Round 2 of the 2012 Super Rugby campaign is opened by an All Black derby, with the Chiefs hosting the Blues in Hamilton. Both teams will be out to win their first match of the competition, and the game should be an open affair with quite a few tries scored.
The Chiefs have seen some injury concerns this week, but have still named one of the most exciting backlines in the competition this year, with the centre combination of Williams and Kahui looking particularly dangerous. World Cup winning flyhalf Aaron Cruden will be tasked with setting this backline alight.
Talking of exciting backlines, the Blues boast a backline that can hardly be matched, with the exception of an inexperienced pivot who has to run the show. If the ball can go wide, expect the likes of Wulf, Ranger and Toeava to burn a few defenders.
All in all, it should be a very good match to watch, with the Blues experience coming through to take the victory.
Chiefs: 15. Robbie Robinson, 14. Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 13. Richard Kahui, 12. Sonny Bill Williams, 11. Tim Nanai-Williams, 10. Aaron Cruden, 9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8. Kane Thompson, 7. Tanerau Latimer, 6. Liam Messam (Captain), 5. Brodie Retallick, 4. Craig Clarke, 3. Ben Tameifuna, 2. Mahonri Schwalger, 1. Sona Taumalolo
Replacements: 16. Hikawera Elliott, 17. Shane Cleaver, 18. Fritz Lee, 19. Sam Cane, 20. Augustine Pulu, 21. Andrew Horrell, 22. Declan O`Donnell
Blues: 15. Isaia Toeava, 14. David Raikuna, 13. Rene Ranger, 12. Benson Stanley, 11. Rudi Wulf, 10. Michael Hobbs, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Jerome Kaino, 7. Daniel Braid, 6. Chris Lowrey, 5. Ali Williams, 4. Anthony Boric, 3. Charlie Faumuina / Tevita Mailau, 2. Keven Mealamu (Captain), 1. Tom McCartney
Replacements: 16. Pauliasi Manu, 17. Angus Ta’avao, 18. Brad Mika, 19. Luke Braid, 20. Piri Weepu, 21. Gareth Anscombe, 22. Sherwin Stowers
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36 LMS deaths this morning due to non selection
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 1) : If this continues we will be done by round 5
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 1) :
Sounds like ice is one of them poor unfortunate souls
@Zibbie (Comment 3) : damnit man! I thought I had till at least before kick off! 🙁
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 1) : Eish! @Die Kriek (Comment 2) : Again! 😈
I was brave, I picked the Lions on LMS 😎 😛
@JarsonX (Comment 6) :
i know a few good prayers you can use
@Ice (Comment 4) :
Jeez Ice, how long have you been playing this game? How many of the Rules and training wheels articles have you read over the years?
One less on LMS….I Like! 😈 😉
@JarsonX (Comment 6) :
That is brave..
Blues by 3.
@Ice (Comment 4) : No sympathy here 😉
Chiefs 7 – 0 Blues
5 minutes
Taumalolo try.
Cruden with the conversion.
Chiefs 10 – 0 Blues
7 minutes
Cruden penalty
Go Cruden, I have him in my FL
@Pokkel (Comment 8) : No lifeline? Can’t this count as a bye?? I had month end, month beginning, a husband, two children, 3 dogs, a boss, a blog, superbru, FL all wanting some time from me. All of them sendinng me REMINDERS…:twisted:.. Now it’s only possible that I could slip up with one little thing..
Come on Blues!
Chiefs 10 – 3 Blues
15 minutes
Hobbs penalty
@Ice (Comment 15) :
You didn’t bother to read the rules again did you. It was quite clear that you can CHOOSE a bye but if you forget to choose it’s bye bye.
Sorry Ysie.
Go the Chiefs …went with the under dog on bru.
Took a early bye for lms …
Apparently rain coming down quite hard..
@Ice (Comment 15) : I’ll trade you my lifeline for 2 FL trades?
13 users went with the Blues this morning, BTW
I seemde to be having a screwed Friday…first LMS and now seems the blooming SB! 😥
@csb (Comment 19) :
sorry about the delayed approval.. done now..
Chiefs 10 – 6 Blues
22 min
Hobbs penalty
Shithe! I went Blues on LMS! C’mon Blues!!!!!
