Well, round 12 of Super Rugby got underway as the ruthless Blues were too quick against the Cheetahs to win 3 games in a row (It's the Ioane brothers show again just like they did against the Waratahs with Rieko Ioane scoring a try twice & his brother Akira just scored a try once) at Eden Park in Auckland while the Crusaders (Although Crusaders lock Scott Barrett won the brothers battle against the dynamic duo of Beauden & Jordie Barrett of the Hurricanes but he is injured at the moment so he is definitely out of action for 2 to 3 weeks) edge the Hurricanes in titanic style to remain unbeaten in Super Rugby at AMI Stadium in Christchurch & the Highlanders did overcome a red card (1st, Highlanders winger Waisake Naholo got sent off (Although he's expected to front up the judiciary but how long will he be banned for because he only got 1 week (Well that was lucky because he almost got away from it) followed by RG Snyman for the Bulls (He only got 4 weeks for that) to edge the Bulls 17 - 10 in an ill disciplined game at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
So that was Round 12 of the 2017 Super Rugby season and here are the matches for Round 13:
Chiefs Vs Crusaders: ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji
Stormers Vs Blues: DHL Newlands, Cape Town
Hurricanes Vs Cheetahs: Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Force Vs Highlanders: nib Stadium, Perth
Sunwolves Vs Sharks: National Stadium, Singapore
Lions Vs Bulls: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kings Vs Brumbies: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
& the Waratahs Vs Rebels at Allianz Stadium in Sydney to end Round 13 of Super Rugby 2017 (With the Jaguares & Reds taking a week off to prepare for Round 14).
And Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) in the Mercedes has won the Spanish Grand Prix after starting on the pole then losing the lead in the opening lap but what a comeback from Hamilton after coming from behind to take the lead from Vettel on lap 44 to reduce Sebastian Vettel's overall lead in the Formula 1 driver's championship.
And here's the points standings for both the drivers & constructors but 1st here's the drivers standings:
1st: Sebastian Vettel (Germany, Ferrari), 104 points
2nd: Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain, Mercedes), 98 points
3rd: Valtteri Bottas (Finland, Mercedes), 63 points
4th: Kimi Raikkonen (Finland, Ferrari), 49 points
5th: Daniel Ricciardo (Australia, Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer), 37 points
6th: Max Verstappen (The Netherlands, Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer), 35 points
7th: Sergio Perez (Mexico, Force India Mercedes), 34 points
8th: Esteban Ocon (France, Force India Mercedes), 19 points
9th: Felipe Massa (Brazil, Williams Mercedes), 18 points
10th: Carlos Sainz (Spain, Toro Rosso), 17 points
11th: Nico Hulkenberg (Germany, Renault), 14 points
12th: Romain Grosjean (France, Haas Ferrari), 5 points
13th: Pascal Wehrlein (Germany, Sauber Ferrari), 4 points
14th: Kevin Magnussen (Denmark, Haas Ferrari), 4 points
15th: Daniil Kvyat (Russia, Toro Rosso), 2 points
And then the constructors to wrap up the Formula 1 report:
1st: Mercedes (Germany), 161 points
2nd: Ferrari (Italy), 153 points
3rd: Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer (Austria), 72 points
4th: Force India Mercedes (India), 53 points
5th: Toro Rosso (Italy), 21 points
6th: Williams Mercedes (Great Britain), 18 points
7th: Renault (France), 14 points
8th: Haas Ferrari (USA), 9 points
9th: Sauber Ferrari (Switzerland), 4 points
So that is my 107th blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII), I'll catch ya later then.
P.S. And here are 4 email messages coming right at ya so here's Sophia Ong 1st in it's entirety:
Hey Whetu
Wellington is going well, I brought a scooter and have been rolling around Wellington. I also got a job at an ice cream parlour and eat ice cream every day!
Yes, I'm still at university, it's going o.k., writing all the essays is hard sometimes.
Yeah I still like sushi but I like pizza more now.
Sorry I didn't reply to your email over Easter, I got very busy, someone has to keep all those people happy by giving them ice creams.
Yes, I will have to visit next time I'm in Wanganui!
Hope you're well
love you too
Sophia
And here's the 2nd with my grand aunty Kathryn:
Hi Whetu
It is my favourite thing to be a mother. But it is not easy! It is very tiring - lots of other people to look after and worry about.
Hope you and Henry have had a good day. My friends Tracey and Joan called in. They said that they had gone to see Helen's garden and Henry invited them to lunch with the two of you. They really enjoyed themselves I think.
Arohanui
Kathryn
And the 3rd one is my biological aunty Cathey Middelplaats:
Hi Whetu
Lovely to hear from you. I hope you are well, Paige and I will visit with the boys hopefully sometime this year.
Mother’s day has been lovely, John my husband’s Dad flew down from Hamilton and we had dinner together. Paige came over for it. The family gave me two plants, which I love.
John is going into Hospital for a very important knee operation tomorrow, so we are busy preparing for that. I will be extra busy as he will be in Hospital all week!
Henry said you visited Helens grave which was lovely, and you cleaned it all up.
That was very nice.
Arohanui your Aunty Cathey, xx
And finally here is my cousin Paige's message that she sent to me:
Hi Whetu,
Thanks for your email - sorry for the late reply.
I do not always access this email address so missed your email.
I love salads - I really like the salads they sell at a shop called habitual fix!
I have had a good week thanks, Jarrod and I are renovating our bathroom at the moment so we have had the plumbers and builders over getting that all ready.
I will send through some photos to show you how it looks once it is all finished.
I definitely need to make a trip up to visit!
Luca and Nico are really good 😊
How are you going?
Funnily enough I have actually just dyed my hair darker now so I could be just like that waitress.
Hope you are having a good day.
Paige xxx
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