Rugby Union Results from Round 14 of the 2010 Super 14

Crusaders 40 v 22 Brumbies
Waratahs 32 v 16 Hurricanes
Sharks 27 v 22 Force
Blues 30 v 20 Chiefs
Reds 38 v 36 Highlanders
Cheetahs 59 v 10 Lions
Stormers 38 v 10 Bulls

Upset of the Round: The one sided nature of the Crusdaders, Brumbies and Waratahs, Hurricanes games.
Game of the Round: Reds v Highlanders. Some fancy tricks from Quade Cooper and a gritty comeback from the Highlanders.…

CRUSADERS to beat Brumbies by 8

HURRICANES to beat Waratahs by 5

SHARKS to beat Force by 15

BLUES to beat Chiefs by 13

REDS to beat Highlanders by 9

CHEETAHS to beat Lions by 20

STORMERS to beat Bulls by 31

There are two virtual quarter finals this weekend, with the winners of the Crusaders v Brumbies and Hurricanes v Waratahs games progressing to the semi finals. The Stormers will have to win to guarantee their place, but that is looking even more likely with media speculating the Bulls are to rest up to 13 of their starting lineup…

SUPER 14 WEEK 14 FIXTURES:

Crusaders v Brumbies Fri 14 May 19:35 AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Waratahs v Hurricanes Fri 14 May 19:40 Sydney Football Ground, Sydney
Sharks v Force Fri 14 May 19:10 ABSA Stadium, Durban
Blues v Chiefs Sat 15 May 19:35 Eden Park, Auckland
Reds v Highlanders Sat 15 May 19:40 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Cheetahs v Lions Sat 15 May 15:00 North West Stadium, Welkom
Stormers v Bulls Sat 15 May 17:05 Newlands, Cape Town

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Crusaders v Brumbies
Crusaders
Colin Slade, Sean Maitland, Robbie Fruean, Daniel Bowden, Zac Guildford, Dan Carter, Andy Ellis, Kieran Read, Richie …

Hurricanes 44 v 21 Reds
Bulls 40 v 35 Crusaders
Chiefs 19 v 46 Waratahs
Brumbies 31 v 3 Highlanders
Lions 14 v 56 Blues
Cheetahs 29 v 14 Force
Sharks 20 v 14 Stormers

Most matches went the way of the form sheet this week. Arguably the Sharks and Cheetahs victories could be considered upsets. However, both teams were at home and up against relatively even opponents in the Stormers and Force respectively. There are some pretty big scorelines on that result sheet. Four teams scored 40 or more and only one team scored less than 14.…

HURRICANES to beat Reds by 9

BULLS to beat Crusaders by 7

WARATAHS to beat Chiefs by 5

BRUMBIES to beat Highlanders by 15

BLUES to beat Lions by 21

FORCE to beat Cheetahs by 10

STORMERS to beat Sharks by 3

There are some great matches in round 13 of the Super 14. Most rounds have contained a lot of mismatches, but this round seems to have some evenly matched clashes in store, or at least there should be. It’s hard to decide between the Hurricanes v Reds, Bulls v Crusaders and Stormers v Sharks as potential games of …