Super 14 2007 Draw!!!

[biffon]

The 2007 Super 14 Draw

Week 1
Feb 2 Blues (NZ) v Crusaders (NZ) Auckland
Feb 2 Western Force (Aus) v Highlanders (NZ) Perth
Feb 2 South Africa (5) v NSW Waratahs (Aus) TBC
Feb 3 Chiefs (NZ) v ACT Brumbies (Aus) Hamilton
Feb 3 Queensland Reds (Aus) v Hurricanes (NZ) Brisbane
Feb 3 Sharks (RSA) v Bulls (RSA) Durban
Feb 3 Central Cheetahs (RSA) v Stormers (RSA) Bloemfontein

Week 2
Feb 9 Chiefs (NZ) v Hurricanes (NZ) Hamilton
Feb 9 Stormers (RSA) v Western Force (Aus) Cape Town
Feb 9 Sharks (RSA) v NSW Waratahs (Aus) Durban
Feb 10 Crusaders (NZ) v Queensland Reds (Aus) Christchurch
Feb 10 ACT Brumbies (Aus) v Blues (NZ) Canberra
Feb 10 Bulls (RSA) v Central Cheetahs (RSA) Pretoria
Feb 10 SA (5) v Highlanders (NZ) (TBC)

Week 3
Feb 16 Stormers (RSA) v Chiefs (NZ) Cape Town
Feb 16 Bulls (RSA) v Western Force (Aus) Pretoria
Feb 17 Queensland Reds (Aus) v ACT Brumbies (Aus) Brisbane
Feb 17 Hurricanes (NZ) v Blues (NZ) Wellington
Feb 17 Central Cheetahs (RSA) v NSW Waratahs (Aus) Kimberley
Feb 17 SA (5) v Crusaders (NZ) TBC
Feb 17 Sharks (RSA) v Highlanders (NZ) Durban

Week 4
Feb 23 Hurricanes (NZ) v ACT Brumbies (Aus) Wellington
Feb 23 Highlanders (NZ) v Stormers (RSA) Dunedin
Feb 23 Blues (NZ) v Queensland Reds (Aus) Auckland
Feb 24 Western Force (Aus) v SA (5) Perth
Feb 24 Bulls (RSA) v Chiefs (NZ) Pretoria
Feb 24 Central Cheetahs (RSA) v Crusaders (NZ) Bloemfontein
Bye - Waratahs/Sharks

Week 5
March 2 Blues (NZ) v Highlanders (NL) Auckland
March 2 NSW Waratahs (Aus) v Western Force (Aus) Sydney
March 2 Central Cheetahs (RSA) v Chiefs (NZ) Bloemfontein
March 3 Hurricanes (NZ) v Stormers (RSA) Palmerston North
March 3 ACT Brumbies (Aus) v Bulls (RSA) Canberra
March 3 Queensland Reds (Aus) v SA (5) Brisbane
March 3 Sharks (RSA) v Crusaders (NZ) Durban

Week 6
March 9 Highlanders (NZ) v Queensland Reds (Aus) Dunedin
March 9 ACT Brumbies (Aus) v Stormers (RSA) Canberra
March 9 Western Force (Aus) v Hurricanes (NZ) Perth
March 10 Blues (NZ) v SA (5) Auckland
March 10 NSW Waratahs (Aus) v Bulls (RSA) Sydney
March 10 Central Cheetahs (RSA) v Sharks (RSA) Bloemfontein
Bye - Chiefs/Crusaders

Week 7
March 16 Chiefs (NZ) v SA (5) Hamilton
March 16 Western Force (Aus) v Queensland Reds (Aus) Perth
March 17 Crusaders (NZ) v Bulls (RSA) Christchurch
March 17 NSW Waratahs (Aus) v Stormers (RSA) Sydney
March 17 Central Cheetahs (RSA) v ACT Brumbies (Aus) Bloemfontein
March 17 Sharks (RSA) v Hurricanes (NZ) Durban
Bye - Blues/Highlanders

Week 8
March 23 Blues (NZ) v NSW Waratahs (Aus) Auckland
March 24 Highlanders (NZ) v Bulls (RSA) Dunedin
March 24 Crusaders (NZ) v Stormers (RSA) Christchurch
March 24 Queensland Reds (Aus) v Chiefs (NZ) Brisbane
March 24 Sharks (RSA) v ACT Brumbies (Aus) Durban
March 24 SA (5) v Hurricanes (NZ) TBC
Bye - Force/Cheetahs

