Super Rugby Aotearoa scenarios: How a winner can be decided - and how three teams can finish level
With just two rounds of Super Rugby Aotearoa action remaining, a title winner could be decided as early as Sunday. Here's all you need to know about the title chances of the Crusaders, Blues and Hurricanes.
Crusaders to win scenario
As it stands:
Sitting first on 24 points (+61 points difference)
Remaining games:
v Highlanders, at Blues
The scenario:
Need one win from their two remaining games to win the title. Pretty simple.
Blues to win scenario
As it stands:
Second on 22 points (+27)
Remaining game:
Bye, v Crusaders
The scenario:
Need to beat the Crusaders in their final game
and
hope the Crusaders lose to the Highlanders. There is also chance both teams could still end on 26 in this scenario, but Blues would have won more games so they would have the tiebreaker.
Hurricanes to win scenario
As it stands:
Third place on 16 points (+7)
Remaining games:
v Chiefs, at Highlanders
The scenario:
Need to win their remaining two games, both with a bonus point,
and
hope the Crusaders lose their final two games,
and
the Blues win their final game without a bonus point, and then have a greater points difference. Basically, they need a miracle.
The 'all three teams finish on the same points' scenario
Yes it's possible. The Crusaders, Blues and Hurricanes could all finish on 26 points.
For this to happen the Crusaders would need to earn just two points from their remaining two games (either a draw against the Highlanders or two bonus points in defeats). The Blues would need to beat the Crusaders without a bonus point (and deny them a bonus point if they head into the game on 26).
The Hurricanes would need the maximum 10 points in victories over the Chiefs and Highlanders. If this did happen then the title would be decided between the Blues and the Hurricanes as they would both have more wins than the Crusaders. Points difference would be the decider.
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HAHAHAHA typical.. there is no where near 90% of the top players in Europe Nick. Those playing in Brazil and Argentina still are probably better that 90% of the none top 5 european leagues.
Even just because these australians are in Europe, does not make them better than those at home. And that goes for nearly all the nations with heavy representation in europe.
What you're trying to say is europe is were 90% of the money in football is, that would get your point across better.
Go to commentsScott Robertson wants his men to push through and sight their targets to help minimise errors from rushed and frustrating brain explosions.
This test match will highlight if the entire coaching staff can select from the All Blacks sqaud, a team capable of producing the necessary and silencing their critics.
Go the All Blacks...looking to have the rub of green again vs Ireland... onwards and upwards.
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