Hurricanes - Highlanders game
As expected by me the Hurricanes won this game - but the game was advertisement what rugby should not be - handling errors and poor passing galore. The Hurricanes Tight 5 was pathetic, while their backline (bar Jordie Barrett) was very good, The Highlanders forwards were far better than - but their backline is a joke. To put matter in perspective - the Highlanders forwards was beaten hollow by the Rebels and the fact that they were superior against the Hurricanes raises serious question marks about the Hurricane forwards.
Rebels - Brumbies game
Another correct forecast by me. The Brumbies tried their utmost in the first half and they choked badly on the second half. Are they fit enough to last through a game. An interesting game non-the-less unfortunately blemished by even more errors than those made by the Horricanes and Highlanders in their match, I till think the Rebels is the only really competitive team in Australia - they beat the Highlanders and that will not be the only NZ teams they will beat this year,
Crusaders - Chief game
The fact is the Chiefs are such a poor team anybody can beat them - the score could have even worse if too many of the Crusaders players did not develop white line fever, Nothi8ng to learn from this game - it was a disgrace at best.
Blues - Sunwolves game
The fact is that the Blues forwards were too good for the Sunwolves, but I was not really impressed by their 10 and 12, Two many good balls went astray. Rieko Ioane was supreme. Glad I kept him in my Fantasy teams after three rounds of non-descript performances. The team can do much better than they did thus far - but they have to get their 10 and 12 probllems solved.
Waratahs - Refs game
If this game is thE reflection of rugby in Australia. the gaame really proved how hopeless the situation was in general After the reasonable performances of the Reds against the Highlanders and the Crusaders I and the near disaster of the Waratahs against the Sunwolves I was hopeful that the Reds can show an improvement in Aussie Rugby. They were pathetic to say the least and even though the Wartaahs won the game they were pathetic as well.
