Super Rugby 2025
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Some of those Crusader injuries are carry overs from the NPC,Still to many injuries you wonder what the trainers are doing or not doing.
Quentin Strange
Jamie Hannah
Fletcher Anderson
Braydon Ennor
Dominic Gardiner
Johnny McNicol
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There’s more to that list for the Hurricanes as well. Billy Proctor confirmed out with a niggle, and Banks/Higgins in the same boat potentially. Crazy. Maybe get the sprinklers on the training ground might be a good shout.
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New law innovations for Super Rugby Pacific in 2025 include:
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Time restrictions (conversions and penalty goals): Players will have 60 seconds to attempt conversions and penalty goals. This was previously 90 seconds for conversions.
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Play on from not-straight lineout throws: If the non-throwing team does not lift a teammate to compete for the ball, then play shall continue. If the non-throwing team lifts a teammate to compete for the ball, a free kick is awarded to the non-throwing team. The awarding of a free kick rather than a scrum is a change to the World Rugby law trial specific to Super Rugby Pacific, to promote the flow of game.
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Protection of 9 at ruck, maul and defensive positions at scrum:
Ruck: A player who is, or was part of the ruck may not play an opponent who is near it (within one metre), and who is attempting to play the ball away.
Maul: A player who is, or was part of the maul may not play an opponent near it (within one metre), and who is attempting to play the ball away.
Scrum: Once play in the scrum begins, the scrum half of the team not in possession takes up a position with both feet no further than the centre line of the tunnel.- Starting play in Super Point: The team who scores the first try in regular time has the choice to kick off or receive in Super Point, which was formerly known as Golden Point. This replaces the coin toss.
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:
Starting play in Super Point: The team who scores the first try in regular time has the choice to kick off or receive in Super Point, which was formerly known as Golden Point. This replaces the coin toss.
WTF? I mean i hate
goldensuper point anyway, but seriously just have a coin toss. -
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:
Starting play in Super Point: The team who scores the first try in regular time has the choice to kick off or receive in Super Point, which was formerly known as Golden Point. This replaces the coin toss.
WTF? I mean i hate
goldensuper point anyway, but seriously just have a coin toss.@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2025:
Starting play in Super Point: The team who scores the first try in regular time has the choice to kick off or receive in Super Point, which was formerly known as Golden Point. This replaces the coin toss.
WTF? I mean i hate
goldensuper point anyway, but seriously just have a coin toss.Why? It's a nice, simple way to sort it, gives teams an impetus to score tries and less faff. It's actually the one good change.
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@darylmitchell Draft helps to build stars and keep fans engaged throughout the year. Just tough to do it in a multinational league. They’d need 3-4 separate drafts.
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@canefan it must be pride, dont want it to look like we're just copying good ideas from other codes...and so we do ugly bastardised versions
@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2025:
@canefan it must be pride, dont want it to look like we're just copying good ideas from other codes...and so we do ugly bastardised versions
Isn't that case with everything, or are some here gullible enough to think Dally M or whatever wasn't copied from Hart Memorial trophy or something.
I actually like rugby's one much better where opposition captain and coach pick the points, you know the ones who are actually out there and know who are the players doing damage, not just the highlight boys! Genuinely think it best way of picking them if you going to have points etc. -
just saw this posted, thought quite a cool training Tshirt, the different strips looks like they represent the different PU's, not showing up on their club shop or anything, nice and simple idea, wouldnt be a bad away jersey
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just saw this posted, thought quite a cool training Tshirt, the different strips looks like they represent the different PU's, not showing up on their club shop or anything, nice and simple idea, wouldnt be a bad away jersey
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@Tim said in Super Rugby 2025:
I simply don't see it with Taele - he's too small to be an international midfielder
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@Kiwiwomble believe it's on Champions of the World
@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Kiwiwomble believe it's on Champions of the World
here's me thinking the offical shops would have everything :cat_face_with_tears_of_joy: how do champions get offical gear the the offical shop doesnt have
no pic loading on champions for me so cant even have a look
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@Yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2025:
@Kiwiwomble believe it's on Champions of the World
here's me thinking the offical shops would have everything :cat_face_with_tears_of_joy: how do champions get offical gear the the offical shop doesnt have
no pic loading on champions for me so cant even have a look
@Kiwiwomble yeah the champions website has been shambles for ages. The official Chiefs store has less than Sports Safari.
https://champions.co.nz/shop/tops/t-shirts-tops/crusaders-super-rugby-warm-up-t-shirt-2-2025/
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Very entertaining matches
Lovely skills, great set plays
Tackling optional
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Very entertaining matches
Lovely skills, great set plays
Tackling optional
Usually a lot of defensive lapses in the first round.
By round three it will have tightened up a lot.
