The Waratahs will not even come close. The two teams meet each other at contrasting points in their season. Canterbury are in absolutely sensational form, while the Waratahs have struggled to recapture the form they showed in the early rounds of the season. Canterbury have a wealth of finals experience, whereas the Waratahs have very little. In all fairness to the Hurricances, the Crusdaers should have won by a further 20+ points on Friday night, whereas the Waratahs had a bit of luck in beating the Bulls.

Certainly not the certainty of the Millenium, be it a final and everything, but the Waratahs are nowhere near their optimum at the moment, and even that might not be good enough.