Week 9
March 30 Highlanders (NZ) v Central Cheetahs (RSA) Invercargill
March 30 Western Force (Aus) v Sharks (RSA) Perth
March 31 Hurricanes (NZ) v Bulls (RSA) Wellington
March 31 Chiefs (NZ) v Blues (NZ) Hamilton
March 31 NSW Waratahs (Aus) v Crusaders (NZ) Sydney
March 31 SA (5) v ACT Brumbies (Aus) TBC
Bye - Reds/Stormers

Week 10
April 6 Blues (NZ) v Central Cheetahs (RSA) Auckland
April 7 Highlanders (NZ) v Chiefs (NZ) Dunedin
April 7 Crusaders (NZ) v Western Force (Aus) Christchurch
April 7 Queensland Reds (Aus) v Sharks (RSA) Brisbane
April 7 Stormers (RSA) v SA(5) Cape Town
April 8 ACT Brumbies (Aus) v NSW Waratahs (Aus) Canberra
Bye - Hurricanes/Bulls

Week 11
April 13 Hurricanes (NZ) v Central Cheetahs (RSA) Wellington
April 14 Chiefs (NZ) v Western Force (Aus) Hamilton
April 14 Highlanders (NZ) v Crusaders (NZ) Dunedin
April 14 Blues (NZ) v Sharks (RSA) Auckland
April 14 NSW Waratahs (Aus) v Queensland Reds (Aus) Sydney
April 14 Bulls (RSA) v Stormers (RSA) Pretoria
Bye - Brumbies/SA (5)

Week 12
April 20 Crusaders (NZ) v Hurricanes (NZ) Christchurch
April 20 ACT Brumbies (Aus) v Western Force (Aus) Canberra
April 21 Queensland Reds (Aus) v Central Cheetahs (RSA) Brisbane
April 21 Chiefs (NZ) v Sharks (RSA) Hamilton
April 21 NSW Waratahs (Aus) v Highlanders (NZ) Sydney
April 21 SA (5) v Bulls (RSA) TBC
April 21 Stormers (RSA) v Blues (NZ) Cape Town

Week 13
April 27 Hurricanes (NZ) v Highlanders (NZ) Wellington
April 27 NSW Waratahs (Aus) v Chiefs (NZ) Sydney
April 27 Western Force (Aus) v Central Cheetahs (RSA) Perth
April 27 Bulls (RSA) v Blues (NZ) Pretoria
April 28 ACT Brumbies (Aus) v Crusaders (NZ) Canberra
April 28 Sharks (RSA) v SA(5) Durban
April 28 Stormers (RSA) v Queensland Reds (Aus) Cape Town

Week 14
May 4 Crusaders (NZ) v Chiefs (NZ) Christchurch
May 5 Highlanders (NZ) v ACT Brumbies (Aus) Dunedin
May 5 Hurricanes (NZ) v NSW Waratahs (Aus) Wellington
May 5 Western Force (Aus) v Blues (NZ) Perth
May 5 SA (5) v Central Cheetahs (RSA) TBC
May 5 Stormers (RSA) v Sharks (RSA) Cape Town
May 5 Bulls (RSA) v Queensland Reds (Aus) Pretoria

Semi-finals
May 11 1st qualifier v 4th qualifier TBA
May 12 2nd qualifier v 3rd qualifier TBA

Final
May 19 TBA

[biffon]

bring it on boys n girls!!!! cant @$@#% wait!!! :D

[biffon]

r those that couldnt bother reading and making sense of all that heres the article that went with it:

THE draw for the 2007 Super 14 series was announced by SANZAR today and will kick off with matches in Auckland, Perth and Johannesburg on Friday February 2 next year.
The South African, New Zealand and Australian Rugby Unions that make up SANZAR revealed that the competition would begin a week earlier next year to allow for the Rugby World Cup in France.
The opening match will be between the Blues and Crusaders at Eden Park.
All up, there will be 91 matches plus two semi-finals and the final, scheduled for Saturday May 19, 2007.
Twenty-nine of the matches will be played on a Friday night, while 61 have been scheduled for Saturdays - in their local timezones across New Zealand, South Africa and Australia - and only one on a Sunday, when ACT Brumbies host New South Wales Waratahs in Canberra on April 8.
Teams with six home matches include the Chiefs, Queensland Reds, Central Cheetahs, Crusaders, Brumbies, Bulls and Stormers.
The Blues, Sharks, Highlanders, NSW Waratahs, Hurricanes, Western Force and the fifth team from South Africa will enjoy seven home games.
The fifth team from South Africa, listed in the draw as SA(5), will be advised by the SA Rugby Union at a later date.
The series will be telecast live, exclusive and uninterrupted on Fox Sports.