Chiefs 17 – 6 Blues
25 min
Tikoirotuma try, Cruden converts
@Ice (Comment 23) :
Every year I promise myself to rememmber lms and starting 15 and capt and every year I seem to forget the one .. 😕
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 24) :
Thank you sir.
Chiefs tend to implode when they go ahead early …
Blues are rattled though.
17 – 6 Chiefs. 25 min
@csb (Comment 28) :
Should read every week too 😳
The standard of rugby in these conditions is incredible.
Chiefs look well drilled.
Try of the season thus far ..Chiefs take the lead with a very well worked try ..picking the gaps at will.
24-6 Chiefs.
Kerr-Barlow try! Cruden slots it
Chiefs 24-6 Blues
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 1) : 🙁 Why bother entering? 😳
BP Try for the Chiefs already. 😯
BP for the Chiefs! Nanai-Williams scores.
Bye Bye LMS lifeline
Chiefs r playing how The Sharks need to play 2morrow…they looking after ball, and keeping the pace high and looking for space.
Chiefs 29 – 6 Blues
Two tries in 3 minutes
35 minutes
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 22) : a very unlucky 13 it seems 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 34) :
Blues have hardly been in the match …must say though Chiefs are looking very impressive.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 33) :
36 less souls to worry about later..
@KSA Shark © (Comment 38) :
man .. and im not one of them … something is wrong with the universe …
@csb (Comment 39) : I had a Looooong lie in this morning and woke up to this. I was super 😯 ed
@KSA Shark © (Comment 38) : Hey, I’m one of them!!
@Die Kriek (Comment 43) : As my mom would say. “Jy wil Mos!!!!” 😛 😛
Game looking ridiculously one-sided,Chiefs backline might see a couple new All Blacks capped if this game is anything to go by
@KSA Shark © (Comment 33) : geeez 2cents… No need to be snotty about it, it’s an honest mistake..and the fact that there is not a reminder does not help…we don’t sit around our PC’s just waiting to make pics on LMS, you know.. 😈
@Pokkel (Comment 8) : 😎 😆
@Ludz (Comment 45) :
Some young very talented players coming thru ..and to think Rennie was beig critized for picking this side …
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 37) : ok enough with the jokes now, give us the real score 😯
@Ice (Comment 46) :
If your serious about it you would sit around your pc the whole day …
@KSA Shark © (Comment 47) : I have a fool proof SB system. Need a partner tho
Blues to make a huge come back and win by 11 points… please.. thank you..
@Zibbie (Comment 41) : 😀 Maybe the Lions’ luck has finally turned and their fans are being given a break as well. 🙂
Who’d you pick?
It seems I am going to start this rugby weekend off badly with a loss in superbru.
What did I say, first round means little.
Heed these words of wisdom people.
Heed them!
@lostfish (Comment 54) :
You are not the only one!
@Ludz (Comment 45) : when u need the Chiefs to win, they don’t, when you don’t they do!!! I think I need to get back into bed, this day is gonna give me a stroke… 😥
@Rahul (Comment 51) : ? If it’s anything like Hmmm’s system then it should be interesting 🙂
Hmmm used to (maybe he still does) have more than one entrant Hmmm abd Hmmmm in SB and then although he says he didn’t I’m sure he did, he would then use the one to check on picks before making the picks with the other. 😆
Why else would you have 2 entries unless maybe you had a split personality and couldn’t decide which pick you favoured. 🙂
@lostfish (Comment 54) : Going to be a BIG bunch of us it seems. 🙂
Chuncky Weepu on for Mathewson
@KSA Shark © (Comment 58) :
I wont neccesarily look at the picks, but to go either way on the closer games..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 52) : Yes please
@KSA Shark © (Comment 53) :
i went with the Reds …
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 61) : Hey that’s very difficult to keep track of. And won’t help much if the one entrant wins the one close game and the other wins the other close game. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 64) :
Exactly, so there is little point..
@Zibbie (Comment 63) :
That was a brilliant pick 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 58) : he did! I remember that!he used the second one for margin points… Didn’t help cause he couldn’t pick a winner! Mine is much simpler. Pick the obvious winners like whoever is playing the cheetahs, then pick the oposite of my picks and you guaranteed a win point!
