Super Rugby 2024: NZ, Drua & Moana matches

[waiopehu oldboy]

Week 10 only has one match again;

Saturday 27/04 Drua v Moana 14:05 NZST in Lautoka.

Read somewhere that Super Rugby will allow the regs around player hydration to be relaxed somewhat to allow for extreme conditions: apparently several Crusaders showed signs of heat stress after their game up there & presumably they wouldn't have been the only ones.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ drinks break at roughly 20 mins.

 

[Wilson]

Drua very nearly bottled that one

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Week 11 again has just the one game:

Saturday 4/05 Moana v Highlanders 14:05 NZST at Nuku'alofa, Tonga.

Moana's first match up in the Kingdom so I'm sure the locals will pack the place out.

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[waiopehu oldboy]

Looks like a decent game esp taking conditions into account...

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Three matches in Week 12:

Friday 10/05 Moana v Chiefs 7:05: at Mount Smart so will be interesting to see how many people rock up (Wahs haven't won in a month so that might help).
Saturday 11/05 Blues v Hurricanes 4:35
Saturday 11/05 Highlanders v Crusaders 7:05

 

[Dan54]

That game in Tonga showed what a crowd can do to enjoy a day at rugby. They were great entertainment , as was fella on the microphone, they looked to just be having a lot of fun.