Well, for the 4th week in a row, the Blues have been inconsistent, this time, against the Hurricanes in which they lost by 10 points at Eden Park (AKA The garden of Eden) in Auckland before the Crusaders have thrashed the Bulls in the republic at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria to remain on top of the Super Rugby standings (They have had a loss against the Waratahs (Who used to have Israel Folau because he's no longer a rugby player now & he had sent some nasty posts on social media like that (He did it last year (He had been warned once for some nasty posts on social media which I cannot comment now) but now he's done it again this year because he's finally been booted or kicked out of rugby (Well, his contract with Australia rugby had been let go & torn up after that highly controversial saga but I can't believe it right now that Folau doesn't play rugby anymore (He was a good player (He was once the king of the high ball (His main skill in the game) but now his social media posts felt like it was intimidating the spirit of the game (And I just can't believe that he had just done that but now he'll have to pay his own penalty of course (Although he won't be playing in the Rugby World Cup this year just because he is missing out) & a draw against the Sharks (Although both Crusaders captain Sam Whitelock & star first five Richie Mo'unga had to rest) then the Highlanders managed to hold on & beat the Jaguares in an entertaining contest at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin & finally, the Chiefs have defeated the Sharks 29 - 23 at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton after coming from behind to win that game (And the Crusaders of European rugby, Saracens have won the European Rugby Champions cup title, beating defending champions Leinster in the final at St James Park in Newcastle upon Tyne).
And finally here are the rest of the results from round 13 of the 2019 Super Rugby season:
Rebels 30 - 24 Reds
Lions 29 - 28 Waratahs
& Brumbies 33 - 0 Sunwolves
So that is my 284th blog of the year 2019 (MMXIX) & my 24th of this year.
P.S. The 2019 Cricket World Cup should begin in a fortnight when hosts England (Led by Irish born player Eoin Morgan) face South Africa (Featuring both wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock (Who plays for the Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians in the IPL in which they won the title for the 4th time in their history in the final against the MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings) & captain Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings) as one of their players playing for South Africa who have never reached the final of the Cricket World Cup (They came so close against England (Featuring Ian 'Beefy' Botham) in 1992 but rain had ruined the South Africans day of reaching the final (They needed 22 runs off 13 balls before rain came then both teams entered on the pitch after the rain had stopped meaning that South Africa only needed 22 off 1 but that was bitterly disappointing stuff for South Africa) then in 1999 when legendary paceman Allan Donald got run out for the South Africans as the Australians (Led by the legendary Steve Waugh) marched on to the final despite the match had been tied then in 2007 when the Ricky Ponting led Australia fought South Africa again in the semifinal in which the Aussies dominated & finally in 2015 in a semifinal game in which South African born Black Caps player Grant Elliott hit the match winning six with 2 balls to spare which broke South African hearts (Including that the South African selectors got it all wrong when they chose the semi fit Vernon Philander instead of the in form bowler of Kyle Abbott who impressed them for South Africa during the 2015 tournament) & therefore missed out on the chance to advance through to the final) in the opener at The Oval located in London but New Zealand's 1st game of the Cricket World Cup is against Sri Lanka (Featuring Lasith Malinga (One of Quinton de Kock's teammates playing for the Mumbai Indians) on the very 1st day of June at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, Wales.
And it is only 4 months until the 2019 Rugby World Cup when hosts Japan (Who had won 4 matches at a Rugby World Cup including that famous upset win against South Africa at Brighton 4 years ago (And Pops told me in 2015 that the Japanese men in the crowd were getting emotional about the victory) take to the field to take on Russia (Who only made their 2nd appearance at a Rugby World Cup (They made their debut in 2011 in New Zealand) in the opener at Tokyo Stadium in the Chofu region in Tokyo but New Zealand's 1st game of the Rugby World Cup is against the Springboks (Who will try to snap the All Blacks 14 game winning streak at a Rugby World Cup (The AB's) but their 1st meeting at a Rugby World Cup was in 1995 in the final in which Springbok 1st five-eighth Joel Stransky scored that match winning drop goal that broke our hearts for the hosts to lift their 1st of their 2nd Rugby World Cup titles although both teams would play in the 3rd place playoff in 1999 in which the Boks won to claim 3rd then in 2003 in the quarterfinal in which New Zealand sent South Africa packing (Although their coach Rudolf Straeuli had to be sacked due to their highly controversial training boot camp prior to the 2003 tournament, dubbed as 'Kamp Staaldraad' (Afrikaans word for camp barbed wire) but their most recent meeting at a Rugby World Cup was way back in 2015 in a semifinal where the All Blacks had won by 2 points to go through to the final against Australia in which we triumphed for our 3rd Rugby World Cup title (Well, we finally managed to complete our successful Rugby World Cup title defence (Compared to Manchester City who have managed to successfully defend the Premier League title after taking victory away from home against Brighton & Hove Albion) on the 21st of September at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama.
And finally I have got both Super Rugby games to watch both tomorrow (Hurricanes Vs Jaguares) & Saturday (Part 2 of the battle of the Bombays between the Blues Vs Chiefs) & I've got that Star Wars movie to watch on Sunday morning which is Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (I read The Listener about it that the Star Wars movie that I'm watching on Sunday only has 2 stars because it is the worst Star Wars movie ever made (Compared to the 1st Star Wars film which is arguably the best) although the 2015 movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, only gave a 3 & half star rating but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (I've only seen that movie once in 2016) is better than The Force Awakens because of the 4 star rating).
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