2018 Brisbane Global Tens

[Gunner]

Highlanders kicking away far too much ball.

Surely the best way to relieve pressure in 10s is to hold the ball even down your own end?

[Stargazer]

Please, keep those updates coming! Am overseas and can't watch.

[Tim]

@stargazer Try Rugbypass?

[KiwiMurph]

Highlanders look to lack outside back gamebreakers.

[Tim]

Awful handling in this game.

[Stargazer]

@tim Thanks, but unfortunately we've crap wifi where I am. Too slow for Rugbypass (or any other livestream).

[Stockcar86]

Highlanders come from nowhere to lead 12-10 over Tahs

[Stockcar86]

That's the final score

[KiwiMurph]

Tahs really fucked that.

[Bovidae]

Bizarre when a player gives himself up for an obvious knock-on and all the officials don't see it and play continues.

[booboo]

Why are the Hurricanes wearing blue?

[booboo]

And why is there a man with a santa hat playing for Fiji?

[KiwiMurph]

Ben Lam saves Canes blushes.

Julian Savea a non event again.

[KiwiMurph]

Blues, Crusaders and Chiefs look to be the 3 standouts from day 1.

Looks like the top 2 teams overall on points difference will go straight through to semis while the next best 4 have to play-off in qualifying finals.

[Stargazer]

The question is, if the Tens move to NZ, which city should host it? Not convinced Auckland is the answer (nor Wellington).

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/101324129/low-crowd-at-brisbane-tens-again-raises-prospect-of-new-zealand-switch

[taniwharugby]

Given our crowd numbers outside of the ABs and even the 7s (last week aside) why do they think this would work better in nz?

[Chris B.]

@kiwimurph said in 2018 Brisbane Global Tens:

Blues, Crusaders and Chiefs look to be the 3 standouts from day 1.

Looks like the top 2 teams overall on points difference will go straight through to semis while the next best 4 have to play-off in qualifying finals.

Seems like a pretty significant disadvantage for whichever pool winner is deemed to come third.

They'll play a QF and an hour after they finish they play a semi against a team that's only played one game today.

I presume it's done on points differential so helps a lot to be in a weak pool. Right now it looks likely the rankings would be 1. Blues; 2 Crusaders; 3 Chiefs.

[Bovidae]

Last year they had QFs as the top 2 teams from each pool qualified. Pools C and D only had 3 teams so a cross-over game was played.

This year there are 3 pools of 4 teams. They should just make it that the pool winners and the next best team qualify for SFs.

[antipodean]

@stargazer I'd be willing to let it die. There isn't enough rugby in the calendar? We're halfway through summer.

[Tim]

I'm surprised by how much I've enjoyed this. Better than sevens, IMO.