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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 899755" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>I've not seen as much as I'd have liked but I think the main movers and shakers are:</p><p></p><p>On the rise:</p><p>- Oz sides (reaping short term benefit of cannibalising one of their strongest sides in the Force)</p><p>- Bulls - clearly upgraded at coach compared to last year. </p><p>- Sharks??? Don't know if those performances in NZ are the real thing, but they were certainly eye opening. </p><p></p><p>Falling back:</p><p>- Chiefs. Losing Rennie, Lowe and Cruden meant they'd take time to transition. Maybe not as much of a drop off as I'd expected but I'd still argue it's a drop off. </p><p>- Blues. So inconsistent but increasingly capable of losing to non-NZ opposition in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>Jury is out:</p><p>- I'm not convinced the Sunwolves, Jagaures or Lions have changed their standard all that much from last year despite the perception of regression. </p><p>- SA. Kept six sides (which I think will be great in the long run for them) so we haven't seen the short term benefit the Oz sides did. </p><p></p><p></p><p>What all the above means to me is that the top 3 in NZ are still way ahead of the rest, but the bottom two in NZ may be more vulnerable to an upset when playing overseas opposition. I still expect 3x NZ in the Semis minimum, and probably the Lions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 899755, member: 74121"] I've not seen as much as I'd have liked but I think the main movers and shakers are: On the rise: - Oz sides (reaping short term benefit of cannibalising one of their strongest sides in the Force) - Bulls - clearly upgraded at coach compared to last year. - Sharks??? Don't know if those performances in NZ are the real thing, but they were certainly eye opening. Falling back: - Chiefs. Losing Rennie, Lowe and Cruden meant they'd take time to transition. Maybe not as much of a drop off as I'd expected but I'd still argue it's a drop off. - Blues. So inconsistent but increasingly capable of losing to non-NZ opposition in my opinion. Jury is out: - I'm not convinced the Sunwolves, Jagaures or Lions have changed their standard all that much from last year despite the perception of regression. - SA. Kept six sides (which I think will be great in the long run for them) so we haven't seen the short term benefit the Oz sides did. What all the above means to me is that the top 3 in NZ are still way ahead of the rest, but the bottom two in NZ may be more vulnerable to an upset when playing overseas opposition. I still expect 3x NZ in the Semis minimum, and probably the Lions. [/QUOTE]
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