@Zibbie (Comment 63) : I think you could be safe with that one. 🙂
I are SCREWED!
@Rahul (Comment 67) : 😆 😆
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 66) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 68) :
This is Super Rugby so im not so sure … 😀
Chiefs 29 – 9 Blues
55min
Hobbs penalty
@Die Kriek (Comment 69) : And if SB had managed to learn after all these years that they have problems with site traffic on SB and actually bothered to sort their problem out then I would have been able to say exactly HOE many of US are screwed with you, but unfortunately they are anything but professional.
29 – 9 down and the blues for the PK???????????????? and miss it.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 56) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 59) : Who would have thought after all the key injuries the Chiefs could roll the Blues like that.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 66) : and it was going to be mine…bwahahahahahahaha…
I noticed an imposter pokkel on the SW SB. Mine spelt with a capital P and his with small p……the sh!t thing is that he’s way ahead of me. 😳
Rich….how could you allow this?
@lostfish (Comment 75) : 😯 my thoughts exactly when I switched the TV on this morning.
@Pokkel (Comment 77) : 😯 😆
@Pokkel (Comment 77) :
Seriously?
That is so weird?
😯 Paper means squat 🙄
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 80) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 79) : Don’t let him fool you, he’s doing Hmmmmm’s trick!!
With this blues lineout the stormers are gonna have a feast next week
@Ice (Comment 82) : 😀
@JarsonX (Comment 81) : It’s all electronic nowadays. 😛
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 80) : Now if only SB would get their act together we can have a look see. 🙁
TMO awards a try to the blues that NEVER was a try. 😯 🙁
Chiefs 29 – 14 Blues
78min
I know a guy that used his wifes name to make random picks to check out the average pick for games and then made his picks from that…
At the end of the season his “wife” beat him @ SB….
LMS
175 teams entered the game:
90 still alive with a lifeline.
34 still alive with no lifeline.
51 out of the game.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 87) :
who scored for the Blues ?
FULL TIME
Chiefs 29 – 14 Blues
@KSA Shark © (Comment 87) : Pity try
@KSA Shark © (Comment 87) : I have a FL team packed with blues players, tipped them to do good this year, Stowers is not one of them 👿
@Zibbie (Comment 91) : Stowers
@KSA Shark © (Comment 79) : @Richard Ferguson (Comment 80) : @Ice (Comment 82) :
I should have shut up about it.
If pokkel won I might have gotten me an elusive cup above my name.
Stupid! 😳
@Zibbie (Comment 91) : Stowers
Try scorers Chiefs
Taumalolo (4th min), Tikoirotuma (23rd min), Kerr-Barlow (31st min), Nanai-Williams (34th min)
Try Scorer Blues
Stowers (77thmin)
@Pokkel (Comment 96) : 😆
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@KSA Shark © (Comment 90) : Friday bloody Friday
@KSA Shark © (Comment 95) : @Franshark (Comment 97) :
thANK YOU … YEA MINE IS PACKED WITH bLUES AS WELL … THEY SUCKING NOT HELPING MUCH ..
@KSA Shark © (Comment 99) : KSA – is this Wynand on your pick – really you two should keep such photos between the two of you 😈
@rekinek (Comment 102) : That’s him. We came out the closet when he showed off the new jersey. 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 103) :
Nooooooooooo, I picked the Blues on SB, nooooooooooo
And yet more bolters in round 2 – love it!!! Funny, beautiful game this, predicting sports is futile…
@DarkDestroyer (Comment 106) :
Match fixing …
I cannot seriously believe this result!
@Mutley (Comment 105) : You’re lucky, I picked the Blues on LMS!!!
@robdylan (Comment 108) : me neither, but since it was one of my two gambles for the weekend I am very happy 😀 second was rebels but that one did not come off 👿
@Die Kriek (Comment 109) : 🙁
pity that Tahs won – would have been supa bloody friday on LMS 😈 😆
This is what happen when you take the chiefs for granted, now they must just play for the full 80 min, they would beat most teams if they keep playing like they played today, this is the way the sharks should take on the stormers .
Go Chiefs
Go Sharks (Rip ’em to pieces) 😈
@BR (Comment 112) : Yip the chiefs is really looking dangerous, would love it if the sharks play a similar game.