Super Rugby 2025
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Who had the fastest bronco time for the Blues and Highlanders? I'm just curious if anyone other than a halfback is ever the quickest now. I know BB has the fastest time at 4:12 from May 2020, which Roigard equalled last year. It's probably a little easier in cooler conditions than in Dec/Jan.
Blues - ?
Chiefs - Charlie Sinton 4:20
Hurricanes - Jai Tamati 4:23
Crusaders - Kyle Preston 4:13
Highlanders - ?@Bovidae Blues best was Cole Forbes - From this Stuff article - . " and he started the 2025 pre-season with the best bronco time (4min 23sec) of the assembled players in December, 11sec shy of the New Zealand record held by his new team-mate, All Black Beauden Barrett, and Cam Roigard."
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360557904/blues-fullback-cole-forbes-almost-played-scotland-impressing-super-rugby -
James Marshall interviewed the new Super Rugby CEO who talks about how he's going to make Super Rugby great again.
He talks about Fantasy Rugby which is already half a month behind its launch date. Not a good start but atleast the CEO is young as is looking at ways to innovate.
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James Marshall interviewed the new Super Rugby CEO who talks about how he's going to make Super Rugby great again.
He talks about Fantasy Rugby which is already half a month behind its launch date. Not a good start but atleast the CEO is young as is looking at ways to innovate.
@Canes4life We need caps , Make Super Rugby Great Again
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Every Taranaki rugby supporter I know support the Hurricanes. They all live in the Waikato so there is some good banter.
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@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
@mikedogz so they bloody should, that right there is 'canes country.
We never wanted them anyway. They, like @Nepia , just jumped our bandwagon after we won a couple of titles, and have been a millstone around our neck every since.
"... ever since."
Clutching at straws, Struggling to find anything else to refute in that post, as a Taranaki-born lad. -
@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
@mikedogz so they bloody should, that right there is 'canes country.
We never wanted them anyway. They, like @Nepia , just jumped our bandwagon after we won a couple of titles, and have been a millstone around our neck every since.
Keep telling yourself that lie to make you feel better, but you know that success only came to the Chiefs when I joined ... with an assist by that Rennie fella.
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"Joined"
The shame
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13 Wallabies in Queensland Reds team to play Bristol
Alex Hodgman
Riche Asiata
Zane Nonggorr
Josh Canham
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
Seru Uru
Fraser McReight
Harry Wilson
Tate McDermott (c)
Tom Lynagh
Filipo Daugunu
Hunter Paisami
Josh Flook
Lachlan Anderson
Jock Campbell
ReplacementsMatt Faessler
Sef Fa’agase
Massimo De Lutiis
Ryan Smith
Joe Brial
Kalani Thomas
Harry McLaughlin-Phillips
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Reds up 42-14 at half-time v a Bristol B team. Gotta wonder about the value of all that travel just to play a one sided mis-match game.
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2025:
lol and the North think their clubs are superior.
Yeah nah
Bristol are without their internationals, and with injuries they have about 20 absent. They are also playing a game the next day, so this was basically an academy team. Reds were full strength, even if first game of the season
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2025:
lol and the North think their clubs are superior.
Yeah nah
Bristol are without their internationals, and with injuries they have about 20 absent. They are also playing a game the next day, so this was basically an academy team. Reds were full strength, even if first game of the season
@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2025:
Bristol was basically an academy team. Reds were full strength, even if first game of the season
It doesn't say that on the picture. No mention other than the home side being the Bristol Bears so to the casual observer it is the best team they could field on the day. Not Queensland's fault Bristol accepted a game when they knew they would be below full strength and still calling their team as the Bristol Bears and not Bristol Bear Development XV. Queensland did right by giving them an utter flogging.
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2025:
Bristol was basically an academy team. Reds were full strength, even if first game of the season
It doesn't say that on the picture. No mention other than the home side being the Bristol Bears so to the casual observer it is the best team they could field on the day. Not Queensland's fault Bristol accepted a game when they knew they would be below full strength and still calling their team as the Bristol Bears and not Bristol Bear Development XV. Queensland did right by giving them an utter flogging.
@Higgins said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Machpants said in Super Rugby 2025:
Bristol was basically an academy team. Reds were full strength, even if first game of the season
It doesn't say that on the picture. No mention other than the home side being the Bristol Bears so to the casual observer it is the best team they could field on the day. Not Queensland's fault Bristol accepted a game when they knew they would be below full strength and still calling their team as the Bristol Bears and not Bristol Bear Development XV. Queensland did right by giving them an utter flogging.
Correct. But it doesn't negate my point that this game was in no way an indicator of the relative strengths of SR Vs NH club rugby. It was a stupid money making attempt, and I doubt any profit was made apart from a good confidence boost for the Reds
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