Official Super Rugby 2016 Thread

OT:

Not that big in Japan, but,

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/...apan-routs-south-korea-arc-tilt/#.VyScrVh96Uk

YOKOHAMA – No Eddie Jones, no Rugby World Cup stars, no Super Rugby starters all proved to be no bother for Japan as the Brave Blossoms opened the Asia Rugby Championship with an 85-0 thrashing of South Korea on Saturday.

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Nobody enjoyed the day more than wings Kentaro Kodama and Hajime Yama****a, who scored five and three tries, respectively, in their international debuts.

On Friday, South Korea captain Shin Dong-won said it would be good to finally play a Japan team that didn’t contain a number of foreign born players.

He was made to eat his words somewhat as Nakatake’s team — which contained 17 uncapped players and just two Tongan-born students — ran rampant.

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Shin said Yamanaka and the Japan back row of Hiroki Yamamoto, Taiyo Ando and Tatafu had been the key players. But it was an all-around effort from the squad, which takes on Hong Kong away next week.

Japan has now won 32 of 33 matches in the Asian tournament and its forerunner, the Asian Five Nations.
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Yama****a, Yamanaka and Ando is on the Sunwolves roster. Ando was only played when Leonardi was unable to play and Ando has shown a greater work rate than Leonardi. Yama****a and Yamanaka has not played a single game… Hammett opted to play the islanders.

Yes, they played South Korea, but the Sunwolves are supposedly a Japanese team. I’m all good with selecting islanders which was schooled and or lived in Japan, but these guys which played today should actively be in the Sunwolves 23.

Actually the Brave Blossoms has won 32/32 matches in the Asian tournament, one match was cancelled and drawn due to a storm against Singapore iirc.
 
APoc184 said:
Really is no fun supporting them the last few seasons. :cry:

Not many highlights.
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The worst part is that I had so much good to say about Sergei Peterson. Today, like last week, he was unable to hold his line. In my opinion even Lood is being outplayed by his lock partner. Currently, Etsebeth, du Toit, Jenkins and Snyman is looking very good on lock. I’m sure that Lood will improve at another rugby union.
 
Mortymoose said:
Eish! Poor lions, I thought we were going to have a game today.....
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Their gameplan suits the 'Canes. This very open, very loose style means a lot of turnover opportunity which the Canes are feasting on. Weird to say, but the Lions need to tighten up and almost play a Bulls or Stormers style of rugby for a bit.
 
WTF Lions and here I picked you for the win. This is becoming a slaughtering, seems more like damage control.

If any of the Lions players want a bok jersey, then they better pull finger.
 
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