Waratahs (18) 32 / Hurricanes (9) 16 (Final Score)

The Waratahs hosted the Hurricanes at the Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney at 11:40 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.

The Waratahs scored 4 tries and beat the Hurricanes convincingly, by 32 / 16.

The Waratahs earns a semi-final and moves up to temporary 2nd spot on the Log, on 43 Points, whilst the Hurricanes silently exits the tournament.

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I am a fan of rugby-union.  In my mind it is the most beautiful and complete sport ever to be devised by the inhabitants of the Muddy Isle.  It has speed, power, finesse, brutality, intelligence and mind-numbing idiocy all rolled into one.  It sometimes has enough drama to compete with a soap opera, only with more blood, it has action and suspense, and a better story-lines and shockers than World Wrestling Entertainment.  It can crush you emotionally, only to absolutely revitalize you 10 minutes later.  I blog because I love rugby, I write because I love rugby, I am a member of Rugby-Talk, because when I write or blog, I want it to only be about rugby. Continue reading

Crusaders (22) 40 / Brumbies (10) 22 (Final Score)

The Crusaders hosted the Brumbies at the AMI Stadium, Christchurch at 09:35 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.

The Crusaders won comfortably and scored a bonus point try in the process, winning by 40 / 22.

The Crusaders advance to the semi’s, now sitting on No 2 spot (for the momemt), whilst the Brumbies lose out on a semi and end their season here.

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The last week of the open Rounds of the Super 14 and only one team, the Bulls, have booked a spot in the semi-finals. This week sees 7 games of which only 3 are of paramount importance and we’ll only know the semi-final contenders after the last game of the week between the Stormers and the Bulls.

The games are the following:

14 Crusaders v Brumbies Christchurch 09:35
14 Waratahs v Hurricanes Sydney 11:40
14 The Sharks v Western Force The Absa Stadium Durban 19:10
15 Blues v Chiefs Auckland 09:35
15 Reds v Highlanders Brisbane 11:40
15 Vodacom Cheetahs v Auto & General Lions GWK Park, Kimberley 15:00
15 Vodacom Stormers v Vodacom Bulls Newlands Rugby Stadium 17:05

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Scenarios heading into the final round of the Super 14 rugby competition starting on Friday (team, competition points, points differential and final-round fixture):

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On the recommendation that the All Blacks should not miss the “magnificent scenery” of the Garden Route they cancelled their flights and travelled by bus to George for their next match against SWD.

Here’s what they thought of the Garden Route:

It was dreadfully dull by all reports and the players were bored. The return journey will be by aircraft.

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This will be my last article about the downgraded North vs South clash we all looked forward to. At one stage i hoped that we came second  in the Super14 to give us a chance of playing the Super 14 final at Newlands versus our arch-rivals the Stormers. Only time will tell whether the Bulls played a masterstroke or made the biggest cock-up this decade.

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De Wet Barry’s punishing defence has won South Africa a rugby Test against Australia at Newlands, but the Stormers have no doubt that Juan de Jongh will stand his ground against the veteran Springbok in Saturday’s Super 14 clash.

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Coming to the end of what is probably the most fiercely contested Super 14 competition ever, one has to ask if the Super 14 is really as super, as we in the Southern Hemisphere make it out to be. In reality the competition does not have 14 “super” teams, hell, we hardly have 7. Now we are expanding to 15 teams? What we are actually doing is beefing up the race to the wooden spoon, because none of the newer franchises have any place, or chance to actually compete for the trophy. Continue reading

A load of bull has been uttered about the Bulls. So what if they rest up to 13 top-tier players for the final round match against the Stormers this weekend? That is the privilege of finishing well ahead of everyone else. That allows them certain luxuries.
Article by Greg Growden on Rugby Heaven, Australia

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Bakkies Botha will lead a well balanced Vodacom Bulls team into battle against the Stormers at Newland on Saturday. The first time captain will be followed onto the field by two debutants at this level, with Deon Helberg and Gerrit-Jan van Velze making Super debuts in a team that see 14 changes from the starting line-up of the side that beat the Crusaders 40-35 at Loftus Versfeld last weekend.

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Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the Vodacom Bulls at Newlands on Saturday 15 May in the last league match of the 2010 Vodacom Super 14. Kick-off is at 17h05. Gates open at 15h00 and supporters are urged to get to the stadium early as the match is a sell out.

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Die Vodacom Cheetahs-rugbyspan sal sy Springbok-senter Meyer Bosman vandeesweek die ruskans gee wat hy nodig het om sy span Saterdag in Welkom tot een van hul beste Vodacom Super14-reekse te help.

Bosman se borsspier is in sy span se sege van 29-14 oor die Western Force beseer en daar word gevrees dat hy die Vodacom Cheetahs se kragmeting met die Lions sal misloop.

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Most Stormers supporters are fuming about their one winger’s mistake that lead to a Sharks try last weekend. A high tackle in last years Currie Cup semi-final also springs to mind. Statistics once again make for interesting reading and some comparisons are made between the Stormers and a Bulls winger. Continue reading

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There’s been a lot of speculation whether the last Bulls try, that of Francois Hougaard on 81 minutes, was indeed a try…

Well have a look at the following photo’s, then decide for yourself!

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