[Blazzo]

May the Force be with you!
I think we will see a huge improvement from the force this season, with Gitteau (spelling?),Drew Mitchell added and of course can't go past the quality of the coach and the other players. Potential is there.
They only just lost so many games last season, wiil be good to see the rise of the Force, can't wait

[biffon]

yeah im with you on that - i reckon we could possibly even see a finals berth but i'll be foolish to say anymore than that!

cheetahs also looking strong as are Blues! could be a tighter finish next year!

[Shayne]

Brumbies all the way ladies.

[biffon]

brumbies in their zimmer frames haha!!!

[Raevoyn]

Bring it on, The Sharks will finally come to the party and pull it out of the bag!

[Shayne]

Bring it on, The Sharks will finally come to the party and pull it out of the bag!

Even the Brumbie Cheerleaders would finish higher than the Sharks. And there are only 10 ten of them.

[Raevoyn]

Hey, that's not fair, they'd distract the Sharks!

[neilvr]

Stormers for the title

[biffon]

oooooh i see its going to be an interesting season ahead (supporters wise)- I like it!!!

[Patson]

Come on if its not Crusaders then its Cheifs or Hurricanes and then its Some Aussie team . I agree with Shayne on the Brumbies Cheer Leaders taking the Sharks out and i dont even like the Brumbies

[Raevoyn]

Isn't that where Clyde Rathbone is playing, hmm, I think they'll become Raevoyn's enemy no 1 team now! Damn the Brumbies to hell!

[Shayne]

Jealousy gets you nowhere.

[biffon]

haha - actually i rate Rathbone as one of Australias better players but think he'd be better suited as a centre with those powerful legs of his -maybe they play him on the wing cause he is not a good tactician, just lights his tailpipe and vookas!

dunno i like the kid! :D

[biffon]

i think both SA and AUS have lifted their games - this season is going to be TOUGH!

contenders for me at least are:
Blues 1
Crusaders 2
Brumbies 3
Cheetahs 4
Sharks 5
Bulls 6
force 7
hurricanes 8
finals crusaders v cheetahs

[Raevoyn]

Actually I rate Rathbone too, I'[m just pissed he's a turncoat!

[Shayne]

Blues are going to be VERY strong this year. The combination of North Harbour and Auckland (both playing well in the NPC) will make them a serious contender.

[Raevoyn]

Nothing compared to the Sharks!

[Shayne]

If the sharks werent 5th best in SA i might agree.

[Raevoyn]

They'll always be #1 in my book!

[biffon]

yeah definitely Blues for a finals berth - don't think they have the legs though to go all the way... we'll see
id like to see in the final 4
brumbies, blues, force, cheetahs
but ill be realistic and say it'll be
Saders, blues, canes, cheetahs

[Aboriginal]

Blues are going to be VERY strong this year. The combination of North Harbour and Auckland (both playing well in the NPC) will make them a serious contender.

The blues looked good on paper last year and look how cuck they went! Just like my team the stormers. They looked cuck on paper and backed it up on the field. Not sure which is worse, to have a good team that loses or a bad team that has a surprising win. Guess that is what Zim sport has always been about. Ha ha. (The latter that is)

[zambezilover]

I wouldnt put any money on the Blues to pull through although they have a good side, they lack the stamina to go all the way. As I am a Stormers fan I will stick with them again next year. GO STORMERS

[biffon]

stormers are my favorite SA team - sentimentally at least -but i do think that the Cheetahs will be the standout SA team this year. Stormers will finish in the bottom half i think..

[neilvr]

Are the spears going to make it to the super 14?

[biffon]

doubt it - as every day goes by it looks like cats (lions) will stay in and spears will lose out - they are just not organised enough as a franchise to pull off a super14 berth. - i do feel sorry for them though, they didnt not get much support after SARFU pulled the plug on their promise.. left them high n dry halfway through the year...