referee Romain Poite delivered that brilliant line: "I am a referee, not a coach." To deliver that in the middle of the
hurly-burly was exquisite. It showed the game's human side.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/39322306
My Try of the Tournament: George North finishing out wide against a strong Ireland team, with Scott Williams barg-
ing through the midfield, linking up with Rhys Webb and Leigh Halfpenny to create the try.
My Player of the Tournament: French Number Eight, Louis Picamoles. Strong leg power, low centre of gravity
when taking the ball forward.
My Six Nations 2017 Tournament Team
S Hogg (Scotland); L Williams (Wales), J Joseph (England), O Farrell (England), E Daly (England); J Sexton
(Ireland), B Serin (France); J McGrath (Ireland), K Owens (Wales), D Cole (England), J Launchbury (England), C
Lawes (England), S Warburton (Wales), J Tipuric (Wales), L Picamoles (France)
Southern Hemisphere Super 18 Rugby
Changing the format and Size of Competition
The long-term future, for super Rugby, should look to have teams in a round robin substantive format. The important
thing is having a universal route to the playoffs with the competition not extending beyond the number of weeks the
Teams
Crusaders
Brumbies
Chiefs
Hurricanes
Blues
Highlanders
Waratahs
Force
Reds
Rebels
Pos.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
P
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
W
5
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
L
0
3
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
PF
147
101
118
213
156
91
117
73
81
63
PA
101
91
73
64
122
120
158
108
118
186
PD
46
10
45
149
34
-29
-41
-35
-37
-123
BP T
1
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
BP -7
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
BP
q
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
0
Ttl
21
11
19
15
11
9
8
5
5
0
competition now occupies. No conferences, everyone plays each other to a playoff format.
The best way to achieve equity for all teams is to have round robin format with the maximum number of teams that
can be accommodated being 14.
To achieve a 14 team format the Kings, Sunwolves, Force and Cheetahs should be removed or amalgamated to other
existing franchises. Looking at the, the Rebels should go instead of the Force on current form, but could remain due
to being financially secure in the Melbourne region. The Jaguares have started the season well (2nd on the unofficial
table below) and should remain to continue to promote the game in the Southern Americas region.