The Super Rugby Series thus far in 2019

New Zealand Teams

Crusaders

*   Blues             -    won the game  24 -  22   

*   Hurricanes   -    won  the game  38 -  22

*    Reds              -    won the game   22 -  12

*    Chiefs           -    won the game   57 -  28

*    Highlanders  -   Game cancelled due to Christchurch massacre 

*    Waratahs      -   Lost the game   12 - 20     

*    Hurricanes    -  Won the game   32  -  8

*    Brumbies      -   Won the game   36  -  14

*    Highlanders  -   Won the game   48  - 17    

*    Lions              -    Won the game   36 - 10

*    Sharks           -    Drew the game   21 - 21

The team is by some distance the best performing team in Super Rugby this year

The Hurricanes

*    Waratahs      -     won the game  20 – 19

*    Crusaders     -     lost the game   22  -  38

*    Brumbies     -      won the game  43 – 13

*    Highlanders  -    won the game   25 -  22

*    Chiefs            -    drew the game  23 -  23

*    Stormers      :     won the game   34  - 28 

*    Crusaders    -     lost the game       8  -  32

*    Highlanders  -   won the game    31  -  28  

*    Sunwolves    -    won the game    23  -  29

*    Chiefs            -    won the game    47  -  19

*    Rebels          -     won the game    29  -  19

The Highlanders  

*    Chiefs          -     won the game   30  -  27

*     Reds           -     won the game    36 – 31

*     Rebels       -     lost the game      19 -  24

*     Hurricanes -    lost he game       22  - 25

*    Crusaders   -     Game cancelled due to Christchurch massacre

*     Blues          -     lost the game      26  -  33

*     Hurricanes  -   lost the game      28  -  31  

*    Crusaders    -   lost the game       17  -   48

*    Blues            -   lost the game       12  -  24

*    Sunwolves   -   won the game      52  -   0

*    Chiefs          -  drew the game    31  -  31

The Blues

*    Crusaders    -    lost the game      22  -  24

*    Sharks          -    lost the game         7  -  26

*     Jaguares     -     lost  the game     19  -  23

*     Sunwolves -     won the game     28  -  20

*     Highlanders  -  won the game     33  -  26 

*     Stormers       -  won the game     24  -    9

*     Waratahs      -   won the game    32  -  29

*    Chiefs             -   lost the game      29  -  33

*    Highlanders   -   lost the game     12  -   24

*    Brumbies       -   Lost the game    26  -   21 

The Chiefs

*    Highlanders   -   lost the game    27  -  30

*     Brumbies       -   lost the game    17  -  54

*     Sunwolves     -   lost the game    15 -   30

*     Crusaders      -   lost the game     28 -  57

*     Hurricanes    -    drew the game  23  -  23

*     Bulls               -    won the game    56 -  20

*     Jaguares        -     won the game   30  -  27

*     Blues              -    won the game    33  -  29

*     Lions              -    lost the game      17  -  23

*     Hurricanes    -    lost the game      19  -   47

*     Hurricanes   -    drew the game    31  -   31   

Australian Conference

Rebels

*   Brumbies         -        won the game      34  -  27

*   Highlanders     -        won the game      24  -  19

*   Brumbies         -         won the game     29  -  26

*   Lions                 -        lost the game       33  -  36

*   Sharks               -        lost the game       14  -  28

*   Reds                 -         won the game      32  -  13

*   Sunwolves       -          won the game     42   -  15

*   Stormers          -          lost the game      24  -  41

*   Waratahs         -          lost the game       20  -  23

*   Hurricanes      -          lost the game       19  -  29 

Brumbies     

*  Rebels             -         lost the game       27  -  34

*   Chiefs               -        won the game      54  -  17

 *  Hurricanes      -        lost the game        13  -  43

*   Rebels              -        lost the game       26  -  29

*   Waratahs        -        won the game      19  -  13

*    Reds              -         Lost the game     14  -  36

*   Crusaders       -         lost the game       14  -  28   

*    Lions             -         won the game      31  -  20

*    Stormers       -          won the game     17  -   19

*    Jaguares        -          lost the game      15  -   20

*    Blues            -          won the game     26  -   21    

Waratahs  

*   Hurricanes    -         lost the game        19  -  20

*   Sunwolves    -         won the game       31  -  30

*   Reds              -         won the game       28  -   17

*   Brumbies     -         lost the game         13  -   19

*   Crusaders     -          won the game       20  -   12

*   Sunwolves   -          lost the game         29  -  31

*   Blues           -           lost the game        29  -  32

*   Rebels        -            won the game       23  -  20

