Crusaders 2026

[Grooter]

@Duluth age profile wise I would think it would be Reihana weighing up looking elsewhere for 2027

[Duluth]

@Grooter

True

I said Kemara because, on current rankings, he's the guy that won't make the 23

[SBW1]

If his form is really good next year, he might end up at another Kiwi franchise to get more game time.

[SBW1]

[jamsb]

Sad to see Tom Christie leaving

[Duluth]

@jamsb said in Crusaders 2026:

Sad to see Tom Christie leaving

He responded well to getting dropped this year. When he came back into the side he offered a lot more with ball in hand

[SBW1]

He had a pretty bad injury which sidelined him. Ran into a guy who knew him well and sounded like he had a frustrating injury. He will be happy to finish with a Premiership in his last year.

[zedsdeadbaby]

Clears the way for Oli Mathis

[Bones]

@zedsdeadbaby said in Crusaders 2026:

Clears the way for Oli Mathis

Replacing a small openside with a midget openside will make things interesting.

[Bovidae]

The Chiefs should sign Johnny Lee. He is more of a SR no.7 in size.

[Chris]

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@zedsdeadbaby said in Crusaders 2026:

Clears the way for Oli Mathis

Replacing a small openside with a midget openside will make things interesting.

Roughly the same size Christie 185 cm 104kgs Mathis 186 cm 102 Kgs though at 19 years old will probably put another 4 or 5 kgs on over Pre season.
Mathis has speed on his side but maybe he ends up a winger.

[Bones]

@Chris said in Crusaders 2026:

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@zedsdeadbaby said in Crusaders 2026:

Clears the way for Oli Mathis

Replacing a small openside with a midget openside will make things interesting.

Roughly the same size Christie 185 cm 104kgs Mathis 186 cm 102 Kgs though at 19 years old will probably put another 4 or 5 kgs on over Pre season.
Mathis has speed on his side but maybe he ends up a winger.

Interesting, watching on telly Mathis looks like he'd be pushing 95 at best.

[Chris]

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@Chris said in Crusaders 2026:

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@zedsdeadbaby said in Crusaders 2026:

Clears the way for Oli Mathis

Replacing a small openside with a midget openside will make things interesting.

Roughly the same size Christie 185 cm 104kgs Mathis 186 cm 102 Kgs though at 19 years old will probably put another 4 or 5 kgs on over Pre season.
Mathis has speed on his side but maybe he ends up a winger.

Interesting, watching on telly Mathis looks like he'd be pushing 95 at best.

He put on weight when he was at the Crusaders as an injury replacement I hear he’s around 102kgs now.

[Bones]

@Chris said in Crusaders 2026:

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@Chris said in Crusaders 2026:

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@zedsdeadbaby said in Crusaders 2026:

Clears the way for Oli Mathis

Replacing a small openside with a midget openside will make things interesting.

Roughly the same size Christie 185 cm 104kgs Mathis 186 cm 102 Kgs though at 19 years old will probably put another 4 or 5 kgs on over Pre season.
Mathis has speed on his side but maybe he ends up a winger.

Interesting, watching on telly Mathis looks like he'd be pushing 95 at best.

He put on weight when he was at the Crusaders as an injury replacement I hear he’s around 102kgs now.

I would assume that was before I watched him playing for Waikato

[Chris]

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@Chris said in Crusaders 2026:

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@Chris said in Crusaders 2026:

@Bones said in Crusaders 2026:

@zedsdeadbaby said in Crusaders 2026:

Clears the way for Oli Mathis

Replacing a small openside with a midget openside will make things interesting.

Roughly the same size Christie 185 cm 104kgs Mathis 186 cm 102 Kgs though at 19 years old will probably put another 4 or 5 kgs on over Pre season.
Mathis has speed on his side but maybe he ends up a winger.

Interesting, watching on telly Mathis looks like he'd be pushing 95 at best.

He put on weight when he was at the Crusaders as an injury replacement I hear he’s around 102kgs now.

I would assume that was before I watched him playing for Waikato

Yes of course but eyes are deceiving aye.

[cgrant]

Despite the stripes of the Waikato jersey, he does look very slim. I can't see him playing among the forwards in the SR.