Official Super Rugby 2014 Thread

[OrbitalDawn]

Might as well start it off.

We've got some pretty hideous jerseys to look forward to.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Eh...

 

[Wall]

I like the Sharks jersey but the Bulls jersey is

 

[craigdoepie]

Eh...

Sad to say, but the NZ jerseys actually look quite nice.

I am a Stormer, but honestly don't feel we going to do anything this year. Maybe that's a good thing, because last year I actually thought we had a chance

 

[Sl8er]

Really looking forward to the tournament this year. Here's to hoping the Stormers don't pull a Proteas. :twisted:

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Matfield to return to rugby

Former Springbok lock Victor Matfield will make his return to the playing field for the Bulls in this year’s Super Rugby competition, a report in Saturday’s Die Burger indicates.

The newspaper was reliably informed by three credible sources that Matfield will play for the Bulls.

Matfield was unable to grant an interview on Friday, but confirmed that the Bulls and the Springboks will release a join press release in due course.

Matfield, 36, retired from all forms of rugby after the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.

He was the Bulls’ lineout coach in recent years and has trained with the team in the last while.

He will use this year’s Super Rugby competition to try convince Bok coach Heyneke Meyer that he’s still good enough to play international rugby.

Matfield is eyeing the 2015 World Cup in England. He will by 38 years old by then.

:wtf:

Thoughts?

 

[Solitude]

I think it's a mistake. Give the young guys a chance. Once you retire, stay retired, in my opinion.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Who is setting up the Superbru pool?

Come on Stormers!!!

Win over the Sharks both home and away is what the doctor has ordered.

 

[Devill]

Matfield to return to rugby



:wtf:

Thoughts?

I think it's a mistake. Give the young guys a chance. Once you retire, stay retired, in my opinion.

I agree with you. He was doing well with the coaching thing and I am sure he could have helped out in many other forms.

He will be 38 if he ever gets to join the bokke for the next WC.......

Who is setting up the Superbru pool?

Come on Stormers!!!

Win over the Sharks both home and away is what the doctor has ordered.

Was wondering the same thing.

 

[CL-West]

Who is setting up the Superbru pool?

Come on Stormers!!!

Win over the Sharks both home and away is what the doctor has ordered.

Looking forward to this, as this will be my first year competing in MyBB's superbru

 

[Devill]

Ok. Mygaming has a rugby pool:

Pool code: hackrevs

 

[walterl]

I've got a pool for Lions supporters, search for poolname LionsWorld

 

[MickeyD]

FIXTURES

February 2014

15 - Toyota Cheetahs v Lions (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein) - 17:05
15 - Cell C Sharks v Vodacom Bulls (Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban) - 19:10
21 - Crusaders v Chiefs (AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch) - 08:35
21 - Toyota Cheetahs v Vodacom Bulls (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein) - 19:10
22 - Highlanders v Blues (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin) - 08:35
22 - Brumbies v Reds (Canberra Stadium, Canberra) - 10:40
22 - Cell C Sharks v Hurricanes (Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban) - 17:05
22 - Lions v DHL Stormers (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - 19:10
23 - Waratahs v Force (Allianz Stadium, Sydney) - 07:05
28 - Blues v Crusaders (Eden Park, Auckland) - 08:35
28 - Rebels v Toyota Cheetahs (AAMI Park, Melbourne) - 10:40
28 - DHL Stormers v Hurricanes (DHL Newlands, Cape Town) - 19:10

 

[MickeyD]

