WELLINGTON Ty Johnson Jersey Womens , New Zealand (AP)An Australian team may have its best chance to end a two-year losing run against New Zealand sides in Super Rugby when the New South Wales Waratahs host the Auckland-based Blues in the weekend’s 12th round.The Kiwis’ winning streak stands at 36 matches against Australian teams and should reach 37 when the defending champion Crusaders play the Melbourne Rebels on Friday in Christchurch, given the Rebels have lost their last four games and the Crusaders have won their last five.But the Waratahs have a real chance to snap the streak on Saturday when they play the Blues in Sydney. The Waratahs lead the Australian conference with five wins and a draw after eight games while the Blues are once again at the bottom of the New Zealand conference with two wins from nine games.While the Waratahs are coming off their second bye of the season, both teams had embarrassing losses in their latest games. The Waratahs were beaten 29-0 at home by the Johannesburg-based Lions while the Blues were beaten 20-13 by the Jaguares, becoming the first New Zealand team to lose to the Argentinian side.Both also have had off-field distractions. The Blues have to fend off almost daily speculation over the future of head coach Tana Umaga as they stumble through another unsuccessful season, already with no hope of reaching the playoffs.Recently the Waratahs had to deal with controversy over anti-gay comments made by Wallabies fullback Israel Folau. And this week the team fined Wallabies scrumhalf Nick Phipps for misbehavior during his bachelor party – Phipps, who is the Waratahs’ club captain, apologized during a news conference for urinating on a bar.The Waratahs will enter the match as favorites on the basis of their superior winning record Ty Johnson Detroit Lions Jersey , though they have padded that record with wins over rivals in the weak Australian conference while the Blues owe their losing record to regular games against much stronger New Zealand teams. The Blues haven’t won a New Zealand conference match in two years.Captain Augustine Pulu said the Blues are not dwelling on the prospect of becoming the team that ends the New Zealand winning streak.“We don’t want to think about that too much,” Pulu said. “We know the Waratahs can play They’ve been more dynamic lately and their forward pack can get around and do that grunt work really well. For us it’s about fronting up and getting that set piece right first.”The Crusaders are confident of extending the streak against the Rebels and coach Scott Robertson says the beleaguered Blues might also keep the run alive.Robertson said even with the axing of the Western Force at the end of last season, the Australian teams lacked the player depth to be fully competitive over the course of the long Super Rugby season.“The depth of squad is always tested and that’s the most critical thing in Super Rugby,” he said. “If you’ve got the ability to go three or four deep in a position and still find ways to win, you’re a chance.”In other 12th-round matches, the Hamilton-based Chiefs host the Jaguares, who have won their last three matches in Australia and New Zealand and now loom as playoffs hopes. The Hurricanes meet the Lions in Wellington in a repeat of the 2016 final.The Stormers host the Pretoria-based Bulls in Cape Town and the Durban-based Sharks meet the Dunedin-based Highlanders.The ACT Brumbies Ty Johnson Jersey 2019 , Queensland and the Tokyo-based Sunwolves, who have lost their first nine matches and are the only winless team in the tournament, have weekend byes. ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have allowed 16 sacks in the past two games — and this week isn’t off to a good start either for the offensive line.The Lions put guard T.J. Lang on injured reserve with a neck injury Wednesday. Lang has missed three games this season, including last weekend’s loss at Chicago. Detroit signed cornerback Mike Ford to the active roster from the practice squad and signed safety David Jones to the practice squad.“He was a good veteran leader,” center Graham Glasgow said. “All of us will need to pick up the slack a little bit on that end.”The 31-year-old Lang is in his second season with the Lions after playing eight with Green Bay. Lang signed a three-year deal with Detroit before the 2017 season, returning to his home area. He was born in Royal Oak Ty Johnson Jersey Mens , went to high school in Bloomfield Hills and went to college at Eastern Michigan.Lang hasn’t played a full 16 games since the 2014 season, but he’s also never played fewer than 12 in his career. That obviously changes now. Lang has also dealt with back, concussion and hip problems this year.Guard Kenny Wiggins, who signed with the Lions in March, has started the three games that Lang missed so far this season.“Same way I always approach it,” Wiggins said. “I’ve been preparing all year like I was a starter. Now it’s just how it’s going to be now from now on.”Detroit (3-6) has lost three straight. The Lions yielded 10 sacks against Minnesota two weekends ago and six against the Bears.“It just hasn’t been our best performances,” Glasgow said. “Part of it has just been the situations that have been Youth Ty Johnson Jersey , just throughout the game. Down by a few scores, trying to come back and get some points on the board. It’s a lot of pass pro, a lot of pass rush.”The Lions have invested a lot in recent years to try to improve their offensive line. Detroit has used four of its past seven first-round draft picks on offensive linemen. Two of those selections — Taylor Decker and rookie Frank Ragnow — have started every game for the Lions this season.Lang, however, has been limited, and his future seems uncertain. Detroit’s running game has improved a bit, but the sack totals have stood out over the past two weeks. The Lions have fallen behind early White Ty Johnson Jersey , which makes it harder for them to take advantage of their running game.Quarterback Matthew Stafford has attempted 118 passes over the past three games.“We have to do better as a line and as an offensive unit,” Glasgow said. “You never plan to pass the ball every play. But, I mean, that’s just how it works. The game plan adapts to the situation.”