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Trans-Tasman Super Rugby 2021

Dctarget

Dctarget

John Eales (66)
Pretty bloody excited for all games. Might just watch the highlights of the Hurricanes v Tahs but then again it should be entertaining, ‘Tahs can run it from anywhere. Unfortunately, I think Aus are likely to win 1/5.
Hurricanes to beat Waratahs
Blues to beat Rebels
Chiefs to beat Force
And one of Reds/Brumbies to beat Highlanders/Crusaders.
I think Reds & Crusaders will be rotating a lot of players after winning and will both be playing well below their standards so ripe for the picking.
 
Dan54

Dan54

Tim Horan (67)
Dctarget said:
Pretty bloody excited for all games. Might just watch the highlights of the Hurricanes v Tahs but then again it should be entertaining, ‘Tahs can run it from anywhere. Unfortunately, I think Aus are likely to win 1/5.
Hurricanes to beat Waratahs
Blues to beat Rebels
Chiefs to beat Force
And one of Reds/Brumbies to beat Highlanders/Crusaders.
I think Reds & Crusaders will be rotating a lot of players after winning and will both be playing well below their standards so ripe for the picking.
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Interesting, Breakdown last night Izzy Dagg thought the Force would beat Chiefs, can understand a fair trip week after final. You would imagine it fairly tough for Reds to week after final, a shorter trip, but having to get back up will be quite hard.
 
Dan54

Dan54

Tim Horan (67)
I was having a look at the draw for the 5 rounds, I surprised they haven't gone for Sunday games. I actually think it could of been made a little better.
Round 1
Highlanders v Reds, Friday 14 May, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, 7:05pm
Waratahs v Hurricanes, Friday 14 May, TBC, 9:45pm
Crusaders v Brumbies, Saturday 15 May, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, 7:05pm
Rebels v Blues, Saturday 15 May, AAMI Park, Melbourne, 9:45pm
Force v Chiefs, Saturday 15 May, HBF Park, Perth, 11:55pm

Round 2
Hurricanes v Rebels, Friday 21 May, Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7:05pm
Force v Highlanders, Friday 21 May, HBF Park, Perth, 9:45pm
Blues v Waratahs, Saturday 22 May, Eden Park, Auckland, 4:35pm
Chiefs v Brumbies, Saturday 22 May, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, 7:05pm
Reds v Crusaders, Saturday 22 May, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 9:45pm

Round 3 - Super Round**
Brumbies v Blues
Hurricanes v Force
Rebels v Highlanders
Reds v Chiefs
Waratahs v Crusaders

Round 4
Crusaders v Force, Friday 4 June, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, 7:05pm
Reds v Blues, Friday 4 June, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, 9:45pm
Chiefs v Rebels, Saturday 5 June, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, 4:35pm
Highlanders v Waratahs, Saturday 5 June, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, 7:05pm
Brumbies v Hurricanes, Saturday 5 June, GIO Stadium, Canberra, 9:45pm

Round 5
Hurricanes v Reds, Friday 11 June, Sky Stadium, Wellington, 7:05pm
Brumbies v Highlanders, Friday 11 June, GIO Stadium, Canberra, 9:45pm
Rebels v Crusaders, Saturday 12 June, AAMI Park, Melbourne, 4:35pm
Blues v Force, Saturday 12 June, Eden Park, Auckland, 7:05pm
Waratahs v Chiefs, Saturday 12 June, TBC, 9:45pm

Games highlighted in Red are all on during afternoon in Australia while you would have a lot of your hoped for audience at Club rugby in NSW and Melbourne. Waratahs ,Crusaders is afternoon too, but I may need to check it could be Saturday.
Also hope you all noting that Perth game against Force is on midnight.
yep it saturday. I just think it a missed opportunity for better viewing ?
 
