Highlanders 26 v 10 Waratahs
Stormers 42 v 14 Crusaders
Hurricanes 33 v 27 Chiefs
Brumbies 32 v 12 Reds
Cheetahs 36 v 32 Blues
Lions 12 v 33 Force
Bulls 27 v 19 Sharks

A few upsets in Round 12 of the Super 14. Firstly, the Highlanders finally came to life against the Waratahs. If they keep this up they could play spoiler to a few teams in the remaining rounds. The second upset occured later that night, in the Stormers versus the Crusaders game. While the winner was arguably form related, the margin surely wasn’t, with the Stormers …

WARATAHS to beat Highlanders by 15

CRUSADERS to beat Stormers by 6

HURRICANES to beat Chiefs by 17

REDS to beat Brumbies by 5

BLUES to beat Cheetahs by 13

FORCE to beat Lions by 8

BULLS to beat Sharks by 10

This week we find out if the Reds and Stormers are contenders or pretenders this week. Both are up against Super 14 royalty in the Crusaders and Brumbies, both of which will be desperate for a win for their own 2010 hopes. The Crusaders will be looking to bring the A game, so at home would hope to …

Chiefs 25 v 25 Cheetahs
Reds 16 v 13 Stormers
Force 24 v 16 Crusaders
Highlanders 31 v 33 Hurricanes
Waratahs 19 v 12 Brumbies
Bulls 51 v 11 Lions
Sharks 23 v 10 Blues

Not a good week for my picks, or for the hopes of the New Zealand Super 14 teams. The only win came in the all-New Zealand match between the Hurricanes and the Highlanders, with the Hurricanes winning in a try fest that left more questions than answers as to their 2010 aspirations.

The Chiefs and the Blues must surely have kissed their playoff hopes goodbye …

CHIEFS to beat Cheetahs by 11

STORMERS to beat Reds by 5

CRUSADERS to beat Force by 21

HURRICANES to beat Highlanders by 9

WARATAHS to beat Brumbies by 5

BULLS to beat Lions by 31

SHARKS to beat Blues by 9

My picks haven’t been worth the free internet space they have been written on the last two weeks. Hopefully Round 11 of the Super 14 bucks the trend. Despite dropping three All Blacks to the bench, I still think the Chiefs should take the Cheetahs. Sitiveni Sivivatu is back, and he is a huge player for the Chiefs. …

STORMERS to beat Chiefs by 7

BRUMBIES to beat Hurricanes by 5

BLUES to beat Force by 10

CRUSADERS to beat Cheetahs by 23

BULLS to beat Reds by 6

SHARKS to beat Lions by 8

These games keep getting harder and harder to pick. Some important games this weekend. The Chiefs and Hurricanes are on their last chances against contenders Stormers and Brumbies respectively. I’ve picked the home teams for each game except the Bulls and Sharks games.

Super 14 Results: Round 10

Previously published on: Apr 18, 2010 @ 19:31
Chiefs 15 v 49 Stormers
Brumbies 13 v …