Super XV 2014 General Discussion Thread

Swiwi.

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Haha Ritchie

Cracking game

Yeah, that was cynical to the max. Deserved yellow card. Nice try to the Landers, it's back to 7-5. Great sellout crowd and atmosphere.

Swiwi.

Great try! Fekitoa lovely break! And Ben Smith turned Dagg inside out superbly to give Osborne space. Class.

sydthebeat

Ok. I'm wide awake now.

Loving that score line

sydthebeat

Perry try . Slade fluffs conversion
12 - 15

Swiwi.

I agree with Parker coming on. Sopaga has been very hot and cold, but more cold tonight.

sydthebeat

Some game! Ben Smith being fantastic again

Swiwi.

Fraternity from Swiwi's alma mater on the field in the form of the opposing Crotty and Burleigh.

Nadolo is kind of the other Folau.

LuckyGent88

Fekitoa is awesome

Swiwi.

Fekitoa. Again. Twinkle toes with power. Hopefully try stands, it's merited.

sydthebeat

Fekitoa excellent.

Nadolo definitely motm so far, he's sliced the Highlanders defense whenever he's carried

Swiwi.

sydthebeat wrote: »

Fekitoa excellent.

Nadolo definitely motm so far, he's sliced the Highlanders defense whenever he's carried

Dominic Bird has had a great game too.

sydthebeat

YES!!!!

LuckyGent88

Game of the year. Brilliant stuff

Swiwi.

What a game this has been! Ben Smith crashes over. Close finish coming up. SXV rugby at its best.

Swiwi.

In hindsight a mistake to start Sopoaga.

sydthebeat

Please be a try! !

Swiwi.

Try, I reckon. NZ teams just don't "do" dropgoals.

LuckyGent88

Oh my god

sydthebeat

Ridiculous

LuckyGent88

Can't believe that. Surely they had to give that to the attacking team

sydthebeat

Congrats swiwi.

Absolutely fantasTic game.

Swiwi.

That was the wrong call. 50/50, just give it to the attacking team.

Swiwi.

sydthebeat wrote: »

Congrats swiwi.

Absolutely fantasTic game.

Cheers! Slightly hollow victory, though. As I said above if Sopoaga had been on the bench rather than starting it might have been different.

sydthebeat

Well I said Coming in to our double header if we got two points id be happy enough. ... already have them now.

Cant wait for the return game.
Hopefully crusaders might not have that much to play for at that game.

umop.episdn

Just saw a pic of the ref getting stitched up under his eye. Accidental headbutt it seems.

sydthebeat

This could get very embarrassing on the chiefs.

8 - 21 already

Swiwi.

sydthebeat wrote: »

This could get very embarrassing on the chiefs.

8 - 21 already

Chiefs are not the same beast this season. We'll see how this game pans out, but they could even miss out on the playoffs if they are not careful.

pickarooney

Almost an incredible / jammy try set up by Barrett.

Swiwi.

Great try - turning into a pasting for the Chiefs.

chippers

nice move

pickarooney

What the hell is that YC for? Nonsense. Good to see Cruden back.

Swiwi.

pickarooney wrote: »

What the hell is that YC for? Nonsense. Good to see Cruden back.

Your Canes remain very much alive in 2014 pickarooney. Sadly not the Cheetahs...

Swiwi.

Game set and match. Chiefs humiliated. Great result for the Canes. NZ conference remains tense and taut with 4 of the 5 teams still right in contention.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Went for Chiefs +31 for the last few minutes

LuckyGent88

Just seen the score line in hurricanes chiefs game!!
NZ conference just gets tighter and tighter.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

This is my first S15 game all season really. It's like watching a different sport (that's no insult to SH or NH rugby though, two different beasts). Superb handling skills

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

****e, bet is in trouble now

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Lovely set piece move

sydthebeat

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

This is my first S15 game all season really. It's like watching a different sport (that's no insult to SH or NH rugby though, two different beasts). Superb handling skills

You should have seen this morning game

pickarooney

Forwards skills coach is an actual thing in NZ I guess.

Kiwi_knock

I feel like I might have made a mistake in choosing not to get up to watch either game.

Swiwi.

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

I feel like I might have made a mistake in choosing not to get up to watch either game.

The Crusaders v Landers was just excellent. Great skill all round, and went down to the wire. Chiefs have been very flat and not such a good game, but Canes will be delighted with that result. Chiefs have Waratahs, Highlanders, Hurricanes and Blues to come, so they are by no means guaranteed to make the cut. Man, I would be seriously stoked if Saders, Canes and Highlanders made the play offs. Someone just needs to beat the Bulls.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

I've just backed the Force minus ten. Was this a silly bet?

Kiwi_knock

Swiwi. wrote: »

The Crusaders v Landers was just excellent. Great skill all round, and went down to the wire. Chiefs have been very flat and not such a good game, but Canes will be delighted with that result. Chiefs have Waratahs, Highlanders, Hurricanes and Blues to come, so they are by no means guaranteed to make the cut. Man, I would be seriously stoked if Saders, Canes and Highlanders made the play offs. Someone just needs to beat the Bulls.

New Zealand conference is seriously strong this year.

sydthebeat

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

I've just backed the Force minus ten. Was this a silly bet?

Hope not.
I've that as part of an accumulator.

First two in
Highlanders +4
Hurricanes -1

Tox56

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

New Zealand conference is seriously strong this year.

When I do really pay attention to Super 15 it becomes obvious how unfair it is that NZ get to condense all that talent into one 15 man team. They could probably have a North and South Island team or something and they'd both be legitimately competitive at international level. Could be a long 3 match tour for England with all their injuries

Swiwi.

Tox56 wrote: »

When I do really pay attention to Super 15 it becomes obvious how unfair it is that NZ get to condense all that talent into one 15 man team. They could probably have a North and South Island team or something and they'd both be legitimately competitive at international level. Could be a long 3 match tour for England with all their injuries

Yeah, I'm disappointed by the fact that England will be undermined by the clash with their domestic final, plus a heap of injuries. It looks like NZ 3 England 0, but will have absolutely no bearing IMO on the AI result or the RWC if the 2 sides meet.

Once again the NH has declined a global season, so these lameduck NH tours downunder look set to to continue for the foreseeable future.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

On the brighside. Danny Cipriani will be entertaining if nothing else in the first test

Kiwi_knock

Cummins is denied a meat pie by a dubious decision.

wowy

Dubious? Dreadful, more like.