Super14 Pre-season Games start this week!!!

[biffon]

ok folks its time to dust off your supporters Kit, Games start this weekend.
First game =Crusaders vs Hurricanes on Friday :smiley32: :smiley20: :smiley20:

not sure if they'll be televised in Aus.. will update this thread as soon as i know.

(Alphabetically by country)
Australia:
Brumbies:
February 1: v Waratahs, Gosford, 19.00 (08.00 GMT)
February 8: v Hurricanes, Levin, 19.00 (06.00 GMT)
Force:
February 2: v Crusaders, Melbourne, TBC
February 7: v Reds, Perth, 19.00 (10.00 GMT)
Reds:
January 26: v Waratahs Campbelltown, 19.00 (08.00 GMT)
January 31: v Blues, (Trial Match) Ballymore, 19.00 (09.00 GMT)
February 7: v Force, Perth, 19.00 (10.00 GMT)
Waratahs:
January 26: v Reds, Campbelltown, 19.00 (08.00 GMT)
February 1: v Brumbies, Gosford, 19.00 (08.00 GMT)
February 7: v Crusaders, Sydney, TBC

New Zealand:
Blues:
January 31: v Reds, Ballymore, 19.00 (09.00 GMT)
February 8: v Highlanders, Dunedin, 17.00 (04.00 GMT)
Chiefs:
January 26: v Highlanders Invercargill, 14.30 (01.30 GMT)
February 2: v Hurricanes, Taupo, 16.00 (03.00 GMT)
Crusaders:
January 25: v Hurricanes, Motueka, TBC
February 2: v Western Force, Melbourne,TBC
February 7: v Waratahs, Sydney,TBC
Highlanders:
January 26: v Chiefs, Invercargill, 14.30 (01.30 GMT)
February 8: v Blues, Duneden, 17.00 (04.00 GMT)
Hurricanes:
January 25: v Crusaders, Motueka, TBC
February 2: v Chiefs, Taupo, 16.00 (03.00 GMT)
February 8: v Brumbies, Levin, 19.00 (06.00 GMT)

South Africa:
Bulls:
January 24: v Falcons, Brakpan, 18.00 (16.00 GMT)
January 26: v Boland, Wellington, 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
January 31: v Lions B, Wits, 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
February 2: v Lions, Windhoek, 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
Cheetahs:
January 25: v Free State Vodacom Cup Squad, TBC
February 1: v Sharks, Bloemfontein, TBC
Lions:
January 31: v Bulls B, Wits, 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
February 2: v Bulls, Windhoek, TBC
February 6: v Sharks, Durban, TBC
Sharks:
February 1: v Cheetahs, Bloemfontein TBC
February 6: v Lions, Durban TBC
Stormers:
January 19: v Boland, Wellington TBC
January 26: v WP invitational, Newlands TBC

*Times,dates and venues subject to change.

[Nyala]

Go the Tah's....make me proud.

[Springbok]

it's very close now for kick off:smiley20:

[Spanner]

Yep - Getting Closer.

Excellent Fantasy Site at Superbru, but not yet open for Super 14's.

Suggest intrested parties for Fantasy Game see posting in Sport.

[biffon]

The Waratahs have won both their games (Reds & Brumbies) in the run up to the first round.

The Force have just finished their first pre-season game against the Crusaders. Saders won 12 -7 after the Force dominated the first half and then made eight changes to blood some new talent (obviously not talented enough to keep out the Crusaders it seems :D )
Sounds like it was a very tight hard forward based tussle.

[Springbok]

Who do you support Biffon " The WARRATAHS"?:smiley20:

[barto11]

the sharks and the cheetahs drew last night in a very physical match match...the sharks managed to squek an equaliser in the last minute

[Springbok]

Sharks all the through thick and thin and war and peace on the field:smiley32: :smiley20:

[Shifty]

The Force have just finished their first pre-season game against the Crusaders. Saders won 12 -7 after the Force dominated the first half and then made eight changes to blood some new talent (obviously not talented enough to keep out the Crusaders it seems :D )
Sounds like it was a very tight hard forward based tussle.

Now that this reconditioning nonsense is over and normal transmission has been resumed, it looks like the Crusaders are yet again, going to be everybodys nightmare. :motz:

[Springbok]

i can't wait another minute for this fantastic tournament:smiley20:

[Spanner]

Bulls 28 - Lions 14.

Minor injury to Habana, but not expected to affect his super 14 season.

[biffon]

bulls cant afford to lose anyone else - especially a back!

[Spanner]

bulls cant afford to lose anyone else - especially a back!


To right, but the murmers out of the Bulls are good for Habana and maybe Spies will pass his test later this week and return.

[biffon]

Tahs came from behind to overpower the Crusaders 24 - 14
I wouldnt take too much out of that score though as the Crusaders had the upper hand for the whole first half & both teams made 8 substitutions in the second half.

Force blew the Reds away with a 39 - 15 win on a soggy Pitch
score at half time was 15 - 10 to the Force and then they turned the thumb screws and it was all one way traffic after that apart from a brief period where the Reds scored one try but couldnt convert.
Force looking to prove the bookies wrong (they were picked to drop one place to 8th this year :smiley3: )

[Poison]

I wonder what Brumbies can do this year..

Lets go the Brumbies!!!

[Shifty]

I think the Brumbies and Hurricanes are playing eachother in a pre-season game tonight?

[Shifty]

The sky is going to fall on our heads.

Highlanders beat the Blues 42-21 in the pre-season match tonight. :stoned: Difficult to know what to take from these pre-season games, but a very surprising result. The Highlanders are expected to get the wooden spoon this year.


Hurricanes beat the Brumbies by exactly the same margin 42 - 21 tonight.

[biffon]

Im thinking the brumbies are looking rather shaky this year..... im hoping for shaynes sake that they at least make the top 10 or he will get PMS

[barto11]

sharks carved up the lions on wednesday night.....the Beast running in 2 tries

[Springbok]

The warm up matches are coming to an end and then the real stuff siarts