FIXTURES

March 2014

1 - Chiefs v Highlanders (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) - 08:35
1 - Waratahs v Reds (ANZ Stadium, Sydney) - 10:40
1 - Force v Brumbies (NIB Stadium, Perth) - 13:00
1 - Vodacom Bulls v Lions (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 19:10
7 - Hurricanes v Brumbies (?) - 08:35
7 - Reds v Toyota Cheetahs (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) - 10:40
8 - Crusaders v DHL Stormers (AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch) - 08:35
8 - Force v Rebels (NIB Stadium, Perth) - 10:40
8 - Vodacom Bulls v Blues (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 17:05
8 - Cell C Sharks v Lions (Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban) - 19:10
14 - Chiefs v DHL Stormers (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) - 08:35
14 - Rebels v Crusaders (AAMI Park, Melbourne) - 10:40
15 - Hurricanes v Toyota Cheetahs (?) - 05:35
15 - Highlanders v Force (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin) - 08:35
15 - Brumbies v Waratahs (Canberra Stadium, Canberra) - 10:40
15 - Lions v Blues (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - 15:00
15 - Cell C Sharks v Reds (Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban) - 17:05
21 - Highlanders v Hurricanes (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin) - 08:35
21 - Waratahs v Rebels (Allianz Stadium, Sydney) - 10:40
22 - Blues v Toyota Cheetahs (Eden Park, Auckland) - 08:35
22 - Brumbies v DHL Stormers (Canberra Stadium, Canberra) - 10:40
22 - Force v Chiefs (NIB Stadium, Perth) - 13:00
22 - Lions v Reds (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - 17:05
22 - Vodacom Bulls v Cell C Sharks (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 19:10
28 - Crusaders v Hurricanes (AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch) - 08:35
28 - Rebels v Brumbies (AAMI Park, Melbourne) - 10:40
29 - Blues v Highlanders (Eden Park, Auckland) - 08:35
29 - Reds v DHL Stormers (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) - 10:40
29 - Vodacom Bulls v Chiefs (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 15:00
29 - Cell C Sharks v Waratahs (Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban) - 17:05

 

[MickeyD]

FIXTURES

April 2014

4 - Highlanders v Rebels (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin) - 08:35
4 - Brumbies v Blues (Canberra Stadium, Canberra) - 10:40
5 - Hurricanes v Vodacom Bulls (?) - 08:35
5 - Reds v Force (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) - 10:40
5 - Toyota Cheetahs v Chiefs (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein) - 15:00
5 - Lions v Crusaders (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - 17:05
5 - DHL Stormers v Waratahs (DHL Newlands, Cape Town) - 19:10
11 - Highlanders v Vodacom Bulls (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin) - 09:35
11 - Reds v Brumbies (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) - 11:40
12 - Chiefs v Rebels (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) - 09:35
12 - Force v Waratahs (NIB Stadium, Perth) - 11:40
12 - Toyota Cheetahs v Crusaders (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein) - 17:05
12 - Lions v Cell C Sharks (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - 19:10
18 - Hurricanes v Blues (?) - 09:35
18 - Rebels v Force (AAMI Park, Melbourne) - 11:40
19 - Chiefs v Crusaders (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) - 09:35
19 - Waratahs v Vodacom Bulls (Allianz Stadium, Sydney) - 11:40
19 - Cell C Sharks v Toyota Cheetahs (Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban) - 15:00
19 - DHL Stormers v Lions (DHL Newlands, Cape Town) - 17:05
25 - Blues v Waratahs (Eden Park, Auckland) - 07:35
25 - Brumbies v Chiefs (Canberra Stadium, Canberra) - 09:40
25 - Cell C Sharks v Highlanders (Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban) - 19:10
26 - Hurricanes v Reds (?) - 09:35
26 - Force v Vodacom Bulls (NIB Stadium, Perth) - 11:40
26 - Toyota Cheetahs v DHL Stormers (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein) - 17:05

 

[MickeyD]

