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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Ezequiel" data-source="post: 356740" data-attributes="member: 42683"><p>All the other year they don't stand a chance, to say the least. The big guns will get a month rest, which means 4 matches. If Griquas wins 4 they still have 10 matches left in which they play at least 6 matches against the big franchises. I don't see them winning when they play Sharks, Western Province or the Bulls at full strength.</p><p></p><p>By the way, I forgot to include the Tri Nations into the whole equation. Imagine that.... What an overlap</p><p></p><p></p><p>Super Rugby: February - June</p><p>Currie Cup: July - October</p><p>Tri Nations: July - August</p><p>World Cup: September - October</p><p></p><p>Let's take for example Morne Steyn. From February till June he will be playing Super 15 rugby. If he makes it through to the final he will play 16 matches in the regular season and 3 in the play offs. That adds up to 19 matches. The final is the 9th of july. Exactly 2 weeks later South Africa starts the Tri Nations which will end the 20th of August for the Springboks. He gets 2 weeks rest before playing another 4 matches in 1 month. The 11th of September the Springboks kick off for the World Cup in Wellington, playing Wales. This is 3 weeks after the Tri Nations ended. When the Springboks make it to the semi's (and afterwards the final or the 3rd place play-off) he plays 7 matches in the World Cup. If his team, the Bulls, make it through to the final he might even be able to play October 29th, only 6 days after the final.</p><p></p><p>If Morne Steyn, who always plays, does all this, he is busy from early February till the end of October, playing 28 or 29 matches with just 4 weeks in total in between to take a breath.</p><p></p><p>2011 will be the most exhausting year ever for the big guns of New Zealand and South Africa.</p><p></p><p>What will happen to the ITM Cup? This year it ended in November. How are they going to play a domestic league when there is a World Cup played in all those stadiums?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Ezequiel, post: 356740, member: 42683"] All the other year they don't stand a chance, to say the least. The big guns will get a month rest, which means 4 matches. If Griquas wins 4 they still have 10 matches left in which they play at least 6 matches against the big franchises. I don't see them winning when they play Sharks, Western Province or the Bulls at full strength. By the way, I forgot to include the Tri Nations into the whole equation. Imagine that.... What an overlap Super Rugby: February - June Currie Cup: July - October Tri Nations: July - August World Cup: September - October Let's take for example Morne Steyn. From February till June he will be playing Super 15 rugby. If he makes it through to the final he will play 16 matches in the regular season and 3 in the play offs. That adds up to 19 matches. The final is the 9th of july. Exactly 2 weeks later South Africa starts the Tri Nations which will end the 20th of August for the Springboks. He gets 2 weeks rest before playing another 4 matches in 1 month. The 11th of September the Springboks kick off for the World Cup in Wellington, playing Wales. This is 3 weeks after the Tri Nations ended. When the Springboks make it to the semi's (and afterwards the final or the 3rd place play-off) he plays 7 matches in the World Cup. If his team, the Bulls, make it through to the final he might even be able to play October 29th, only 6 days after the final. If Morne Steyn, who always plays, does all this, he is busy from early February till the end of October, playing 28 or 29 matches with just 4 weeks in total in between to take a breath. 2011 will be the most exhausting year ever for the big guns of New Zealand and South Africa. What will happen to the ITM Cup? This year it ended in November. How are they going to play a domestic league when there is a World Cup played in all those stadiums? [/QUOTE]
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