Super 14 Semi Scenarios

All the talk this week has been about the various permutations for the semi-finals of the Super 14. We lay out all possible scenarios.

For the Stormers to go through:

Scenario 1

Hurricanes bt Blues
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions
Chiefs bt Sharks

SF: Crusaders / Hurricanes / Waratahs / Stormers

Scenario 2

Hurricanes bt Blues
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions with bonus point
Sharks bt Chiefs with no bonus point

SF: Crusaders / Hurricanes / Waratahs / Stormers

Scenario 3

Hurricanes bt Blues
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions with bonus point
Sharks bt Chiefs with bonus point

SF: Crusaders / Hurricanes / Waratahs / Stormers or Sharks (based on points difference – Stormers currently 9 points ahead of Sharks)

Scenario 4

Blues bt Hurricanes with bonus point
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions with bonus point
Sharks bt Chiefs with no bonus point

SF: Crusaders / Waratahs / Blues / Stormers

Scenario 5

Blues bt Hurricanes with bonus point
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions with bonus point
Sharks bt Chiefs with bonus point

SF: Crusaders / Waratahs / Blues / Stormers or Sharks (based on points difference)

For the Sharks to go through:

Scenario 1

Hurricanes bt Blues
Waratahs bt Reds
Lions bt Stormers
Sharks bt Chiefs

SF: Crusaders / Hurricanes / Waratahs / Sharks

Scenario 2

Hurricanes bt Blues
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions with no bonus point
Sharks bt Chiefs with bonus point

SF: Crusaders / Hurricanes / Waratahs / Sharks

Scenario 3

Blues bt Hurricanes with bonus point
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions with no bonus point
Sharks bt Chiefs with bonus point

SF: Crusaders / Waratahs / Blues / Sharks

Scenario 5

Blues bt Hurricanes with bonus point
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions with bonus point
Sharks bt Chiefs with bonus point

SF: Crusaders / Waratahs / Blues / Sharks or Stormers (based on points difference)

For Sharks & Stormers to go through:

Scenario 1

Blues bt Hurricanes & deny Hurricanes 1 bonus point
Waratahs bt Reds
Stormers bt Lions with bonus point
Sharks bt Chiefs with bonus point

SF: Crusaders / Waratahs / Stormers /  Sharks

Scenario 2

Blues bt Hurricanes
Reds bt Waratahs
Stormers bt Lions
Sharks bt Chiefs

SF: Crusaders / Stormers / Sharks / Waratahs or Hurricanes or Blues (based on points difference)

Scenario 3

Blues bt Hurricanes
Reds bt Waratahs
Stormers and Sharks end higher up than the Blues

SF: Crusaders v Hurricanes / Sharks v Stormers (venue decided based on points difference)

For neither Sharks nor Stormers to go through:

Scenario 1

Hurricanes bt Blues
Waratahs bt/lose to Reds
Lions bt Stormers
Chiefs bt Sharks with a bonus point and by a large margin

SF: Crusaders / Waratahs / Hurricanes / Chiefs