FIXTURES

May 2014

2 - Blues v Reds (Eden Park, Auckland) - 09:35
2 - Rebels v Cell C Sharks (AAMI Park, Melbourne) - 11:40
3 - Crusaders v Brumbies (AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch) - 06:35
3 - Chiefs v Lions (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) - 09:35
3 - Waratahs v Hurricanes (Allianz Stadium, Sydney) - 11:40
3 - DHL Stormers v Highlanders (DHL Newlands, Cape Town) - 15:00
3 - Vodacom Bulls v Toyota Cheetahs (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 17:05
9 - Chiefs v Blues (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) - 09:35
9 - Rebels v Hurricanes (AAMI Park, Melbourne) - 11:40
10 - Highlanders v Lions (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin) - 09:35
10 - Brumbies v Cell C Sharks (Canberra Stadium, Canberra) - 11:40
10 - Toyota Cheetahs v Force (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein) - 17:05
10 - Vodacom Bulls v DHL Stormers (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 19:10
11 - Reds v Crusaders (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) - 08:05
16 - Hurricanes v Highlanders (?) - 09:35
17 - Crusaders v Cell C Sharks (AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch) - 09:35
17 - Reds v Rebels (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) - 11:40
17 - DHL Stormers v Force (DHL Newlands, Cape Town) - 17:05
17 - Toyota Cheetahs v Brumbies (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein) - 19:10
18 - Waratahs v Lions (Allianz Stadium, Sydney) - 08:05
23 - Blues v Cell C Sharks (Eden Park, Auckland) - 09:35
23 - Rebels v Waratahs (AAMI Park, Melbourne) - 11:40
24 - Highlanders v Crusaders (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin) - 07:35
24 - Hurricanes v Chiefs (?) - 09:35
24 - Force v Lions (NIB Stadium, Perth) - 11:40
24 - DHL Stormers v Toyota Cheetahs (DHL Newlands, Cape Town) - 17:05
24 - Vodacom Bulls v Brumbies (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 19:10
30 - Crusaders v Force (AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch) - 09:35
30 - Reds v Highlanders (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) - 11:40
31 - Chiefs v Waratahs (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) - 06:35
31 - Blues v Hurricanes (Eden Park, Auckland) - 09:35
31 - Brumbies v Rebels (Canberra Stadium, Canberra) - 11:40
31 - Lions v Vodacom Bulls (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - 17:05
31 - Cell C Sharks v DHL Stormers (Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban) - 19:10

 

[MickeyD]

FIXTURES

June 2014

27 - Highlanders v Chiefs (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin) - 09:35
27 - Rebels v Reds (AAMI Park, Melbourne) - 11:40
28 - Hurricanes v Crusaders (?) - 09:35
28 - Waratahs v Brumbies (ANZ Stadium, Sydney) - 11:40
28 - Force v Blues (NIB Stadium, Perth) - 13:45

 

[MickeyD]

FIXTURES

July 2014

4 - Chiefs v Highlanders (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) - 09:35
4 - Lions v Rebels (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - 19:10
5 - Crusaders v Blues (AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch) - 09:35
5 - Force v Reds (NIB Stadium, Perth) - 11:40
5 - DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls (DHL Newlands, Cape Town) - 17:05
5 - Toyota Cheetahs v Cell C Sharks (Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein) - 19:10
6 - Waratahs v Highlanders (Allianz Stadium, Sydney) - 08:05
11 - Blues v Chiefs (Eden Park, Auckland) - 09:35
11 - Brumbies v Force (Canberra Stadium, Canberra) - 11:40
11 - Vodacom Bulls v Rebels (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) - 19:10
12 - Crusaders v Highlanders (AMI Stadium, Addington, Christchurch) - 09:35
12 - Reds v Waratahs (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) - 11:40
12 - Lions v Toyota Cheetahs (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) - 17:05
12 - DHL Stormers v Cell C Sharks (DHL Newlands, Cape Town) - 19:10

 

[APoc184]

/subscribes

 

[MickeyD]

FINAL ROUND

July 2014

18 - 3rd v 6th
19 - 4th v 5th
25 - 1st v Lowest-ranked qualifier
26 - 2nd v Highest-ranked qualifier

August 2014

18 - The Final