The other round 9 games

[NTA]

@mariner4life I really wonder how Pulver hangs into a job

[Jimmy Jimmy]

@NTA He will not go because the whole sycophantic board would have to admit they cocked up. And that won't happen, not while they are being handsomely rewarded.
All this has a touch of the Titanic about it.

[Nepia]

Damn, I stopped watching the Tahs game midway through because I was sick of the commentators bleating on about how the Kings weren't really up to Super level .... Gibson can't last much longer can he?

[antipodean]

@Nepia said in The other round 9 games:

Damn, I stopped watching the Tahs game midway through because I was sick of the commentators bleating on about how the Kings weren't really up to Super level .... Gibson can't last much longer can he?

Not that I'm in the mood to defend Gibson, but surely he doesn't need to coach this collection of arsehats to hold onto the ball?

[antipodean]

@Frye said in The other round 9 games:

@Siam said in The other round 9 games:

Only saw the highlights package but no yellow card for Hooper at that penalty try?

Rohan Hoffmann

Possibly the most biased ref in the competition (since Stuart Berry was dropped).

He's not biased, just woefully inept.

[African Monkey]

Reece Hodge kicks a penalty at the end of the match to snatch a 9-9 draw against the Sharks in a thriller.

[taniwharugby]

Bulls sneak past the Cheetahs 20-14.

[Crash]

@African-Monkey are you shitting me? there were 2 red cards and at one stage I thought we were playing league

[taniwharugby]

[Stargazer]

[African Monkey]

@Crash Yeah I am. I happened to wake up and watch it and it was one of the worst games I have seen at this level.

[Crash]

@African-Monkey Yeah it was bloody awful. Skill level was dire. But the laws the way they stand are a real blight on our game currently. I believe it is a big part of what is turning people off.

[canefan]

@taniwharugby said in The other round 9 games:

What a farken joke

[Kruse]

@canefan said in The other round 9 games:

What a farken joke

And notice... 4 of the Brumbies' points are losing bonus points.

[Crucial]

Could we please move the Blues to Australia where instead of being dumped on for being crap they would be conference leaders?

[Crucial]

The second best Oz team is equal with the Cheetahs and Kings

[Crash]

@Stargazer said in The other round 9 games:

So for all our dominance, we only have 1 home QF?

[KiwiMurph]

@Crash yep and nz cannot get more than 1 home quarterfinal regardless of how well the nz teams do. This is the current conference system (was the same last year).

[Gunner]

This just highlights how much of a farce the current system is.

The Brumbies and Blues on the same points, yet Brumbies currently in fourth, qualify for a home final, while the Blues languish in 10th...

[Unco]

@KiwiMurph said in The other round 9 games:

@Crash yep and nz cannot get more than 1 home quarterfinal regardless of how well the nz teams do. This is the current conference system (was the same last year).

And if all teams had the same number of points next year, it'd look something like this:
Crusaders vs Highlanders
Lions vs Sharks
Brumbies vs Stormers
Hurricanes vs Chiefs

So SA lose one of their quarter finals to the first "wildcard" and that's it. Tiny bit better but still a joke. I can't stand this half assed conference system, I wouldn't trust SANZAAR to come up with a rippa rugby comp, let alone Super Rugby.