What about the Reds? Super 14, Magners League, Guinness Premiership 25th April 2010

Super 14


Well, those bloody Reds (see what I did there) have totally messed up my predictions with a hard fought victory over the Stormers, sending them back home with their tail between their legs, and adding some much needed unpredictability to the competition. And woe are the Crusaders(and New Zealand rugby?) as the Force came from behind to record a notable victory. The Lions were duly slaughtered by the Bulls, and poor Chiefs fans were made to sweat as the Cheetahs nearly recorded their first overseas victory. These are the kind of matches profanities were made for. The ‘Tahs are keeping themselves nicely in contention, by edging the Brumbies. The top of the league has an unusually SA/Aus feel to it.

This is the run in for the finals, looks like the ‘Tahs and the Reds can make up a bit of ground:

Team Points 30th 7th 14th

Bulls 39 Sharks Crusaders Stormers

Stormers 34 Crusaders Sharks Bulls

Crusaders 34 Stormers Bulls Brumbies

Reds 34 Brumbies Canes Highlanders

Waratahs 33 Highlanders Chiefs Canes

Guinness Premiership

Bath and Saracens are coming good at exactly the right part of the season with good wins over Wasps and the Saint’s respectively. The Saints , London Irish and Wasps meanwhile are losing form just when they want to be peaking. Bath have had a fairy tale come back with Olly Barley and Joe Maddock in good form in their win over Wasps. Is it just me or are Wasps starting to look old? Worcester, meanwhile go down after 6 years in the top flight after losing out to Leeds.

Magners League

Leinster and Munster both lost out this weekend, but Leinster weren’t any kind of team you could recognize as they rested players ahead of their big match to come, with Connacht losing out also with a second string team. Ulster had a good result against Glasgow, and not before time as they scramble to avoid missing out on Heineken Cup Rugby next year. Munster won’t have enjoyed losing to the Ospreys as the final positions in the league start to shape up.