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0:00 Welcome to the Dream Final0:54 The Greatest Finals of the Last 30 Years2:12 Over 60 points scored?3:16 Weather Watch for Saturday Night4:15 BUSHBUCK Moment of the Week8:16 Chiefs Back Line & Midfield Breakdown9:55 Chiefs vs Crusaders: Best 40 Minutes of Rugby Ever?15:38 Hurricanes vs Blues Semifinal Review22:37 Richie Mo Medal Points & McKenzie's Case26:07 Players Who Could Write Their Names into Rens book35:05 Roigard vs McKenzie & Why Ruck Speed Wins It39:23 The Mental Game: Pressure, Discipline & Destiny47:28 Brad Shields still has it, Hurricanes Selection Calls 6-2?49:48 Storylines & Final Predictions
00:35 Is the Tony Brown hiring NZR mind games? 02:05 Could Rassie ever coach another international team?03:35 Dave Rennie and Brodie Retalick get thrown around by the Japanese!06:02 BUSHBUCK Moment - that D-Mac flick pass brings back nightmares for Beav against the Stormers09:20 The best performance this week? Surely the Hurricanes!10:23 Has a star been born with Isaac Hutchinson?12:12 There were some standouts for the Crusaders v Blues14:10 Superb loose trio chat including McCaw, Read and Kaino19:23 Time for the Richie Mo Meadal!!23:24 Beavers Bunker suggstions..Beav gets a passion project25:40 Chiefs v Crusaders Semi-Final deep dive34:50 Hurricanes v Blues Semi-Final deep dive44:05 Kirst & Beav pick their Grand Finalists
01:00 The threat of him. Drawing defenders & analysing try v Crusaders.01:44 Taking the line on. Analysing 2nd try v Crusaders.02:22 Why he attracts defenders04:22 DC was triple threat what does Roigard have?05:53 It's the vision and the intelligence. Analysing try v Force06:43 Kicking game and vision. Analysing a near try v Blues07:51 The support line. He runs in front of the play. Analysing try v Reds
00:01 3 v 4 at the best stadium in the country01:00 The Bluesd arer definitely in with a chance03:30 Who's 100th is it this time?!04:40 High ball in play from the Crusaders!
00:33 Just look at the names on the Reds team sheet02:30 It's the battle of the loosies04:20 The Chiefs will look at each other and know...
00:27 History is on the Brumbies side02:20 The Brumbies forwards need to slow them down03:05 Lonergan is the key04:45 Rain, wind and the pressure of finals football
01:26 Christian Cullen, Zinzan Brooke & Jonah the GOATS of Super Rugby05:00 BUSHBUCK Moment is Moana & we hope they are back next year07:05 Hurricanes v Brumbies preview13:45 Chiefs v Reds preview21:13 The Jonah Lomu Medal goes to...31:00 Crusaders v Blues preview38:24 Super Rugby Fantasy Aftermatch prize winners
00:41 Chiefs brilliance and he doesn't even touch the ball!03:30 If you're talking attack you have to watch the Hurricanes06:48 Mid-field scrum is the best attacking platform
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