Brought to you this week from @GarbhanHogan
With the Sharks on the bye for this week it left for some
big name clashes and a truly entertaining weekend of rugby.
The Highlanders went down to the Reds in a nail biter that
left the score board on 33-34.
The Hurricanes saw off the Southern Kings’ challenge in an
entertaining match that was a high scoring affair (46-30).
The Chiefs showed their steel as champions by holding down
the Blues in Waikato. (23-16)
Brumbies held on at home to see off the challenge of the
Bulls. (23-20)
The performance of the weekend probably came from the
Cheetahs who are in a very different place to their Australian visitors over
the weekend as the Rebels brought their off field problems onto the pitch…. And
it showed. (34-16)
The Crusaders overcame a handy Stormers side in Cape Town
but are showing the physicality of the encounter with a number of injuries
affecting there squad. 14-19 was the final score.
The final match saw a Waratahs victory in the Aussie derby
match over the Western Force. Cheika’s men are beginning to roll into a team.
(23-19)
Fantasy implications:
Dream Team – No overall dream team players were present in
the top band this week. The highest contributing team was the Reds with 3
players in this week’s dream team with the New Zealand conference contributing
7 players in the team of the week. Matt Todd was the players of the week with
57, the only man to break the 50 point mark.
Teams & Contributions:
Blues – Nobody made the dream team this week. From the
backs, George Moala was the only man to break 20 points but he did make it to
32. The pack fared somewhat better with Steven Luatua (29) and Angus Ta’avao
(32) hitting good numbers.
Brumbies – Mister consistent Stephen Moore (40) and Robbie
Coleman (32) had storming weeks. The same cannot be said for Nic White who hit
-17
Bulls – Some good scorers in the game against the Crusaders
didn’t bring them the result. 6 men had very good points for the week but prop
Morne Mellet brought the team down (-12)
Cheetahs – The men in the midfield made the dream team with
Johann Sadie and Robert Ebersohn both reaching over 40. Points elsewhere came
from Strauss, Labuschagne and Brussow.
Chiefs – You want points from these boys, pick their front
row. 2 in the dream team and a combined total of 130 is a handy return. Sam Cane
was not his usual self with 1 point and Richard Kahui has come flying back from
injury (38)
Crusaders – How do you get a result against the Bulls? Have
your pack front up which they did. 2 dream teamers and solid if not great
performances from the rest of the pack.
Highlanders – Good points in most positions, goes to show
that they are playing but the Highlanders just can’t seem to win the games.
Hurricanes – Brad Shields (48) and Alapata Leiua (41) had
great games and there were a few more solid players. They generally performed
well this week.
Rebels – Same old story for the Rebels, some good
performances from the forwards but aside from James O’Connor (21) the backs
should all have gone home.
Reds – Will Genia has come back and shown the whole Fantasy competition
how to score points from scrum half, he may not be in the dream team but since
returning he is always there or there about. Great backrow performance from the
Reds. Best unit in the league.
Southern Kings – These boys had a good showing and scored
well everywhere except in the outside back division. It’s why they lost the
match.
Stormers – Front row stood well in the game and this shows
in the points for the week. The rest of the team need to provide backup if they
want to lead the conference. No one broke the 40 point mark.
Waratahs – AAC is the leading man in blue this week. 47
points helped his team to win the game as his try for the ‘tahs was ultimately
the difference against the Western Force. He must have listen to Cheika’s
screams and shout in the changing room.
Western Force – Backup Hooker Heath Tessmann proved more
than capable as a replacement for Nathan Charles with 31 points. The rest of
the team failed to break 30 points and only 3 others broke 20. Hard to see why
the Waratahs only just beat them.
SuperIrish
Another change at the top, with the top 4 a bit stretched
for the first time in a while.
The followers have started to reel them in aswell. Only two
players were above 300 points, and they have gone clear at the top, but there
are 3 players with 290+ who are catching up on the rest.
With a new head to head league starting next week (spread the word) , there is all to play for.
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