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Highlanders going great guns atm. That match should be a ripper. Tahs have a pretty good record against them historically I think. Could go either way. Brumbies on the other hand need a miracle.

Chuck Coleman out there? It's a decent blow.

Speight is an automatic suspension for next week right?

Brumbies got their freebie. 6 tries to 1 shallacking. Fair to say they just had way too much class for their 7th ranked opposition.

Fair enough. I've got a bet on the Canes and would def rather face the Brumbies next than Highlanders. I don't think 2 consecutive away finals wins has ever happened before so that would seem a lock to me. The Stormers I just flat don't rate at all. Happy to call the mid-year Sydney win an...

You don't rate the Highlanders?

Great game. Highlanders looking top notch. Canes praying for a Brumbies win tonight. Tahs for a Stormers win.

Chiefs got a bit lucky that half I reckon. Great game - end to end stuff. Amazing only 1 try.

I would think not, but then my money on can jinx anything.

What a legend! That was a cracking assessment.

There is a good chance they would have lost anyway but yes the incentives can be muddied a bit by technicalities at the back end.

I'll be interested to see how the odds come out. I think the Stormers were 1.30 favs last time over there and miraculously survived by a point. I'd be very surprised if the odds are anything like that this time. I've backed the Canes at 2.50 as mentioned earlier. They've come in a shade this...

Yeah. From memory the Brumbies were the last decent team they played, and that was a fair while ago. Their hope is to keep it tight and have as many scrums as possible. Rain would definitely bring them into it. And the records for home teams in finals are imposing, which helps a lot. But the...

Finished 6th, 1 point off the Brumbies. Had to play the 3 best teams twice. It's hard to argue. Just the nature of the draw where all the best sides are in the same conference. But then they are the Crusaders, so screw them.

Stormers were positively awful tonight. That should be virtually a freebie for the Brumbies if they can keep scrums to a minimum. Stormers do have the opportunity to win the comp from outside the top 6 though - which could be a tough record to beat long term. I'd almost feel for the Crusaders...

If the Tahs come within 50 of whoever they meet in the semi final I'll be blown away.

I just looked back to 2001. 14 years. 1st won 12 times. 2nd won the other 2. No side outside the top 2 won any. Basically there are 2 hopes left. The Canes and whoever finishes 2nd. And the Canes have a huge edge in that battle. You wouldn't say anyone else winning is impossible, but it's...

2nd looks like the ideal spot. Stormers are going woeful and 6th will have to travel over and back. Whoever gets 2nd is basically guaranteed a spot in the final. But still, no Kiwi side has lost a finals match at home this century, and no Kiwi side has ever lost a finals match at home to an...

It's a good point re home winners in finals. Just went through them then. 53/65 home winners in finals since super 12 started, including 46/53 since 2000. 0 of those 7 home losers this century were kiwi sides. Of the remaining 6 this year, only the Brumbies (2002 vs Tahs, 2013 vs Bulls) and...