The Lions rise to the top of the Super Rugby may have caught the competition off guard, but Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd says the Johannesburg are deserved leaders.And the second-year Super Rugby coach says the debilitating effect travel can have during the play-offs could play into the hands of the red-hot South African side.The Lions have won seven of their last eight games to lead by a point from the four Kiwi outfits on the overall ladder. The Chiefs, Crusaders, Hurricanes and Highlanders are all a point behind each other from second to fifth.Under competition rules, only the top-qualifying New Zealand side can host a quarter-final with the three others - if they maintain their lofty perches - forced to travel to Australia or South Africa.There will be some hellish travel involved if the Lions host a semi-final and/or the final, Boyd said.People keep talking about how good the NZ conference has been but the Lions deserve to be top, he said.Theyve only lost three games. Theyre a very tough team to play and you add on the hostile environment of Ellis Park in Johannesburg and its a real tough contest.The Lions are favoured to keep top spot, with their last two regular season games against the lowly Kings and Jaguares.In the last 15 years of Super Rugby, the top-qualifying side has won the title on 12 occasions. The runners-up have done it twice while the Highlanders broke the mould last year by winning from fourth.Boyd said the Highlanders achievement was exceptional - capped by beating his team in the decider - but he noted they didnt have to contend with a draining trip to South Africa in the play-offs. Leighton Vander Esch Jersey . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. Wholesale Cowboys Jerseys .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.wholesalecowboysjerseys.com/ . 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He said the idea of the DRS was to ensure correct decisions were made consistently, and suggested the three umpires work together towards that end.All three umpires should work together as a team and if the third umpire spots something, he should be in a position to tell the on-field umpire, I feel this is not out or vice versa, Tendulkar was quoted as saying by Mid Day. You can overturn that decision. Its all about getting correct decisions, so you must go all the way to get it right.India had mixed fortunes with DRS in the first Test in Rajkot with Cheteshwar Pujaras dismissal in the second innings coming under the spotlight. Pujara was adjudged lbw on 18, but he didnt opt to review the decision even as replays revealed Adil Rashids delivery had pitched outside leg stump before hitting the batsmans leg. M Vijay, at the other end, also seemed to concur with the umpires decision, and didnt press Pujara to go for a review. Incidentally, Pujara was initially given out lbw for 86 in the first innings when Zafar Ansari struck him on the back leg. Pujara consulted with Vijay, who was the non-striker on that occasion as well, and referred the decision to Rod Tucker, the third umpire. Tucker overturned the decision after replays showed the ball to be going over the stumps.After the second innings, Kohli said the non-striker must stay closer to the stumps and remain more pro-active in helping his partner with DRS referrals, but Tendulkar felt the onus was on the umpires to make the right call.In spite of Pujara being not out and DRS being theere, he still ended up losing his wicket.dddddddddddd Should the third umpire have the authority to intervene and correct the decision? I feel, yes, he said. See, the batsman at the other end is thinking about his own batting. He is planning how he is going to tackle the bowler. That period [at the non-strikers end] becomes a breather for the player. He takes some time off and thinks about what he wants to do and in that fraction of a second, he can miss something.India had played in the first series with umpire reviews, against Sri Lanka in 2008, but the ongoing series against England is their first bilateral contest since then with all the components of the DRS - including ball-tracking technology - in place. Tendulkar called the BCCIs decision to trial the system a positive step, with the technology used in the DRS having improved. However, he stressed on the need to ensure uniformity in the technology used around the world.There were a few things that we did not like. We were not convinced about the technology and as I said, over a period of time, things changed, Tendulkar said, explaining Indias initial resistance to the DRS. 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