The Crusaders hosted the Blues at AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand on Saturday morning at 08:35 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Crusaders earned a win of 33 / 20, without scoring 4 tries for a bonus point in a game which saw far too much aimless kicking from both sides.
Scores:
Crusaders: 4 Penalties & 3 Conversions Daniel Carter, 1 Try George Whitelock, 1 Try Ryan Crotty, 1 Try Robbie Fruean
Blues: 5 Penalties Stephen Brett, 1 Try Alby Mathewson
Teams:
Crusaders: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read, 7 George Whitelock, 6 Richie McCaw (captain), 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Ti’i Paulo, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Peter Borlase, 18 Isaac Ross, 19 Jonathan Poff, 20 Kahn Fotuali’i, 21 Adam Whitelock, 22 Colin Slade.
Blues: 15 Paul Williams, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Viliami Ma’afu, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Anthony Boric, 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Charlie Faumuina, 18 Filo Paulo, 19 Tom Chamberlain, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 22 George Pisi.
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Josh Noonan (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
VRYSTAAAAAAT! Fluck I am going to miss this game.
Klap hulle Saders!!
Picking the winner here is difficult. They played each other 16 times in super rugby, each winning 8. last year the Crusaders won 15-13. The previous year the Crusaders won with 4 points.
For South Africans sake it will be best if Crusaders slip up here. That will halt their increasing confidence a wee bit. Doubt is what we need, if they go on a roll they are hard to stop… Although the Bulls sort of figured them out in semis.
Hi Super, ja dis n moeilike een maar ek dink Richie verander die span met sy teenwoordigheid. Ek back maar net my Superbru
Stem AB ek het ook vir Crusaders gepick
AB dis darem lekker om so goeie begin te he soos die Bulle. Ons moet net voortgaan.
Leeus is in die poo, nou die Tahs en Crusaders vir hulle, nag boet nag.
Sharks kom nou agter jy kan n goeie span koop, maar nie lojaliteit en spangees nie. Dit moet jy opbou.
Peter Div se mos die oorsese loskakels is nie n goeie ding nie. Nou wonder ek maar net wat het geword van die Shark losskakels wat gementor is deur die rits oorsese losskakels wat die Sharks ingevoer het.
Wie het nou geleer, en wat, by Hernandes, Michelac, Goode….
Ja n mens kan n verskoning uitdink vir enige aksie wat jy neem! En SA Rugby is baie goed daarmee
Net jammer ons krieket span raak nou chokers soos die Proteas
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHARKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 😀
Steyn het swak geboul, kyk in daai soort krieket slaan hulle na alles, maar hy het nie zip gehad nie, sy spoed was af. Dalk n groot fout gewees om die span te verander. Ag gelukkig het ek nie juis daai reeks dopgehou nie, dink dis maar die 2de game wat ek gekyk het.
Howzit Puma?
More Puma, se my wie het die Sharks al almal gaan koop op no 10, ek het Hernandes, Goode, en Michelac , ek dink daar is meer.
McCaw lyk lus vir die game
12 – Hello AB, How you doing? Have not seen you about for awhile.
13 – Super 😆 hehe. Think we bought em all and no-one is left now.
Actually we should have bought D. Hougaard. Where is he playing now? Still with Saracens?
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BLUESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
Poppa69 if you read here mate. Good luck to your team today. Also well done to NZ for beating Oz on Wednesday in the odi cricket.
Yip, been ‘otherwise occupied” but I am working on it 😉
13 – Super, forgot Steve Meyer. Who quit before he even played 🙄
Should have approched D. Hougaard (spelling) One of the best kickers similar to Morne Steyn with how good he can kick. Of course Morne Steyn is a far better FH all round than D. Hougaard but he would have been a better buy for the Sharks.
Hernandez pity he got injured. He is PURE CLASS. Must be one of the very, very best FH in world rugby.
Though Morne Steyn is pure class too. Bulls are blessed with some world class players.
18 – AB, I get confuse with you and another blogger. Are you living in Brisbane or in Pretoria?
Hellooooooooo
Blues 6 / 3
Crusaders
PENK 10 Min (Carter)
Blues
PENK 5 Min (Brett)
DROPG 8 Min (Brett)
Skop hulle baie of verbeel ek my
6 / 6
6/6 each.
Sorry Rugby Princess blogs here too.
So will be neutral between my two kiwi friends Poppa and Rugby Princess.
May the best team win.
Puma on Sharks world do they have a forum , where do they chat the Sharks
Lots of kicking going on there.
Blues 9 / 6
Try George Whitelock for Saders, under sticks
Try Saders.
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