Boots and all | Super opportunity: under-fire southern hemisphere championship has much to offer Hong Kong growth spurt

The new Super Rugby format has copped it from all angles this season, with every man and his dog offering their opinion on what is wrong with the current structure.

It may not be perfect but it is definitely not all bad, and there are not many competitions around the world that can offer as many as nine games over a weekend without a single clash in scheduling.

It’s a dream set-up for rugby mad fans, even if not all of the matches are worth waiting up for.

The finals structure that looks set to significantly disadvantage the New Zealand sides when it comes to finals has received plenty of heat, but on a positive note the ladder does currently contain the eight sides with the most points.

It may not finish up that way, as there is a chance a team from the Australasian group could finish on more points than a team from the South African group but miss out on the finals.

Wouldn’t there be a stink then.