Dctarget

Dctarget

John Eales (66)
Dan54 said:
I was having a look at the draw for the 5 rounds, I surprised they haven't gone for Sunday games. I actually think it could of been made a little better.
Games highlighted in Red are all on during afternoon in Australia while you would have a lot of your hoped for audience at Club rugby in NSW and Melbourne. Waratahs ,Crusaders is afternoon too, but I may need to check it could be Saturday.
Also hope you all noting that Perth game against Force is on midnight.
yep it saturday. I just think it a missed opportunity for better viewing ?
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Agreed. I love a good Sunday game. That's a shame.
 
spikhaza

spikhaza

John Solomon (38)
There will be more capacity for Sunday games in next year's 12 team comp, particularly on the weeks with 6 teams playing
 
Dan54

Dan54

Tim Horan (67)
spikhaza said:
There will be more capacity for Sunday games in next year's 12 team comp, particularly on the weeks with 6 teams playing
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I agree, I agree for this year they didn't avoid afternoon games in Aus on a Saturday is all.
 
spikhaza

spikhaza

John Solomon (38)
Million dollar multi on all 5 AU teams to win this weekend. You’ve gotta believe

Have also done one excluding the horrortahs
 

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spikhaza

spikhaza

John Solomon (38)
Derpus said:
I put a tenner on this and its still paying 100k. Crazier shit has happened eh.
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I think all 5 Australian teams are massively undervalued for what they should be this weekend.

Reds Highlanders - Reds bench looks very strong, highlanders without frizzel, no skudder - should be even money but Reds somehow at 4.05??? brain dead odds

Tahs Hurricanes - $13.50 - clearly the game least likely to be an upset but still 13.50 is pretty generous. I'd put it more like 8 bucks.

Brumbies Crusaders - $8 - will be difficult for the Brumbies but the Crusaders have been used to getting quick ball all season and just pinging it around. How will they go against a Brumbies side that also hasn't been on the piss all weekend and is pretty upset about losing?

Rebels Blues - As Dan54 says the Blues occasionally play as if they've been lobotomised, Rebels have hit patchy form sometimes.

Force Chiefs- Chiefs are flying 7000km, without their two best locks, against a side that loves frustrating them, a week after they've played a huge game.

All these games have been priced as not the slightest chance of happening when they're actually going to be close. Super Rugby 2019/2020 had the Aus sides still behind their Kiwi counterparts, but by nowhere near the margin of 2016/17. I'd still say we're odds on to lose these games, but gee i think some of them will be closer than the bookies / kiwis think
 
Dan54

Dan54

Tim Horan (67)
I with spikhaza, I in no way understand how they worked the odds. There is not that much differnce between NZ and Aus rugby. As I said on Breakdown the likes of Izzy Dagg was pretty confident in picking the Force to beat Chiefs , and most were really looking forward to the start to actuall see where both countries were at. Noone there seemed to think there would be any onesided games etc. I not all that convinced that Clan will do Reds, but being a week after the final will help. The Crusaders I think will beat Brumbies as both teams come off final. Blues/Rebels and Canes/Tahs I think without being sure will go maybe the way of Kiwi teams, and can't decide about Force and Chiefs. I also said a couple of years back I reckoned Reds would be a good enough team to win a Super title in a couple of years, and think they are at that point now, or close as, and will get better over next year or so.
 
Dan54

Dan54

Tim Horan (67)
I really think having home games will maybe a fairly good advantage as will know the refs interpretations too, but not a dig at refs, they human and have had a different things to concentrate on.
 
Derpus

Derpus

George Gregan (70)
Dan54 said:
I with spikhaza, I in no way understand how they worked the odds. There is not that much differnce between NZ and Aus rugby. As I said on Breakdown the likes of Izzy Dagg was pretty confident in picking the Force to beat Chiefs , and most were really looking forward to the start to actuall see where both countries were at. Noone there seemed to think there would be any onesided games etc. I not all that convinced that Clan will do Reds, but being a week after the final will help. The Crusaders I think will beat Brumbies as both teams come off final. Blues/Rebels and Canes/Tahs I think without being sure will go maybe the way of Kiwi teams, and can't decide about Force and Chiefs. I also said a couple of years back I reckoned Reds would be a good enough team to win a Super title in a couple of years, and think they are at that point now, or close as, and will get better over next year or so.
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Odds are worked out by where the money is going.
 
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