Official Super Rugby 2016 Thread

[Kr1mZoN]

Nothing went right for the Lions today. Congrats to the Hurricanes.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Canes #15 lost his head?

 

[modern10]

Ah yes there's the South African in the Lions coming through

 

[Devo1]

OMW!!!

 

[Arthur]

Partisan loyalties aside, it's actually a pretty good game. Amazing intensity, actually. Conditions not helpful.

 

[Pitbull]

Proud Lions supporter.

They had a brilliant season. Canes were the better team on the day. Now for the Currie Cup

 

[AfricanTech]

Too many mistakes from the Lions.

Proud of them nevertheless

 

[modern10]

Lesson learned: If you have the chance to top the overall log, you make damn sure you take it.

 

[Arthur]

Proud Lions supporter.

They had a brilliant season. Canes were the better team on the day. Now for the Currie Cup

Indeed.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Every single NZ side has now won the Super Rugby tournament. That's crazy.

 

[modern10]

Travel is a big factor. It was in the quarters and semis and it is today. Doesn't suddenly make the Lions a bad team. A lot to be proud of.

 

[iDOL]

Defeated ourselves

 

[modern10]

Well deserved winners

 

[FoXtroT]

Wasn't the final normally played 2 weeks after the semis in past comps?

Just occurred to me.

 

[AfricanTech]

Aside from the fact that the Lions didn't look like scoring a try, the scoreline is slightly flattering to the Hurricanes

 

[Agent_Smith]

Travel is a big factor. It was in the quarters and semis and it is today. Doesn't suddenly make the Lions a bad team. A lot to be proud of.

Damn right. Some of the inane comments flying around on social media about "Oh how did player x, y or Z become a springbok" just piss me off. They've been phenomenal the whole season, well deserved finalists and played some scintillating rugby. Very happy for them and their supporters. No one deserves it more than them after years in the rugby doldrums.

 

[Devo1]

Supeeeer proud of the Lions for making the final. Guys just did not look up to it tonight. I just hope Jantjies can pull himself together for the Rugby Championship to compete with Lambie.

Aaaand in other news....... Currie Cup! Go Blue Bulls

 

[Arthur]

I'm not going all negative on this. Our guys did well. Very well to get there in the first place. Just not their night. And Canes were amazing.

Those comments about "same old SA stampkar rugby" are wrong. Lions did themselves and us proud this season.

Hats to WWW and the boys.

 

[AfricanTech]

Lesson learned: If you have the chance to top the overall log, you make damn sure you take it.

Yup. Home final would have been a different proposition

 

[FoXtroT]

Well Plumtree finally wins a final as a coach