Crusaders vs Reds Planet Rugby
Predicting saders by 20 is a bit much.
Predicts saders by at least 20
Brumbies Bulls, prediction is Brumbies by less than 5.
This will be a good test for both teams, the Brumbies have been average & the bulls are rated as the top SA team at the moment.
Some stats that I extracted from NZ Herald stat center:
Tries: Bulls 29 Brumbies 28
Clean breaks: Bulls 69 Brumbies 84
Carries Bulls 898 Brumbies 930
Meters: Bulls 3340 Brumbies not in top 15
Defenders beaten: Bulls 159 Brumbies 154
Tackle success % Bulls 87.1 Brumbies 82.6
Lineout success % Bulls 92.9 Brumbies 88.1
Offloads Bulls 94 Brumbies 72
Scrum success % Bulls 82.0 Brumbies 84.0
Ruck success % Bulls 94.0 Brumbies 95.0
Yellow cards Bulls 2 Brumbies 5
Summary: Brumbies make far more clean breaks; Bulls made many more meters (surprise); Bulls are better tacklers have far more offloads (surprise) and better in the lineouts; scrums are even as are rucks (surprise). Brumbies have far more yellow cards (Beeno, so not bleating from you please).
Conclusion: Bulls have a shot at winning this game but with Pok*ock back more rucks will be won by Brumbies. Bulls will have to take advantage of their lineout success & use the rolling maul & will need to get their offloading game going. As the Brumbies are playing at home I think they will win by 3.
