Official Super Rugby 2016 Thread

JJ Engelbrecht is an amazing wing and that's where he should be playing. Both the Bulls and the Boks have wasted him on the centre imho.

That said, I'm surprised that he's going to Wales after being named in the Bulls training squad. I would have presumed he was still under contract. Although that doesn't mean a lot if he has a buy out clause.
 
Ah. it was just a short visit. Leaving already.

http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/blog/details/lancaster-stimulates-stormers-system

Former England coach Stuart Lancaster has paid a brief but ‘highly productive’ visit to the Stormers to share some of his coaching knowledge, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Lancaster resigned as England manager after they became the first host nation to be eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup, and was replaced by Eddie Jones.

After Lancaster was seen at the Stormers headquarters this week, it led to some speculation that he could be set for a permanent role in the coaching set-up, but director of rugby Gert Smal confirmed to SARugbymag.co.za that it was just a short-term visit and that he would be leaving on Tuesday.


‘Stuart’s been on a tour, and has visited various other teams in other parts of the world. So when the opportunity arose for him to come and spend a bit of time here, it was something we were very keen to do. He’s obviously got a lot of experience, and plenty of expertise to share. He’s just been at the World Cup with England, and sometimes you have good experiences and bad experiences, but it’s all about learning.’

Lancaster was invited to watch a practice session and then conducted a presentation to all the Western Province coaches.

‘By all accounts it was a highly productive interaction and his input was fantastic. I think it’s really important to keep stimulating our coaches, and sometimes I think there isn’t enough of that,’ Smal commented.

‘This sort of thing is something I feel is very important, and we’ll look to continue doing going forward. Next week [Bok assistant coach] Johann van Graan will be coming to visit, and it’s just good to be able to draw on the knowledge of such people and stimulate the system.’

The Stormers have recently concluded a training camp in Wilderness and George, and will kick off their Vodacom Super Rugby campaign against the Vodacom Bulls on 27 February.
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There will be no 4-try bonus point this year in Super Rugby.

There will however be a BP for the team scoring three tries or more against their opposition.

So if both teams score 9 tries. No BP at all. If Crusaders score 9 and Chiefs score 5. Crusaders will get a BP. No BP for Chiefs.
 
Here is the official release with all the changes this year.

South Africa's top match officials met in Newlands for its annual course and were told small changes to the laws.

The changes make things clearer, always a good idea for laws.

1. Maul

When a team forms a maul and the ball is taken from the ball-carrier, the new ball-carrier is not allowed to slip to the back, carrying the ball. That is obstruction. To get the ball to the back, the ball will have to be handed back.

2. Time

a. When the time in a match is up, but a team is penalised, the non-offending team will be allowed to kick the ball into touch and have the lineout.

This makes the kick to touch and subsequent line-out part of the penalty.

b. The time to take a conversion kick at goal, has been reduced from 90 seconds to 60 seconds. The penalty jkick at goal stays at 60 seconds.

3. Scrum

a. When a scrum wheels through 90 degrees, the referee stops the scrum. If he is unsure of the cause of the wheel, he awards a new scrum with the same team to throw the ball in.

Previously the throw-in at the second scrum following the wheeled scrum always went to the team not in possession when the referee stopped the scrumming.

b. The scrumhalf of the team not winning a scrum is not allowed to step into the gap between the flank and the lock or No.8. That scrumhalf is also not allowed to touch players in the opposing scrum.

The law at present says he is not allowed to 'grasp'. Now it is 'touch'.Also spoken of at the course were fuzzy bits of law made clearer.

a. Ruck

A collapsed ruck, remains a ruck.

If a player attempts to step through a collapsed ruck, he is liable to be penalised.

b. Touch

i. If a player jumps from inside the field of play and catches the ball before it reaches the plane of touch and he then lands in touch, it is the other team's throw-in at the line-out.

ii If a player jumps from inside the field of play and catches the ball beyond the plane of touch and he then lands in touch, it is his team's throw-in at the line-out.

iii. If a player in touch, jumps and catches the ball after it has crossed the plane of touch and he then lands in the field of play, the ball is out.

iv. If a player in touch jumps and catches the ball before it reaches the plane of touch and lands in the field of play, play goes on.

v. If a player in the field of play, leans over the plane of touch to catch the ball which has crossed the plane of touch and he drops the ball, the throw-in belongs to the kicker's team.

c. Quick throw-in

i. The ball is kicked by an attacking team and the ball rolls into touch outside the defending team's 22 and keeps on rolling. If it then rolls beyond the imaginary extension of the defending teams' 22-metre line and a defender picks up and throws in quickly to a team-mate who kicks directly into touch outside of his 22, the line-out will be where the ball went out.

ii. The ball is kicked by an attacking team and the ball rolls into touch outside the defending team's 22 and a defender picks up, runs back behind the imaginary extension of the 22-metre line and throws in quickly to a team-mate who kicks directly into touch outside of his 22, the line-out will be opposite the place where the kick was made.

Not Laws but...

Bonus Points in Super Rugby

Super Rugby has adopted the French system of awarding bonus points for tries scored. To get the bonus point a team will heve to score at least three tries more than their opponents.

If you score four and they score two, there is no bonus point.
If you score six and they score three, you get a bonus point.

Voice Over

There is also the possibility that the referee's voice will be broadcast in some Super Rugby matches.
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http://www.sareferees.com/News/slight-law-changes/2830586
 
i. If a player jumps from inside the field of play and catches the ball before it reaches the plane of touch and he then lands in touch, it is the other team's throw-in at the line-out.

ii If a player jumps from inside the field of play and catches the ball beyond the plane of touch and he then lands in touch, it is his team's throw-in at the line-out.

iii. If a player in touch, jumps and catches the ball after it has crossed the plane of touch and he then lands in the field of play, the ball is out.

iv. If a player in touch jumps and catches the ball before it reaches the plane of touch and lands in the field of play, play goes on.
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This will be difficult to police and I think we're going to see a few hometown decisions on close calls.

I don't like the new bonus point system at all. If the French system was so superior it would've been adopted by the rest of the European teams, and used in all their competitions.

I would also like to see a White Card system implemented in Super Rugby and the Currie Cup for that matter.
We've seen too many matches that would've had different outcomes if the players had the option of calling a review.
 
1. Maul

When a team forms a maul and the ball is taken from the ball-carrier, the new ball-carrier is not allowed to slip to the back, carrying the ball. That is obstruction. To get the ball to the back, the ball will have to be handed back.
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Finally.
 
And it's a shame the scrum rules haven't been modified to sort the shambles that it's still in. A penalty at almost every scrum is not what rugby is about.
 
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