Who’s looking hot at the Rugby Union Super 14 finals
May 15, 2009 11:00 am Rugby UnionThe Wellington Hurricanes are looking like the team to beat in the Super 14s Rugby Union competition following a 56 – 7 hiding of the ACT Brumbies – the worst defeat in the clubs history.
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Aside from an early try to prop Ben Alexander, the Brumbies were never in the contest as the Hurricanes ran in eight unanswered tries for a massive bonus point victory.
The win saw them move to the top of a jam packed Super 14s table over the Bulls who look like the real deal and will challenge the Hurricanes for favouritism come play offs time so get your bets in at SportingBet.com.au!
Just seven points separate first and ninth place with three games left to play.
The loss saw the Brumbies slip out of the top eight into ninth position behind the eighth placed Crusaders.
The biggest surprise from the round was a club record win by the Western Force over the lions – a 41 point thrashing that saw them take seventh spot on the ladder and the honour of the highest ranked Australian team just ahead of the Waratahs.
The big move could see the Force make the play off finals for the first time in the clubs brief history – a massive shot in the arm for Rugby Union in Western Australia. For further information on these finals just visit the SportingBet website.
It really is one of the most hotly contested Super 14s series in years and it is anybody’s guess who will take out the major prize in just over a months time.
The red hot Hurricanes will be hard to beat but the Bulls (who have held top spot nearly all year) will have something to say about that.
Any of three Australian teams can make the play offs from here but the Brumbies have made it very difficult for themselves while the Force may just surprise everyone.
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