Crusaders Rising, Hurricanes stumbling? Super Rugby Finals Preview
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What recent events led to the Super Rugby playoffs?
Coming to you from rugby's greatest fortress, New Zealand's national stadium, Eden Park, is the Aotearoa Rugby Park. Kia ora and welcome to another Aotearoa Rugby pod as we head into the Super Rugby playoffs and off a last round that was, well, bizarre. The Brumbies losing to MP, the Hurricanes, well, kind of B team getting hammered, but it was still a strong team and the Chiefs stacking up the points against the Blues, which leaves us in an interesting position for this week as we head into these, I believe they're called qualifying finals with the six teams that go in there. Later on this week, we're going to have an interview with Anton Cegna, the blues up and comer who's got a lot of All Blacks buzz about him.
So we'll have a chat with him. We're also going to get into the props. What does it look like in the All Black propping stocks at the moment? You know, Chip loves to talk about the front row. You absolutely know it. So we'll get into that as well. And if you want to catch us, make sure that you go to at Aotearoa Rugby Pod official channels, whether it's YouTube, Audio Pod on our socials as well. Go to stuff.co.nz. We can get the stories. You can get clips. Also go to Rugby Pass. Watch us there and grab those stats while you're there because they are really, really good stats and teach you a lot about the game. So let's get into it. Let's talk some rugby. Jibber. It was a crazy weekend at Super Rugby.
It is the gift that keeps on giving.
How did the Hurricanes perform against the Crusaders?
And even though that Sun team's rested some players, they were still very high-paced, high-intensity games. Some surprises. I'm stoked for Moana Pacifica. They've been oh so close over the last four or five weeks. When the goings got tough, they've seemed to galvanise and played some of their best footy. And to get the result in Canberra, man, that is not an easy place to go.
It was a hell of a win there. I mean, who knows if it's their last game or it's not their last game. There's so much chat about what is or what isn't happening there. But to put that out there for that game was super important for them as a team.
Yeah, just the grit and determination they showed. Even when they had the red card last, you sort of thought, oh, here it is. They're going to lose, unfortunately, again. But they just hung tough, and Pellegrini had some sort of game.
Their big guys really stood up. Now, let's bring in Bryn Hall. I'll press the button over here, and here he is on the screen.
What insights can we gain from the Brumbies' defeat to Moana Pasifika?
Oh, Bryn. You've obviously got a massive game today, Bryn. Thank you for joining us on game day once again. Semi-final time.
Yeah, it is. And welcome back, Chipper. Good to see you, mate. Good to have you back on the show.
Who are the standout players to watch in the Super Rugby finals?
Good to have you here, mate.
Only just, Brennan. I can assure you of that.
What is the current state of the All Blacks' prop selections?
It's always a good trip, mate, especially going to Las Vegas, right? But now we've got Panasonic, guys, one of the best teams in the competition this year. We had a narrow loss to them in the round robin. I think they won in the last maybe three or four minutes, having 36 phases. So, yeah, it's a big weekend. Corby have just beaten Suntory the day before. So, yeah, whoever wins is going to go up against Corby. So, yeah, it's going to be a good week and a good turnout from our fans.
nailing a title in Japan and a couple of games. Another tattoo. Is there room?
Well, maybe he needs to go to the other arm. Different competition. Go to the other pipe.
If we end up doing the job, you might see a tattoo coming up. Got to do a few more bicep kills.
Right, let's chat about this final round because it was... really important for setting up who was going to get that home playoff spot and where everyone else would go. And we've ended up in a spot where the Crusaders did something quite extraordinary. I know Gypra was a Hurricanes second string team to some degree, but on paper, that team looked much better than the score shows. From
The Hurricanes' point of view, like, it just shows, like, and I just think, like, attack, Bryn, you can sort of get away with chopping and changing, but when you have, like, wholesale changes, defensively, even though the structures are the same, I think that cohesion is, you know, it's just test a little bit more.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent events led to the Super Rugby playoffs?
0:00–1:28
2
How did the Hurricanes perform against the Crusaders?
1:28–2:25
3
What insights can we gain from the Brumbies' defeat to Moana Pasifika?
2:25–2:35
4
Who are the standout players to watch in the Super Rugby finals?
2:35–2:40
5
What is the current state of the All Blacks' prop selections?
2:40–28:13
6
How do the Crusaders' attacking strategies impact their performance?
28:13–57:04
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