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Alright Roarers, the time has come for you to put your money where your mouth is and answer the question: Who will win the 2016 Super Rugby tournament?
And just as a little bonus, I’m going to throw in another question – who will win the wooden spoon.
I think, having put this little exercise together, that everyone who votes should announce who they’ve picked in the comments below, but that’s completely up to you.
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And it’s pretty unfair to ask you guys to vote for who you think will win, and not have a crack at it myself, so here goes nothing.
Who will win Super Rugby in 2016?
To be honest, this is as open a Super Rugby race as I’ve seen.
I’m backing a New Zealand team to get it done this year, as I think the Brumbies and the Waratahs, while good, won’t quite be good enough to take it all the way.
I’ll go with the Hurricanes, who look ominous in trial form, and despite missing a few of their stars from last year, have a great squad with weapons all around the park.
They’ll beat the Waratahs in the Super Rugby final.
Who will ‘win’ the wooden spoon in Super Rugby in 2016?
If anyone’s spent any time at all following the Southern Kings news, it’s really not great.
By the sounds of things, and it really depends on who you ask, there are a bunch of legal, monetary and squad problems over there. And that’s not to mention the administrative issues.
So really it’s a toss-up between them and the Sunwolves. I think the Jaguares will be okay, based on nothing but some research of their squad and a little look at their trial stuff. But the Sunwolves will struggle, particularly with the travel element added in.
My bet’s on the Kings.
So go on Roarers, let me know who you think can get it done in Super Rugby in 2016. Results will be out Friday morning.
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