Blues: It's time to make the play-offs more Super
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Blues: It's time to make the play-offs more Super

Out-going Blues top-brass have added their voices to calls for a re-jigged and enlarged Super 14 play-off structure. Coach David Nucifora and captain Troy Flavell, both set to quit New Zealand rugby, have expressed their desire for the play-off stages to be increased to a six-team format. ...Read more

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RESULTS

2008 Super 14 Tournament
May 17, 2008
The Crusaders vs The Highlanders
14 26
May 16, 2008
Western Force vs ACT Brumbies
29 22
The Blues vs The Hurricanes
19 17

The Journal

  • The Man In The Stand

    May 16 3:37pm
    Pompous and condescending (and that's just the English journalists)

    It's been said that pure emotion shouldn't be the only motivating force when it comes to writing a column. But on this occasion, I'm happy to admit that pure disdain, one of the rawest emotions, is the motivation for this piece. Scyld Berry, you're a pat..Read more

  • Marcus Forbes

    May 7 2:31pm
    Cry me a river, Cameron Smith

    Someone get Cameron Smith a soap box. Or alternatively a meeting with Sonny Bill Williams' shoulder on Friday night. Where does Smith get off having a crack at the Kiwis for turning up late to a promotional event for the Rugby League World Cup? T..Read more

  • Mike Kilpatrick

    May 16 3:26pm
    Alcohol and sport - a dangerous mixture

    Some of you have undoubtedly read about the riots in Manchester following the UEFA Cup Final between Zenit St Petersburg and Rangers. As a Rangers fan, first and foremost, I have absolutely no complaints about the result of the game. Zenit was the bett..Read more

  • Neil Reid

    May 14 9:59am
    Lotto shop beckons for Tialata

    Neemia Tialata should have invested in a Lotto ticket following his one-week suspension handed down for his outrageous 'tackle' on Western Force wing Dane Haylett-Petty.For if his luck with Lotto equalled what he got away with from the Sanzar judiciary, c..Read more

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2008 Super 14 Tournament
Pos Team Pts
1 The Crusaders 52
2 The Hurricanes 41
3 The Blues 40
4 NSW Waratahs 39
5 The Stormers 37
6 The Sharks 37
7 The Chiefs 34
8 Western Force 33

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