Round 18: Waratahs v Sunwolves, Saturday 7:15 AET, SFS

[A mutterer]

holloway has had a cracker of a game tonight!

 

[K974]

Absolute joke shop of a Comp super rugby now is
It's killing The wallabies
10yrs time , the wallabies won't be able compete with European team if this isnt changed

 

[cyclopath]

I am so going to miss Taquele next season...

Real shame he is off just when he is playing his best footy.


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[Up the Guts]

Absolute joke shop of a Comp super rugby now is
It's killing The wallabies
10yrs time , the wallabies won't be able compete with European team if this isnt changed

The European team must be good. Is that the Lions + the best of France and Italy?

 

[Braveheart81]

You're welcome Rob Simmons. MOTM after I texted "C" 45 times.

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[Rugbynutter39]

Real shame he is off just when he is playing his best footy.





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Yep he would be in for wallaby selection for sure if he was not going.....offers something no other winger can which is Jonah Lomu type bustling winger play that you always know going to be hard to stop him when got head off steam up.....

 

[K974]

The European team must be good. Is that the Lions + the best of France and Italy?

You know what I mean
And your smart enough to see the trend
Your telling me that abolsute waste of time rubbish is a proving ground for wallabies
The Comp is a farce, it's dud. It's no longer fit for purpose
And if something isn't done the wallabies decline will continue

 

[Up the Guts]

You know what I mean
And your smart enough to see the trend
Your telling me that abolsute waste of time rubbish is a proving ground for wallabies
The Comp is a farce, it's dud. It's no longer fit for purpose
And if something isn't done the wallabies decline will continue

Don't think many people would disagree that Super Rugby is flawed. The Australian teams and the Wallabies have improved though this year so not sure about the validity of "the wallabies decline will continue."

 

[K974]

Don't think many people would disagree that Super Rugby is flawed. The Australian teams and the Wallabies have improved though this year so not sure about the validity of "the wallabies decline will continue."

Yes they have improved some what , but the longer term trend
Fox sports have to hype everything, can't say anything critical
That game just shows what a joke the super Comp has become
It used be the worldwide benchmark
There is no where near enough must win games , test rugby is must win and there is no substitute for that expierence . Comps that reward teams making finals and losing a heap of games is a waste of time

 

[cyclopath]

You know what I mean
And your smart enough to see the trend
Your telling me that abolsute waste of time rubbish is a proving ground for wallabies
The Comp is a farce, it's dud. It's no longer fit for purpose
And if something isn't done the wallabies decline will continue

The Kiwis seem not to be suffering from playing in it, and theoretically they are challenged the least.


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[K974]

The Kiwis seem not to be suffering from playing in it, and theoretically they are challenged the least.


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True but they are the exception . Heaps of reasons why , we the rest the chasing pack need to make sure everything feeds into our nationals teams , and super rugby as it is is hindering the wallabies
Maybe that's a one off game and I'm over reacting My opinion only

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Don't think many people would disagree that Super Rugby is flawed. The Australian teams and the Wallabies have improved though this year so not sure about the validity of "the wallabies decline will continue."

I'd go as far as to say that there hasn't been all that much between the Aus and NZ teams this season. It's been pretty close for the most part. Much improved from last season.

 

[cyclopath]

True but they are the exception . Heaps of reasons why , we the rest the chasing pack need to make sure everything feeds into our nationals teams , and super rugby as it is is hindering the wallabies
Maybe that's a one off game and I'm over reacting My opinion only

The Tahs ran several Kiwi teams very close including the Crusaders at home. Much better than previous years. Overall the Aus teams have been better than previous years compared to Kiwi teams. They had a lot of ground to make up. Super rugby has issues, but thus far this year, Aus teams and the Wallabies have looked fitter and better. Not worse. Hard to say it’s a negative from the Wallabies POV.


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[Braveheart81]

Geez red is a bit harsh

Had to be red. He took a yellow card tackle then continued to drive his head into the ground. Was really dangerous. If he had just let him go and ceased adding force would have only been yellow.

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[Braveheart81]

You know what I mean
And your smart enough to see the trend
Your telling me that abolsute waste of time rubbish is a proving ground for wallabies
The Comp is a farce, it's dud. It's no longer fit for purpose
And if something isn't done the wallabies decline will continue

The team that is likely to finish second vs the team that will finish last and spent the second half with 14 or 13 players?

Seems like a good game to judge the competition on.

It was close until half time.

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[Up the Guts]

Had to be red. He took a yellow card tackle then continued to drive his head into the ground. Was really dangerous. If he had just let him go and ceased adding force would have only been yellow.

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Tend to agree having seen it replayed, it’s more losing a man for the rest of the game that is the real blow. Didn’t think there was any malice but pretty dumb to lift players these days

 

[Braveheart81]

Is there ever much malice? His problem was he didn't pull out once it had obviously gone wrong.

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[Up the Guts]

True but they are the exception . Heaps of reasons why , we the rest the chasing pack need to make sure everything feeds into our nationals teams , and super rugby as it is is hindering the wallabies
Maybe that's a one off game and I'm over reacting My opinion only

Now I think about it South Africa have improved this season as well, at least at a national level, and the Jaguares have also been great. Hell, even the Sunwolves have been competitive, this argument about the competition leading to declining performances doesn’t really stack up.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Now I think about it South Africa have improved this season as well, at least at a national level, and the Jaguares have also been great. Hell, even the Sunwolves have been competitive, this argument about the competition leading to declining performances doesn’t really stack up.

Sunwolves have been a lot more competitive this season. They still struggle on the road but they've actually won games this season and have had several respectable losses.

 

[Up the Guts]

Is there ever much malice? His problem was he didn't pull out once it had obviously gone wrong.

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No, not in a lifting tackle. I just think it’s easier to stomach a red when someone’s done something maliciously like striking or a tackle off the ball. Although I guess everyone knows that a red card is likely for that sort of lifting tackle and players should be smart enough to avoid them.