Last year I took a bet with a fellow subscriber on Rugby-Talk and the whole idea of our own Prediction Game was born. We always brag or predict how many games other teams will win or lose. The idea was born to challenge you all to put your great rugby knowledge to test. This competition will eliminate the big mouths first and foremost.
Let me explain more…
This ARTICLE is the only place were you can participate and give your predictions. All Predictions must be in before 15:00 on Saturday 15 February 2014, that is roughly 2 hours before the first South African Super Rugby game of 2014.
This is a ONCE-OFF prediction game, you pick before the cut-off time, after that you just wait and see how far you go over the weeks. Once you have picked, the season will unfold and your wisdom will be tested. Rugby-Talk will compile a spreadsheet and monitor your progress or lack thereof.
Last man standing will be our winner. The prize for the winner, will be a gift voucher of R 1 000.00 from Garden Pavilion Garden Centre. This prize will be sponsored by Appelblaar Road Stall & Nursery in Hoedspruit, but will apply to any of the Garden Pavilion Garden Centres in South Africa.
Prediction Spreadsheet
|
Player Nickname |
Alive or Out |
No of Bulls losses |
No of Bulls draws |
No of Cheetahs losses |
No of Cheetahs draws |
No of Lions losses |
No of Lions draws |
No of Sharks losses |
No of Sharks draws |
No of Stormers losses |
No of Stormers draws |
|
Gumboots |
A |
7 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
|
Loosehead |
A |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Puma |
A |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Timothy Borman |
A |
7 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Winfreux |
A |
5 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Nortierd |
A |
8 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Grootblousmile |
A |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
Labuschagne |
A |
8 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
4man |
A |
7 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Blue Traveler |
A |
7 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
SuperBul |
A |
4 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
What happens is you predict how many games ALL 5 of the South African Super Rugby franchises will LOSE and how many they will DRAW in the OPEN Rounds (16 games by every side).
The moment one of your predictions goes astray, you will be eliminated from the competition and marked as OUT.
The round in witch you took the dive will be in the Alive or Out column. The list will will be updated at the conclusion of each Round of Super Rugby in 2014 and the players still ALIVE will be indicated in GREEN. When you fall out, your name will revert to RED when the updates are done.
By simply selecting how many LOSSES and how many DRAWS every South African franchise will have in the OPEN Rounds (16 games a side), is enough, obviously the rest will be wins or bye weekends and do not matter in this competition.
Entering the competition, you can Copy and paste the following in the comment section, change the numbers to your predictions and SUBMIT your comment. Only 1 entry per Registered Rugby-Talk subscriber will be allowed.
COPY & PASTE INTO COMMENT:
Bulls – 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Cheetahs – 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Lions – 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Sharks – 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Stormers – 0 Losses, 0 Draws
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30 @ cane:
hahahaha. Howzit Cane. Well if you win GBS will have to send it over to New Zealand…
30 @ cane:
Cane no boet, Sharks not gonna have 8 losses this year…
19 @ Blue Bird:
31 @ Puma:
Not difficult to send a Gift Voucher over to New Zealand… a bit more difficult to come shop in SA with his voucher….
@ grootblousmile:
@ Puma:
I will nominate Puma as my “Saffa of Choice”,
should I fluke a “Superbul” Voucher.
500kgs of compost to be delivered to the “House of Puma”.
35 @ cane:
That should cause quite a stink… hehehe
34 @ grootblousmile:
35 @ cane:
Bwahahahaha.
Bulls 6 losses – 0 draws
Cheetahs 6 losses – 0 draws
Lions 12 losses – 0 draws
Sharks 4 losses – 0 draws
Stormers 5 losses – 0 draws
Bulls – 6 Losses, 1 Draws
Cheetahs – 5 Losses, 0 Draws
Lions – 13 Losses, 0 Draws
Sharks – 4 Losses, 0 Draws
Stormers – 2 Losses, 1 Draws
Bulls – 7 Losses, 0 Draws
Cheetahs – 8 Losses, 0 Draws
Lions – 11 Losses, 0 Draws
Sharks – 3 Losses, 2 Draws
Stormers – 5 Losses, 1 Draws
@ cane:
35
Bulls – 4 Losses, 1 Draws
Cheetahs – 7 Losses, 0 Draws
Lions – 13 Losses, 0 Draws
Sharks – 6 Losses, 0 Draws
Stormers – 5 Losses, 2 Draws
The Bulls play these teams over the sea, the Highlanders somehow always bring their best game out against us, but i like the look of our away fixtures.
8 Saturday 5 April Hurricanes McLean Park 19:35
9 Friday 11 April Highlanders Forsyth Barr Stadium 19:35
10 Saturday 19 April Waratahs Allianz Stadium 19:40
11 Saturday 26 April Force nib Stadium 17:40
Bulls – 7 Losses, 0 Draws
Cheetahs – 8 Losses, 0 Draws
Lions – 13 Losses, 0 Draws
Sharks – 4 Losses, 0 Draws
Stormers – 7 Losses, 0 Draws
I think I gave the Cheetahs too many losses, but heck, who knows with the Cheetahs?
Dit is seker nou domgeid…..How the hell do I do this now??? OK here goes
Bulls – 7 losses, 1 draw.
Cheetahs – 7 losses, 0 draw.
Lions – 12 losses, 1 draw.
Sharks – 5 losses, 0 draw
Stormers – 6 losses, 0 draw.
Superbul, as ek die ding wen, wil ek nie die geld he. As U dit moet gee dan gee aub aan “animal welfare”.
The Lions and Bull will draw, thats a further prediction outside the game. 🙂
@ superBul:
Hurricanes and force both games the Bulls will target, but Jacque Potgieter will be licking his lips for the game on the 19th of April.
Bulls – 8 losses, 1 draw
Cheetahs – 6 losses, 1 draw
Lions – 12 losses, 1 draw
Sharks – 5 losses, 1 draw
Stormers – 7 losses, 1 draw
It is 15:00, in 1 hour (16:00 SA Time) this competition closes for new entries…
(I will simply close commenting on the Article)
5 Minutes till closing time…
Predictions are now CLOSED
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