Super Rugby tipping panel Week 9: With the rise comes the fall
Well then, what a week of tipping Round 8 was! The Hairy Man was most thankful that Brendan Pickerill wouldn’t entertain Ardie Savea’s protests…
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Brett McKay is one of The Roar's good news stories and has been a rugby and cricket expert for the site since July 2009. Brett is an international and Super Rugby commentator for ABC Grandstand radio, is the voice of ACT club rugby, has commentated on Under-20s Championships, Women's Uni Sevens and National Rugby Championship coverage, and has written for magazines and websites in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK. He tweets from @BMcSport.
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Well then, what a week of tipping Round 8 was! The Hairy Man was most thankful that Brendan Pickerill wouldn’t entertain Ardie Savea’s protests…
If you’d only just tuned in to the commentariat around Super Rugby Pacific in recent weeks, you could be excused for wondering why people…
It’s taken seven rounds, but we finally have a perfect round. And it belongs to the Hairy Man. In truth, there have been a…
Super Rugby Pacific has a high tackle problem that has suddenly popped up mid-season faster than a pimple on a 16-year-old face. Through the…
Right then, time to start banking points – for the teams and for those of us tipping them alike. Obviously any points earnt now…
Yes, yes, I know we’ve been going for a couple of weeks longer than a month, but there’s a method in play here. Firstly,…
Make or break: it feels like a funny thing to say about a competition only six weeks in, but this week really does feel…
Five rounds into the Super Rugby Pacific season, with all the theoretical Wallabies squad selection that have already been going on for the first month only going to ramp up, comes the formal announcement of the first official squad of the year.
Just when we thought we were getting somewhere on the rescheduling front, COVID rears its ugly head again, wiping out two of the three…
Dave Rennie was in Canberra the week before Super Rugby Pacific started, and he gave an interesting insight into the lengths he and his…
Tosa Drua! I’m sure plenty of us thought about tipping the Fijians last week, and I’d guess we’ll all think a bit harder about…
Oh man, the Melbourne Rebels are in a bad place right at the moment, aren’t they? There were plenty of voices in pre-season more…
Oh, the Blues. They had one freaking job. One job. But this is the Blues we’re talking about, and they’ve proven their unreliability time…
Some brilliant rugby was again played across Round 2 of Super Rugby Pacific, and it was another set of games to confirm my pre-season…
The first games are done, and you’d have to think the teams in the best shape will be the ones who can make the…
While it’s certainly true that you don’t win competitions in February, the opening round of Super Rugby showed us that the first few hit-outs…
Oh yes, we’re back. Super Rugby Pacific is ready to kick off for 2022 and we will be right here alongside the competition as…
Well, here we go. The competition so many of us have long desired, catering for our teams in our part of the world, and…
I feel like I’ve said this same thing at the same time every year for the last few seasons, and I’m afraid it remains…
'David Warner may or may not play in Adelaide today' was how I was going to start my final column of the year. I’m…
Hard to argue with your logic here Peter, and even seeing your explanation to his surprise recall, I kind of want to see if Saia Fainga’a is still up to the challenge now! 😁
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It’s a really good point you make, BF. Logic like this should apply more broadly, surely..
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Remembering that for the next money chat with Tony… 😂
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Ha, you and everyone else collectively!! 😁
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Some really interesting thoughts here, Highlander.
The early off-season posturing makes the narriative for next year an interesting prospect:
Will the competition be ever given a proper chance to shine with a fully integrated draw, as was supposed to be the case this year, but couldn’t be with another round of COVID impacts?
And will the narrative sit in the background waiting for the first opportunity to run the ‘this is why Australia should leave’ line of commentary, which already feels inevitable?
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Almost Syndicate like, Chookman. Almost…
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Wow, that’s some review Colvin.
The unkind might suggest you’ve spent way too much time and took way too many notes through the year!! 😂
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Good result Terry! I was running 5th or 6th i noticed midway through the season. Don’t expect that remained over the last month…
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
You’ve made me think of Aaron Mauger jumping around in the coaches box, RT ????
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Very thankful there’s no performance reviews BF..
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
My goodness we saw some terrible drop-out kicks this year!!
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Cheers ATW there’s some memories there, too!
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Great shout on the Tane Edmed interview, Billy.
We often think young players who graduate straight into ‘the system’ don’t care too much, but this put that theory to bed in an instant..
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Mostly it was prayers, I think…
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
We’ll be going through the international season Ricco, don’t worry!
Slight format tweak next week, but we’ll be back..
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
There’s a couple of factors at play, around the final scores, JD:
1. We never actually saw The Crowd’s pick last week through no fault of anyone, and I didn’t chase it up because its the end of season, and also because…
2. We never acknowledge Crowd success anyway!! 😛
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
Ha, Scrum you could sub out Foster and insert Hooper and cater nicely for the random guest crowd!! 😁
Super Rugby tipping panel: Stick a fork in us, we’re done
seems harsh!! 😂
'NZ have treated us poorly': Why Phil Kearns is backing RA's hard ball, and how rugby 'wins over league every week'
Find Harry and I on Twitter, you’ll get a weekly glimpse of why that might not be the case… 😁
'NZ have treated us poorly': Why Phil Kearns is backing RA's hard ball, and how rugby 'wins over league every week'
A *weekly* job and a half BS, speaking from experience… 😁
'NZ have treated us poorly': Why Phil Kearns is backing RA's hard ball, and how rugby 'wins over league every week'
We know it’s possible BS, and you’re not the first to ask this, but I can’t honestly say there has been any further movement yet.
I still wonder why people would want to see us (!), and I equally can’t say it definitely won’t happen, but it would be longer term goal..
'NZ have treated us poorly': Why Phil Kearns is backing RA's hard ball, and how rugby 'wins over league every week'
no, I’ve not heard anything, Bodger..
England are coming and maybe only Jones knows what he’s sending our way
Solid debut Brendon, welcome aboard..
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