Tamaiti Williams, Ioane Moananu, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett, Antonio Shalfoon, Cullen Grace, Ethan Blackadder, Christin Lio-Willie, Noah Hotham, Taha Kemara, Sevu Reece, David Havili, Levi Aumua, Chay Fihaki, Will Jordan
Reserves: Manumaua Letiu, George Bower, Sam Matenga, Tahlor Cahil, Corey Kellow, Kyle Preston, James O'Connor, Dallas McLeod
Xavier Numia, Jacob Devery, Tevita Mafileo, Caleb Delany, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Brad Shields (co-c), Du'Plessis Kirifi, Brayden Iose, Cameron Roigard, Harry Godfrey, Kini Naholo, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Bailyn Sullivan, Fatafehi Fineanganofo, Callum Harkin
Reserves: Raymond Tuputou, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Pasilio Tosi, Hugo Plummer, Peter Lakai, Ereatara Enari, Riley Hohepa, Ngatungane Punivai
That cross kick when you have advantage does my head in , great opportunity to hold the ball and pull another advantage or score
As a neutral, that was an entertaining game, well reffed for the most part.
Pleased to have rugby back.
@Stag said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
Potential serious injury to the halfback and Berry insists on playing on, why is this dickhead still reffing at this level.
Leg injury, not back or head, not a front rower in the scrum, no where near the action, carry on
Wheeler is such a knob.
I wish we had some decent commentary and analysis
It would be great if this type of match happened at all NZ derbies. Travel costs wouldn't be cheap though.
@Bones said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
What a difference it makes with an Oz ref actually reffing the crusaders.
210 seconds into the new season and Scotty gets his first card.
Harkin and Preston for relative newbys are bloody impressive
Who said players from club can’t progress to Super level
Huge credit to Berry for the lack of stoppages
Marshall in mid season form
"Lightning speed of Reece"
As he runs in a clear overlap
Preston has helped Crusaders attack
@Dan54 said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
Hurricanes Hunters team to play the curtain raiser. No Riley Higgins which suggests he’s got a minor niggle as well. Thank goodness.
You think it would get mentioned if he had a minor niggle. I hope so too, It's got me beat why he not on bench at least , I do know there were rumours of perhaps an attitude problem a couple of years back, and I hope this is not got anything to do with him missing out.
I've had confirmation that him and Proctor sustained minor niggles this week in training and the Canes don't want to risk them for this match. If it was a final they would have been available but best to keep them on ice at this stage of the season instead of making any injuries worse. Both of them are expected to be available next week against the Drua.
@frugby said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Canes4life I think that is a little harsh. Definitely seems to be some extra cameras at least. The analysis though, remains a below-par - but find me a pre-match coverage in any sport that doesn't largely consist of meathead ex-pros analysing with low effort.
Sky Sport are just a tick box exercise. Instead of getting the best people for the job we are left with this lot who spend half of their time blowing smoke up each others arses. It’s cringe as. The analysis is below par. It used to be so much better but it seems to get worse every year.
If they want to bring back the crowds and improve fan engagement they need to do better.
JK was the only one who wasn’t afraid to say what he really thought but now he’s gone.
@Stag said in Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@antipodean do you always have to be the dickhead, give it a rest.
Southland aren't playing
Fuck Jordan is class aye.
Blackadder injured trying to tackle Kirifi
Cripes