There were a couple of unexpected results last week, with the Crusaders and the Sharks both losing their first games of the season, and the race for the semi-final places is definitely on.
There are still eight teams in with a chance of reaching the knockout stages, and the Stormers and the Chiefs seem to be the fastest movers up the ‘log’. The Waratahs are still in the top four thanks to consistently strong performances, whilst the Hurricanes have slipped after their defeat to the Stormers last week.
The match of the round looks to be the Waratahs v the Sharks, with the South Africans hoping to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.
Here are my predictions for this week’s matches:
Crusaders v Blues: Crusaders by 14Brumbies v Lions: Brumbies by 24Chiefs v Reds: Chiefs by 15
Waratahs v Sharks: Waratahs by 7
Cheetahs v Hurricanes: Hurricanes by 14
Stormers v Highlanders: Stormers by 12
Who do you think will make the semis? And while we’re on the subject of S14 rugby, what do people think of the ELVs now?
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2 months ago
Hey, a tip: I only read this because it was tagged "Sharks" and I am a hockey fan. THere are also hockey teams for Hurricanes and Blues, the Reds are a baseball team, and the Lions and Chiefs are American football. Thus, by using these tags you may be able to get people who are not into rugby to read your postings, and you may be able to draw us in if you write knowing we will be part of your audience. Just a thought.
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