The Waratahs thrashed the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday
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John Eales tries to reveal the substance behind the Australian teams' Super 14 bid as the regular season draws to a close in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"The Waratahs this year have been a bit like an autostereogram. The players could see it – they kept telling us as much. The coaches could see it – many thought they were simply defending their jobs. A few others could as well. But most critics and fans, as hard as they tried, and as much as they may have wanted to, didn't see anything particularly exciting jumping out of the page at them . . . even though they kept winning.
"The Brumbies, who have been similarly underwhelming in many of their displays, also find themselves situated favourably for a semi-final appearance. Their destiny as well is in their own hands, albeit with a challenging head-to-head battle with the Crusaders to determine who plays on for another week.
"The Reds, on the other hand, have all but bowed out of contention with their enterprising but ultimately ineffective effort against the Hurricanes on Friday night. It is just mathematics and some memory of advanced probability and statistics that give them a sliver of hope."
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