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Round 13 threw up a few surprises last week: indeed it had the feel of “this is what we have been waiting for” from a number of teams with the Reds finally clicking in attack and the bulk of the other games being decided by less than a converted try. This is what the fans [...]
Another week and another pulsating round of Super Rugby last week. Having tipped the Highlanders to lead the competition at the start of the season, I would never would have guessed that we would be waiting until Round 12 for their first win and yet again I underestimated the Waratahs and they came back to [...]
Last week’s round saw, for the first time this season, the favourites in each game winning. For some teams the victories were closer than they would have expected, in particular I am thinking of the Reds victory over the Blues, the Stormers defeat away against the Hurricanes and the Crusaders struggling to get over the [...]
It has oft been said by those across the ditch that the Australia conference is the “inferior” conference in the Super Rugby competition. I defy anyone to make the same statement this week after the victory of the Waratahs against the previously impressive Chiefs and the “Battle of Brisbane” between the competition leading Brumbies and [...]
What can one say about Round 9 of the Super 15 last week? Well, it was a tough round for tipsters for one and it was a historic round for the Kings scoring their first win away from home. Really the less said about my tips last week the better to be honest! After the [...]
Another week of Super 15 action has past and it was another week of interesting results. The Kings surprised many with their spirited performance in Canberra, the Rebels won the battle of the wooden spooners in the Australian conference, the Cheetahs stayed on a roll and the Highlanders inexplicably continued their loosing streak. This week’s [...]
How good was round 7 of the Super 15 competition last week? The Reds scored their first victory in Dunedin, the Brumbies stole a victory from the jaws of a tie after the siren, the Cheetahs recorded their 4th win in a row whilst the Stormers lost for the 4th time in succession to their [...]
For the most part normal service was resumed last week with the teams expected to winning and those expected to loose doing just that. The Kings found out just how difficult this tournament is as they faced the Crusaders. The Cheetahs kept up their excellent form on tour whilst the Brumbies finally lost a game. [...]
The round 7 match this weekend between the Chiefs and Blues is going to be a chance to stick it to his old team for new Chiefs player Gareth Anscombe. After de-listing him post 2012 Super Rugby season, one must imagine that with a success rate of 86.4% with the boot this season, the Blues [...]
The fixtures last weekend started to sort out who had finally switched onto their game plans effectively. Some teams whether by design, behavior or poor play are already heading to another season of disappointment. Some teams have been unlucky, some teams are clinging on but only a few are actually bringing their training plans and [...]
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