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 /Â 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
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