Super 15 2011

[TT Boy]

Saders
Sharks
Stormers
Canes
Blues
Lions

 

[Quaggas]

Lions

Brussow's BAAAAACK!!

Let's hope he lasts, unlike Juan Smith.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Week Four Fixtures:

Crusaders vs Brumbies
Rebels vs Sharks
Stormers vs Highlanders
Hurricanes vs Chiefs
Force vs Blues
Cheetahs vs Lions

 

[social]

Crusaders
Sharks
Highlanders
Chiefs
Blues
Lions

 

[Somerset]

Was out so didn't see any matches tonight but Sean Maitland managed four tries against the Brumbies, and the Crusaders put 50 on them. Another try to SBW too. Have taped a replay but sounded like an emphatic display.

 

[Athlai]

The Rebels have been playing some decent rugby after that first match.

 

[Somerset]

Week Four Points:
Athlai 5
TT Boy 5
BoyBrumby 4
Ripper868 4
Samuel_Vimes 4
Somerset 4
HeathDavisSpeed 3
Hurricane 3
Quaggas 3
Social 3

Standings after Week Four:
Somerset 19
TT Boy 19
BoyBrumby 18
Ripper868 18
HeathDavisSpeed 17
Samuel_Vimes 17
Athlai 16
Social 16
Quaggas 15
Hurricane 14

 

[Somerset]

Week Five Fixtures:
Chiefs vs Sharks
Reds vs Rebels
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Blues vs Hurricanes
Waratahs vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Force
Bulls vs Stormers

Brumbies have the bye.

 

[ripper868]

Week Five Fixtures:
Chiefs vs Sharks
Reds vs Rebels
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Blues vs Hurricanes
Waratahs vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Force
Bulls vs Stormers

 

[Hurricane]

Week Five Fixtures:
Chiefs vs Sharks
Reds vs Rebels
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Blues vs Hurricanes
Waratahs vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Force
Bulls vs Stormers

 

[BoyBrumby]

Week Five Fixtures:

Chiefs vs Sharks
Reds vs Rebels
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Blues vs Hurricanes
Waratahs vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Force
Bulls vs Stormers

 

[Somerset]

Sharks
Reds
Crusaders
Blues
Waratahs
Lions
Bulls

I'll definitely be recording the Bulls vs Stormers match and watching it later that morning, that should be a great contest.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Chiefs vs Sharks
Reds vs Rebels
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Blues vs Hurricanes
Waratahs vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Force
Bulls vs Stormers

 

[Quaggas]

Week Five Fixtures:
Chiefs vs Sharks
Reds vs Rebels
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Blues vs Hurricanes
Waratahs vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Force
Bulls vs Stormers

 

[TT Boy]

RFU to host the Crusaders home fixture against the Sharks on March 27th at Twickenham. Crusaders I believe get a bye the week after but from a non-commercial POV, it doesn't make much sense for the Sharks as they have a huge game against the Stormers the week after.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Chiefs
Reds
Crusaders
Blues
Waratahs
Lions
Bulls

 

[TT Boy]

Chiefs
Reds
Crusaders
Hurricanes
Tahs
Lions
Bulls

 

[BoyBrumby]

RFU to host the Crusaders home fixture against the Sharks on March 27th at Twickenham. Crusaders I believe get a bye the week after but from a non-commercial POV, it doesn't make much sense for the Sharks as they have a huge game against the Stormers the week after.

The money earned from the gate is going to the NZ earthquake relief so the Sharks would've looked pretty poor sports if they'd pooh-poohed the idea.

Also isn't SA in pretty much the same time zone as the UK anyway?

 

[Athlai]

Week Five Fixtures:
Chiefs vs Sharks
Reds vs Rebels
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Blues vs Hurricanes
Waratahs vs Cheetahs
Lions vs Force
Bulls vs Stormers

 

[Somerset]

The money earned from the gate is going to the NZ earthquake relief so the Sharks would've looked pretty poor sports if they'd pooh-poohed the idea.

Also isn't SA in pretty much the same time zone as the UK anyway?

I'd be interested to see what sort of crowd is drawn for the match - I'm hopeful that the English rugby supporters (and indeed ex-pat New Zealanders and South Africans) really get in behind the occasion. I don't think the travel factor should be a major issue, given the Sharks play in Hamilton tomorrow and so should have at least 7 days in the UK before the match, while the Crusaders have just under a week. I also don't believe the Sharks would've been all that much against the idea TBH, given the shorter trip from London to Durban (rather than from NZ where the match would've been staged) leading up to their match against the Stormers the following week. And as BB points out, they're already in basically the same timezone at that point.