Super Rugby - Rouind 3 - Game discussion

Hurricanes vs Brumbies

Lets face facts most of us were mislead by the huge margin of the Brumbies win against the pathetic Chiefs.  We should have taken note though - the Rebels beat the Brumbies in Round 1.   The Hurricanes showed the Brumbies up for the really pathetic team they really are.   They used  their backline to perfection and they prove to be very fast and dangerous.    very good victory and the Hurricanes deserve all the accolades they deserve.   Barrett, Laumape and Ardie Savea looked very good,

Rebels  vs  Highlanders

I could not see how the  Highlanders could win this game.   The Highlkanders first two games were not at all convincing.   The won rather narrowly against the Chiefs who are still on the bottom of the full log and was very unconvincing against the Reds in Round 2.   The Rebels in Round 1 beat the Brumbies.   Be it as it may - there were only one really outstanding player in the highlanders team - namely Frizell.   

Chiefs vs  Sunwolves  

The Chiefs were pathetic - they lost another one badly - not even a bonus point,   Their key players Retallick and Mackenzie were both as bad as the team as a whole was.   Worthy of their bottom of the log position, 

Reds  vs  Crusaders      

The Crusaders did better than the Highlanders and the Chiefs did,   However. there was an incident when Van der Westhuizen made a mess not allowing a try by the Reds under the polls.  Then there was that Mo-unga incident when he was not allowed back as an injury replacement,   Not sure whether the refereeing was up to standard in this game.  Not all that of a convincing victory though.   Was not a pretty match to watch      

Lions  vs  Bulls 

Last week I thought the trip back from Argentina had a negative impact on the Liosn and that was the reason for their loss against the Stormers,   This week the Bulls came back from Argentina and thrashed the Lions.   Poor performance by the Lions of whom I expected much better - a poor performance by a team going nowhere fast.   Fact is their loosie combination has been shown up as poor and so was their backline.  Jantjies and Mapoe was pathetic.

Sharks  vs  Stormers.    

I could not agree which team would win this one and on Superbru selected the Stormers to win by 3 points,    The problem here  was that I did not trust the Sharks forwards to produce the goods - they were up against three class acts in Etzebeth, Du Toit and Schickerling - while ther backline is jeopardized by Esterhuizen.    Not a very good game to watch - the conditions were somewhat poor.   

Jaguares vs Blues  

The Blues did better than I expected - but still lost against the Jaquares.   I think there most serious problem is they lack pace.   They have a chance  to play the Sunwolves in Round 4 to start an upward movement on the logs.   Rieko Ioane in that outfit looks weak and uninspiring. .      

This Chief Story was a show the NZ rugby supporters would not like to comment on.

At least the NZ teams won two matches this round.   I do not think the Blues has a chance to wbeat the Jaguares though,  

Cloudy

For your sake I hope the Blues win - but would not put any money on that happening.

Good performance from the canes. As I Said they are a different side with their Abs. And prob well improove the most over the season. 

Cheifs are a mess right now. Even worser againgst the Sunwolves. I Don't know what it is. Just fundamental errors. The New Blues. 

Blues look better then last season. But same old story. Too Ill-Disciplined, and too many errors. 

Saders as much as I am a Canes man, look the early frontrunners again. 

Landers good too me, they were missing their ABS.

Luke

I think the initial game of the  Hurricanes send cold shivers down my back and they had a weird team against the Crusaders,   So they will likely be better than expected,   

The Chiefs were so horrible against the Brumbies it gives one a distorted image of the "strength" of the Brumbies and hid away their many real weaknesses .    

There is no way any AB returnees will help the Highlanders weaknesses to vanish,  They looked very, very average and indications are they would not make the top 8 play-offs,  

I have a problem with the Blues - they have the armaments - but is seriously defective when it comes to pace.

I have been seriously disappointed in number of AB's playing thus far,   Retallick was way below expectations and so was MacKenzie and Mo-umga, while Rieko Ioane was poor as well.   I am seriously impressed by Goodhue and Bridge and that youngster Ennor seems to be a class act.         

The Dimmest ever on Site 

We are discussing Super Rugby performances here - nothing to do with the  WC.  Then also you have always been a dim idiot - as you would not know the  difference,   

Incidentally you have to be the universal dunce on site - we all know that Cullen scored 10 tries against SA over a six year period-playing in 10 of the matches played.   A good record no doubt - In the period you referred to the AB's played 18 tests against SA - that puts Cullen's record in some perspective.  

Before you preached idiocy - THINK!!!!!!!

Ou wi ndpomp quoting Shakespeare - undoubtedly a man of cultures ek se!

Beeno

The fuckwit is too dim to wroite anything original and he does not think about anything he quotes,  He is still too dim to realize what he said about Cullen and Lomu - even after I gave him the facts.

One should pity the poor bugger - he does know nothing about rugby and less about ever ything else.      

The focus you talk about is on Super Rugby - if we want to discuss the WC we can wait till the squads are being announced.  That is 5 months from now.   I am sorry I was so nasty to you - but lost my cool because this is the normal ceradunce approach.

If you know nothing about something - turn around and introduce a totally unrelated topic.  Please -if you do not understand Super Rugby as a topic of discussion just keep quiet.  

New Zealand are also fazing their All Black players in. Apparently they are only allowed to play one half of a game in the earlier stages of the tournament. 

I do think that New Zealand are starting to feel the effects of players going overseas, and it is debatable if they have the forward depth for 5 teams. Auckland for example usually lack a tight 5 that can compete on tours, and are usualy only competitive in New Zealand

I must say, 2011*

Aside from that, entirely true. The manner in which Australia has fallen to the wayside the past eleven years really opened things up for New Zealand. They used to keep the All Blacks in check. Now, they've barely been more functional than the Boks. In all honesty, SANZAR, in terms of rugby, has collapsed. 

Thankfully I wasn't part of that crowd, but I do remember some of those arguments. Some said the 1986 Cavaliers series was the real World Cup final. Something I have complained about for years is our rugby community's complacency. Couple that with passivity and a stubborn unwillingness/inability to learn and you'll always be playing catch-up. 

Heaven help us - I thought we were discussing this weekends Super Rugby games - but no it was turned into a madness about discussing amateur rugby before 1995 and what happened in the professional era,  

Silly Billy

I sometimes referred to issues of the past in general discussion of topics like you and ceradunce do.    It normally happens when you two get caught  out writing total tripe on site and has to find an escape clause.   .

"Get caught out"

Keep dreaming. Here's a number just for you.