Pre-season drama continues
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:53
The Super 14 pre-season is in its final weekend, with the Crusaders and Waratahs laying down early markers. The Reds finally got beaten and the Stormers ended it all with their third win.
After their loss to the Reds last week, the Crusaders accounted for the Blues. The Reds, in turn, suffered their first loss - at the hands of the Western Force
The Waratahs, who also suffered a defeat against the Reds in pre-season, recorded a noteworthy win over the Brumbies.
This completes all the pre-season matches. To revisit all the drama, just click on any of the links to the various match reports.
Here, then, are all the pre-season Super 14 fixtures:
Blues:
Saturday, January 23: Blues 19-17 Hurricanes
Friday, January 29: Blues 31-21 Chiefs
Thursday, February 4: Blues 12-21 Crusaders
Brumbies:
Friday, January 29: Brumbies 5-26 Hurricanes
Thursday, February 4: Brumbies 7-15 Waratahs
Bulls:
Saturday, January 30: Bulls 42-12 Lions; Bulls 25-3 Lions
Cheetahs:
Saturday, January 23: Cheetahs 13-9 Mighty Elephants
Friday, January 29: Internal trial
Chiefs:
Saturday, January 23: Chiefs 24-31 Highlanders
Friday, January 29: Chiefs 21-31 Blues
Friday, February 5: Chiefs 12-17 Hurricanes
Crusaders:
Friday, January 29: Crusaders 12-20 Reds
Thursday, February
4: Crusaders 21-12 Blues
Highlanders:
Saturday, January 23: Highlanders 31-24 Chiefs
Saturday, January 30: Highlanders 35-17 Suva President's XV
Hurricanes:
Saturday, January 23: Hurricanes 17-19 Blues
Friday, January 29: Hurricanes 26-5 Brumbies
Friday, February
5: Hurricanes 17-12 Chiefs
Lions:
Saturday, January 30: Lions 12-42 Bulls; Lions 3-25 Bulls
Friday, February 5: Lions 38-30 Leopards; Lions 24-17 Pumas
Reds:
Saturday, January 23: Reds 26-24 Waratahs
Friday, January 29: Reds 20-12 Crusaders
Friday, February 5: Reds 12-31 Western Force
Sharks:
Tuesday, January 26: Sharks 0-26 Western Force
Friday, January 29: Sharks 14-29 Stormers
Stormers:
Saturday, January 16: Stormers 21-3 UCT
Saturday, January 23: Stormers 54-12 Western Force
Friday, January 29: Stormers 29-14 Sharks
Saturday, February 6: Stormers 42-13 Boland Cavaliers
Waratahs:
Saturday, January 23: Waratahs 24-26 Reds
Saturday, January 30: Waratahs 83-15 Fiji Warriors
Thursday, February 4: Waratahs 15-7 Brumbies
Western Force:
Saturday, January 23: Western Force 12-54 Stormers
Tuesday, January 26: Western Force 26-0 Sharks
Friday, February 5: Western Force 31-12 Reds
By Jan de Koning
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