Waratahs

APV1 says...

@ justice_4_all - you'd have to pay me a whole lot for that!

Or wash my car alot...

Posted 11:43 03rd April 2012

spliffed says...

Trinats.. If you viewed that as excitement, you really need to get out more..

Posted 10:39 30th March 2012

daza says...

Trinats, you forgot to add; a team which had won 9 of their last 10 games against the All Blacks. Still Too Easy then?

Posted 11:27 29th March 2012

jonesy2 says...

JayStarr-- mealamu, woodcock, williams, kaino, boric, mathewson..

Posted 14:24 28th March 2012

spliffed says...

Trinats I am absolutely amazed that one person can be so consistantly wrong with allmost every post. I once went through Bloemfontein.. Once was enough. So matey boy have another guess.. I think I'll write 'wrong' now.. for your next wrong guess.. Opinion is wonderful on the proviso it comes out of your mouth, and not the orrifice you sit on..

Posted 13:16 28th March 2012

AllBlackJacko says...

Trinats,

Agreed it was a very long time between drinks for us AllBlack supporters and the World Cup. But may I point out the Wallabies haven't lifted it since last century, so, ...........might want to get onto that?

Posted 12:42 28th March 2012

JayStarr says...

@ spliffed: AGREED! Certainly by far the best, most competitive start of a Super Rugby season that I can remember...

Now can you imagine the travesty if SARU forces the Kings into the mix next year at the expense of the Cheetahs or Lions (or both, if they decide to reform the Cats)...

That's right, The Kings who can't even win the Currie Cup 2nd division... The Kings who can't even beat the Province 2nd / 3rd team in the Vodacom Cup... The Kings who will have to contract players from outside to be competitive, so won't be doing anything for transformation in the EP after all...

Everyone - the fans, SANZAR, the Super Rugby franchises, the broadcasters and sponsors should all stand united and say "NO" - the Lions and Cheetahs are staying. If the Kings want in, they'll have to wait their turn until the competition is expanded. Because at the moment they will only ruin what is finally a fantastic competition - all the way from 1 to 15.

NO to the Kings, YES to the Cheetahs and Lions..!

Posted 12:23 28th March 2012

spliffed says...

Pick who you like. everyone has their own opinion but the one opinion that seems to be the same is the wonderful season so far. Anyone agree that so far its the best Super Rugby season yet? Emerging favourites dumped on their backsides. The teams at the bottom close to wins on numerous occasions.. Can it get any better?

Posted 08:09 28th March 2012

APV1 says...

@ JayStarr - Ma'a Who? Rene Who? Rudi Who? Isaia Who? Piri Who? These must be some youngsters being developed in the junior leagues, as no-one up here's ever heard of them. Good are they?

Posted 18:10 27th March 2012

JayStarr says...

@ APV1: I'm afraid it's the latter..! :P Good point though. I think it's testament not only to depth, but also to how competitive all the teams are this year...

We've always said that in Super Rugby anybody can beat anybody - which was true - but there was still a pretty clear distinction between the very top teams and the very bottom teams...

This year is insanely competive - after 5 rounds (of 6 or 7 games per round) there has only been something like 3 or 4 games that haven't been won in less than 7 points! I've lost count of how many games have been won in the last few minutes... or won by just 1 point... That's unheard of in Super Rugby!

To illustrate: the Blues are bottom of the log! And they have players like Ma'a Nonu, Rene Ranger, Rudi Wulf, Isaia Toeva, Piri Weepu, etc. etc... The Cheetahs came within a whisker of beating the Crusaders in Christchurch last weekend... The Brumbies beat the previously unbeaten Highlanders... the Force beat the Waratahs - in Sydney... the Lions came within an inch of beating the Stormers... etc. etc. It's becoming almost impossible to predict who's going to win - for example, I wouldn't be surprised if the Lions beat the Crusaders this weekend! And almost all the games end with edge-of-the-seat closeness. It's fantastic!

There's also a plethora of talented youngsters coming through - especially in NZ and SA... and especially at no.10. I have little doubt that we'll see plenty of new faces in the national squads for the June tests... which might be unsettling and cause a wobble - especially with new coaches and all - but should set us up for a very promising future!

Posted 16:04 27th March 2012