*   Sharks        -           lost the game         15  -  23

*   Bulls          -           lost the game         21  -  28   

Sunwolves           

*    Sharks          -       lost the game          10  -  45

*    Waratahs    -       lost the game          30  -   31

*    Chiefs          -       won the game       30  -   15

*   Blues         -        lost the game          20  -  28

*   Reds          -        lost the game          31  -  34

*   Lions         -        lost the game          24  -  37

*   Waratahs   -        won the game         29  -  31

*   Rebels       -        lost the game          15  -   42

*   Hurricanes  -      lost the game          23  -   29

*   Highlanders  -    lost the game            0  -   52 

*   Reds             -    lost the game           26 -   32

Reds

*    Highlanders -    lost the game       31  -  36

*    Crusaders     -    lost the game       12  -  22

*    Waratahs     -     lost the game       17  -  28

*    Sunwolves    -    won the game      34  -  31

*    Brumbies      -    won the game      36  -  14

*    Rebels          -     lost the game       13  -  32

*   Stormers       -     won the game      24  -   12

*    Bulls            -    lost the game        17  -   32

*    Sharks         -     won the game      14   -  21

*    Sunwolves   -     won the game     32  -   26

South Africa Conference

Bulls

*   Stormers          -        won the game      40  -   3

*   Jaguares           -        lost the game       12  -  27

*   Lions                -         won the game      30  -  12

*   Sharks              -        won the game       37 -  14

*   Chiefs               -        lost the game        20  -  56

*   Sharks              -        won the game       16  -  19

*   Jaguares          -        lost the game        20  -  22

*    Reds                -        won the game       32  -  17

*    Stormers        -        lost the game         22 -   23  

*    Waratahs       -        won the game       28  -  21  

Lions      

*  Jaguares          -        won the game      25  -  16

*   Stormers         -        lost the game        17 -   19

 *  Bulls                 -        lost the game        12  -  30

*   Jaguares          -        won the game       47  -  39

*   Rebels             -        won the game       36  -  33 

*   Sunwolves      -        won the game       37  -  24

*    Sharks            -        lost the game          5  -   42

 *   Brumbies       -        lost the game        31  -  20   

*    Chefs             -         won the game       17 -  23

*    Crusaders     -         lost the game        10  -  36

 Stormers   

*   Bulls               -        lost the game          3   -  40

*   Lions             -         won the game       19  -   17

*   Sharks          -         won the game        16  -   11

*   Jaguares      -         won the game         35  -    8

*   Hurricanes      -         lost game               28  -  34

*    Blues              -       lost the game            9   -  24   

*    Reds               -       lost the game          12  -   24

*    Rebels            -      won the game          41  -  24

*    Brumbies      -        lost the game          17  -  19

*    Bulls              -        won the game          23 -   22

*    Jaguares       -        lost the game           25  -  30

Sharks          

*    Sunwolves      -     won the game         45  -  10

*    Blues               -      won the game        26  -    7

*   Stormers       -        lost the game         11  -   16

*   Bulls              -        lost the game         14   -  37

*    Rebels         -         won the game        27  -   14

*    Bulls             -        lost the game          16  -   19

*   Lions             -         won the game          9  -   42

*   Jaguares      -         lost the game          17  -   51    

*   Reds            -          lost the  game         14  -  21

*   Waratahs   -          won the game         15  -  23

*   Crusaders   -         drew the game        21 -   22

Jaguares

*    Lions             -    lost the game       16  -   25

*    Bulls              -    won the game      27  -  12

*    Blues             -    won the game      23  -  19

*    Lions             -     lost the game       39  -  47

*    Stormers      -     lost the game         8  -  25

*    Chiefs           -     lost the game       27  -  30

*    Bulls             -     won the game      20  -   22

*    Brumbies     -    won the game       20  -   15

*    Stormers     -    lost the game         25  -   30

Sharkbok

I am still busy with the information on games thus far and posted the above because I am afraid load shedding is always a threat 

There are some big name AB players  who did not play - but also big names who had and did not show up as the best performers ar ound.  

