It has been a long time since the Blues were in a force in SuperRugby and no longerdeserve their place.
They do not have a tight five that could outscrum 5 cheerleaders, and they expect to play a 7's style of rugby. The blueprint to beat them is to make their forwards tired with the rough stuff. Run at their forwards to get them to make lots of tackles, then watch them huff and puff from ruck to ruck.
New Zealand has 4 excellent teams without these deadbeats, and SA has more viewers and brings money to the table. (We fund 70% of SuperRugby, however, without the Pro14 Euros it is still not enough to sustain mass consumption- see the traditionalist illustrations for more details)
The Blues are a points cow, and now even getting beat at home by Australian teams- so they are going to be an opportunity for other New Zealand teams to rest key players in this derby.
With New Zealand having more teams it is like they have their own derby tournament within the competition.
Captain23,255 posts
02 Jun 2018, 18:33
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02 Jun 2018, 18:33#1


