegation match? If so then why is it that they have a NZ ref in charge. So many calls have gone the Highlanders way, eg the first try should never have been awarded. We are been robbed.

If you look at the Highlangers team on paper, there's big names. The game is not played on paper and they were pretty useless this season, but today the team is playing to their potential and the game of rugby is simple, possession & execution. It's a pity they coming 'right' so late in the competition, but I must agree with Chicken that when Weepu went down, they should have stopped the game, but deservingly leading well by half-time. Can't see the Blues win this game. Sorry Hoender

chicken 'n chips Wrote:

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> if the Highlanders come bottom do they have to
> play off in a relegation match? If so then why is
> it that they have a NZ ref in charge. So many
> calls have gone the Highlanders way, eg the first
> try should never have been awarded. We are been
> robbed.


CnC the relegation match is purely the bottom SA side vs the Lions. It was all SARU's decision so has no effect on the Aus and NZ sides. All conferences need 5 teams so you cannot relegate one from another conference.

still 40 minutes to play ouryperd. Never say never until the final whistle blows. If I were a betting man, my new month resolution is not to have a bet this month, I would have a small go on the Blues coming back to record one of the greatest wins ever seen in the game of rugby,X(

chicken 'n chips Wrote:

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> still 40 minutes to play ouryperd. Never say never
> until the final whistle blows. If I were a betting
> man, my new month resolution is not to have a bet
> this month, I would have a small go on the Blues
> coming back to record one of the greatest wins
> ever seen in the game of rugby,X(

Hope so. Would like to know what Kirwan had to say at half-time in the cloak room.