Super 14: Round 4 Results - The Tahs Reign
March 10th 2008 21:10
...all over my beloved Brumbies parade.
I'll spare you the rundown and just give you the results.
Friday 07/03
HURRICANES (NZ) 10 - 6 HIGHLANDERS (NZ)
Told you. (refer Preview post...every time I write "told you")
Carisbrook still is the House of Pain but for the Highlanders only. They couldn't catch a break even if it was stuck to their hands.
If they started playing productive Rugby instead of tactical stupidity they might.
They should have won this match according to territory (77%) and possesion (63%) stats but they didn't so they remain leading contenders for the 2008 Wooden Spoon.
NSW WARATAHS 24 - 17 BRUMBIES 17
Obviously Waratahs like monsoonal conditions. It rained for what seemed like forty days and forty nights...but was just forty minutes on both sides of the half-time break.
Oh well...it's not like the Tahs have never beaten the Brumbies before on Tah home ground...
and they're still a long way away from convincing anyone that they're in the Super 14 championship running.
The rain didn't dampen tempers. Phew...they flew. As well as fists. I'm convinced that players were looking to get yellow-carded so that they could sit in the sin bin!
The Brumbies were in the lead at half-time 17-10 but ran out of horsepower. And I had to go out so I didn't watch the 2nd half. Whoops. No big loss. And neither was the score.
Felt very sorry for the fans though...Friday night in Sydney was paradise. If you're a dam.
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Saturday 08/03
BULLS (SA) 31 - 17 LIONS (SA)
As testament to how good the Bulls are (or how bad the Lions are...but I'm nice), they won this despite having 2 players in the sin bin for 10 minutes each.
Took some time for the Bulls to grab themselves by the horns but once they did, the Lions were left behind.
Still...the Lions managed to get tries in against the defending Champions and that's always reason to be optimistic in the face of a loss.
CHIEFS (NZ) 22 - 20 CHEETAHS (SA)
The Chiefs were losing 0-17 at halftime...then they got tribal and played a second half which appeased the Gods.
QLD REDS 16 - 34 STORMERS (SA)
Hmmm....the Reds lost to the Stormers. Blunders will never cease to amaze me...
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Sunday 09/03
SHARKS (SA) 22 - 17 BLUES (NZ)
Hmmm...the Blues lost to the Sharks. New Zealanders never fail to amuse me...
CRUSADERS (NZ) 29 - 24 WESTERN FORCE
I told you. I told you!! (refer Review post. Oh what the hell, I'll just quote myself)
So close, so close. And pretty boy flyhalf (Carter not Gits. Not this time) was having a bit of an off night.
Unfortunately the Crusaders remain just far too good for their own good.
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I'll spare you the rundown and just give you the results.
Friday 07/03
HURRICANES (NZ) 10 - 6 HIGHLANDERS (NZ)
Told you. (refer Preview post...every time I write "told you")
Carisbrook still is the House of Pain but for the Highlanders only. They couldn't catch a break even if it was stuck to their hands.
If they started playing productive Rugby instead of tactical stupidity they might.
NSW WARATAHS 24 - 17 BRUMBIES 17
Obviously Waratahs like monsoonal conditions. It rained for what seemed like forty days and forty nights...but was just forty minutes on both sides of the half-time break.
Oh well...it's not like the Tahs have never beaten the Brumbies before on Tah home ground...
and they're still a long way away from convincing anyone that they're in the Super 14 championship running.
The rain didn't dampen tempers. Phew...they flew. As well as fists. I'm convinced that players were looking to get yellow-carded so that they could sit in the sin bin!
The Brumbies were in the lead at half-time 17-10 but ran out of horsepower. And I had to go out so I didn't watch the 2nd half. Whoops. No big loss. And neither was the score.
Felt very sorry for the fans though...Friday night in Sydney was paradise. If you're a dam.
********************
Saturday 08/03
BULLS (SA) 31 - 17 LIONS (SA)
As testament to how good the Bulls are (or how bad the Lions are...but I'm nice), they won this despite having 2 players in the sin bin for 10 minutes each.
Took some time for the Bulls to grab themselves by the horns but once they did, the Lions were left behind.
Still...the Lions managed to get tries in against the defending Champions and that's always reason to be optimistic in the face of a loss.
CHIEFS (NZ) 22 - 20 CHEETAHS (SA)
The Chiefs were losing 0-17 at halftime...then they got tribal and played a second half which appeased the Gods.
QLD REDS 16 - 34 STORMERS (SA)
Hmmm....the Reds lost to the Stormers. Blunders will never cease to amaze me...
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Sunday 09/03
SHARKS (SA) 22 - 17 BLUES (NZ)
Hmmm...the Blues lost to the Sharks. New Zealanders never fail to amuse me...
CRUSADERS (NZ) 29 - 24 WESTERN FORCE
I told you. I told you!! (refer Review post. Oh what the hell, I'll just quote myself)
Common sense and knowledge says the Crusaders will win.
Uncommon sense of absurdity and a healthy dose of crazy says...the Force may stand a chance.
Uncommon sense of absurdity and a healthy dose of crazy says...the Force may stand a chance.
So close, so close. And pretty boy flyhalf (Carter not Gits. Not this time) was having a bit of an off night.
Unfortunately the Crusaders remain just far too good for their own good.
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