S14 Round Five predictions

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:26

Super 14 at large

It is that time of the week again, when we venture out into the dangerous arena of Super 14 predictions. The one burning question remains: 'Can the chasing pack catch leaders Johan Greyling and John Granger?'

Greyling is the leader in our 'readers versus staff prediction game' with 35 points, followed closely by Granger (34).

However, while one point separates the two top boys, the rest are at least seven points adrift - Phil Coetzer (at 27), along with Rob Peters and Steve Farrell (both 26) leading the chasing pack.

Closing the gap will be significantly more difficult in the coming weeks, as for the next seven weeks two teams will have a bye - meaning there is one less game to score in!

Here's the Super 14 Round Five predictions in our 'readers versus staff prediction game'!

Predictions for Week Five:

John Granger:
Chiefs v Stormers - Chiefs by 8
Brumbies v Hurricanes - Bumbles by 9
Blues v Force - Force by 6
Crusaders v Cheetahs - Saders by 30
Reds v Bulls - Bulls by 7
Lions v Sharks - Sharks by 15

Johan Greyling:
Chiefs v Stormers: Stormers by 7
Brumbies v Hurricanes: Brumbies by 5
Blues v Force: Blues by 10
Crusaders v Cheetahs: Crusaders by 20
Reds v Bulls: Bulls by 15
Lions v Sharks: Sharks by 17

Hennie Van Staden:
Chief v Stormers - Chiefs by 3
Brumbies v H’ Canes - Brumbies by 7
Blues v Force - Blues by 10
C’saders v Cheetahs - C’saders by 15
Reds v Bulls - Bulls by 10
Lions v Sharks - Sharks by 15

Rudolf Mehl:
Chief v Stormers - Stormers by 4
Brumbies v H’ Canes - Canes by 8
Blues v Force - Blues by 6
C’saders v Cheetahs - C’saders by 21
Reds v Bulls - Bulls by 3
Lions v Sharks - Sharks by 10

Phil Coetzer (rugby365):
Chiefs v Stormers – Chiefs by 10
Brumbies v Canes – Canes by 5
Blues v Force – Blues by 10
Crusaders v Cheetahs – Crusaders by 40
Reds v Bulls – Bulls by 15
Lions v Sharks – Sharks by 10

Rob Peters (iafrica):
Chiefs v Stormers: Stormers by 6
Brumbies v Hurricanes: Hurricanes by 5
Blues v Force: Blues by 15
Crusaders v Cheetahs: Crusaders by 23
Reds v Bulls: Bulls by 12
Lions v Sharks: Sharks by 15

Steve Farrell (rugby365):
Chiefs v Stormers - Stormers by 7
Brumbies v Hurricanes - 'Canes by 10
Blues v Force - Blues by 10
Crusaders v Cheetahs - Crusaders by 35
Reds v Bulls - Bulls by 10
Lions v Sharks - Sharks by 10

Jan de Koning (rugby365):
Chiefs v Stormers: Chiefs by 10
Brumbies v Hurricanes: Brumbies by 5
Blues v Force: Blues by 20
Crusaders v Cheetahs: Crusaders by 30
Reds v Bulls: Bulls by 20
Lions v Sharks: Sharks by 10