I still have some work to do on this one - so to the top with this item. 

I am going to update this weekly and will have to ensure that the thread stays near the top of the threads.  

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I have updated this after the Blues beat the Highlanders as expected,

There are two issues here - the first being the resting of AB players,   I think it is more an excuse than fact.   The fact is there are only two players of the AB's that has not played in Super Rugby thus far.  The others have played in most games and they are getting from time to time to miss a game - on the basis of them being rested for the WC.   Fact is it seems to me looking at all matches played that it is more of an excuse to cover for the rather dubious performances of the various NZ franchises - bar the Crusaders - in the series and also a cover for the under-performance of the  AB players when they actually played,

As to Reid and Whitelock they were  not all that good in the tests last year - fact is they were rather insignificant,  Whether resting would help them in playing this year remains a wide open question. 

The second issue is whether resting players in Super Rugby about three  to six months before the WC would help the player performances in the WC.   Meyer tried it in 2015 and all that happened was that the elderly players generally failed in the series,  So will it work better this year for the AB's?

Fact is between  end of June and the start of the WC near the end of September the teams will only have three tests in the RC and maybe two more warm up games - ie only 5 games in near to three months,  .  That allows for ample resting.

Hurricanes - Stormers game u pdated 

Waratahs -  Crusaders game updated.

This item has been updated - still waiting for the Reds - Brumbies game to be updated,

All Updated

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The Chiefs are my favourite Kiwi team ... and I'm pleasd to see them doing a little better. I hope it continues.

It seems that most teams are struggling a little on their return from a bye. I hope the Chiefs can build on the momentum.

We'll see.

The Lions are off down under ... I'm not expecting much from them. They were pathetic against the Sharks. In truth I was expecting this last season already.

Swys isn't a head coach's backside.

Things are going to get a lot worse.  

CC

I think the above would be useful as a guide when making predictions as to upcoming games and try and update it after every week.   

My problem with the Lions goes much deeper.  The problem starts with their locks and even their loosie combination.   From there it goes to their  flyhalf - I never rated him in the past and under pressure - which he often is at present - he is useless.   

They have no idea how to select a center combination either,   They flounder around like it si unbelievable.    I cannot understand why they cannot find a center at 12 when Vorster is not available - Mapoe is useless at 12 and worse at 13.

I am afrai d even the weak and useless Brumbies will beat the Lions in Round 9.  

It comes down to a head coach who wants to be in the lime light but doesn't have the ability to lead a side properly.

Screaming and shouting at half time doesn't do it.

His people skills suck ... he inspires no one ... he should be demoted to where he was and a proper coach brought in.  

Not everyone can be a chief.

Scores updated

Chiefs - Lions game updated

All games updated.

I started this thread to see whether  any real patterns develop insofar as results are concerned,   The only thing I can say is that the results in the SA and Australian Conferences  are totally unpredictable and that even in NZ there are some unexpected results. 

Will keep updating this thread - even though it has lost its value by now/  

Results updated

Results Updated - pnly the Jaguares - Brumbies game outstanding

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No definitely not - you hold the cake in that by a huge margin.   One only have to look at some players and your repetitive nonsense to realize that you must always be the winner.

No definitely not - you hold the cake in that by a huge margin.   One only have to look at some players and your repetitive nonsense to realize that you must always be the winner.

Thanks Mike ,this plain format makes it easier to just note the form of teams.Also interesting is the Crusaders have battled at Loftus over the years,unlike what they've done to the Lions over the Jukskei river.

I'm sure many fans don't know the Juskei actually begins at Ellis Park.

Moonrover

Last week I warned that I have a bad feeling about the Crusaders beating the Sharks - but still not follow my own feelings on the issue and was punished badly in comps I participated in.   I am definitely not going to use the Bulls - Crusaders game in the Rankers comp this week.

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