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Super Rugby Final 2018

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  • KiwiMurphK Offline
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    KiwiMurph
    wrote on last edited by
    #192

    Congratulations Crusaders. The best team in the comp by a very long way. It was not close.

    Final was a better game than I thought it might be. Lions were 0 wins 5 losses this year vs NZ teams i think?

    It's not great for the health of the competition how far ahead of the rest of the comp the Crusaders are. Dagg and Crockett can't make the 23 but would start for most/a lot of other teams in the comp.

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    • BonesB Offline
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      Bones
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      #193

      Nice one crusaders. Well done that man with the France multi!

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      • SiamS Offline
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        Siam
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        #194

        Justice

        Complete piston wristed gibbons that they are ( and always will be) that Crusaders team this year and with no other Crusaders fans in the room, were a pleasure to watch playing 100% winning rugby.

        Get Razor the big job - we could all do with the fun and he sure as shit knows his job

        Well done red and black, fair dues

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        • ACT CrusaderA Offline
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          ACT Crusader
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          #195

          10 Mounga
          15 B. Barrett
          22 D. MacKenzie
          23 J. Barrett

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          • pukunuiP Offline
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            pukunui
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            #196

            Bloody good season by the Crusaders.
            Strange game tonight. The territory and possession stats were crazy. Not helped by poor exiting by the saders.
            Mounga MOTM.
            Wasn't Hall's best game. Poor box kicking and doing the Pulu pause at the base of the ruck too often.
            Moody has been a liability this season.

            Lions need to pray harder or find a new god. 0-3 means he isn't listening.

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            • CyclopsC Offline
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              Cyclops
              wrote on last edited by
              #197

              That stat line was crazy, but the crusaders were so very efficient that they would score very quickly whenever they got ball, especially in the first half, while the lions were good enough to put phases together but couldn't score points.

              Mounga is going from strength to strength. End of year tour will be key for him I think, he'll get at least one start there and that will be the game he needs to crush if he wants to get past Barrett and dmc before the rwc.

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              • pukunuiP pukunui

                Bloody good season by the Crusaders.
                Strange game tonight. The territory and possession stats were crazy. Not helped by poor exiting by the saders.
                Mounga MOTM.
                Wasn't Hall's best game. Poor box kicking and doing the Pulu pause at the base of the ruck too often.
                Moody has been a liability this season.

                Lions need to pray harder or find a new god. 0-3 means he isn't listening.

                CyclopsC Offline
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                #198

                @pukunui said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                Bloody good season by the Crusaders.
                Strange game tonight. The territory and possession stats were crazy. Not helped by poor exiting by the saders.
                Mounga MOTM.
                Wasn't Hall's best game. Poor box kicking and doing the Pulu pause at the base of the ruck too often.
                Moody has been a liability this season.

                Lions need to pray harder or find a new god. 0-3 means he isn't listening.

                Getting close to the buffalo bills now (4 consecutive super bowl losses).

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                • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                  @no-quarter said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  @no-quarter said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  Mounga

                  Daylight

                  Every other 10 in NZ.

                  Must start first test

                  If DMac is picked ahead of him again it would be an absolute farce.

                  Mounga start, Dmac off the bench

                  Rancid

                  😁

                  Rancid SchnitzelR Offline
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                  Rancid Schnitzel
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #199

                  @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  @no-quarter said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  @no-quarter said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                  Mounga

                  Daylight

                  Every other 10 in NZ.

                  Must start first test

                  If DMac is picked ahead of him again it would be an absolute farce.

                  Mounga start, Dmac off the bench

                  Rancid

                  😁

                  🖕

                  Not biting bitch.

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                  • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                    10 Mounga
                    15 B. Barrett
                    22 D. MacKenzie
                    23 J. Barrett

                    mariner4lifeM Offline
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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #200

                    @act-crusader said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                    10 Mounga
                    15 B. Barrett
                    22 D. MacKenzie
                    23 J. Barrett

                    Absolutely not

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                    • Rancid SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

                      @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @no-quarter said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @no-quarter said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      Mounga

                      Daylight

                      Every other 10 in NZ.

                      Must start first test

                      If DMac is picked ahead of him again it would be an absolute farce.

                      Mounga start, Dmac off the bench

                      Rancid

                      😁

                      🖕

                      Not biting bitch.

                      mariner4lifeM Offline
                      mariner4lifeM Offline
                      mariner4life
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #201

                      @rancid-schnitzel said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @no-quarter said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @no-quarter said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                      Mounga

                      Daylight

                      Every other 10 in NZ.

                      Must start first test

                      If DMac is picked ahead of him again it would be an absolute farce.

                      Mounga start, Dmac off the bench

                      Rancid

                      😁

                      🖕

                      Not biting bitch.

                      You were gritting your teeth when you posted that

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                      • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                        @act-crusader said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                        10 Mounga
                        15 B. Barrett
                        22 D. MacKenzie
                        23 J. Barrett

                        Absolutely not

                        ACT CrusaderA Offline
                        ACT CrusaderA Offline
                        ACT Crusader
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #202

                        @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                        @act-crusader said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                        10 Mounga
                        15 B. Barrett
                        22 D. MacKenzie
                        23 J. Barrett

                        Absolutely not

                        Add in Crotty, Goodhue and Ben Smith and we will have an almost SWB backline 😀

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                        • CyclopsC Cyclops

                          That stat line was crazy, but the crusaders were so very efficient that they would score very quickly whenever they got ball, especially in the first half, while the lions were good enough to put phases together but couldn't score points.

                          Mounga is going from strength to strength. End of year tour will be key for him I think, he'll get at least one start there and that will be the game he needs to crush if he wants to get past Barrett and dmc before the rwc.

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                          Chris B.
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                          #203

                          @cyclops said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                          Mounga is going from strength to strength. End of year tour will be key for him I think, he'll get at least one start there and that will be the game he needs to crush if he wants to get past Barrett and dmc before the rwc.

                          Would be pretty conservative of Shag not to give Richie a fair bit of time in the Rugby Championship. Not necessarily in the first Bled, but he's really played the house down and clearly ready to take the chance - should get at least one start in TRC and several goes from the bench. Pretty clear MoM in this game.

                          Pretty unusual game. Lions with huge domination of territory and possession, but rarely looked like scoring. Crusaders with brutal defence and very efficient in converting their limited chances.

                          Credit to the Lions for denying the Crusaders opportunities but, to be honest, it never felt like they were likely to win. Their lineout maul that was expected to be a big weapon was just smashed. Defence was pretty much awesome aside from Todd's miss.

                          Well done, Razor.

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                          • MokeyM Offline
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                            Mokey
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #204

                            Congrats to the Crusaders on a well-deserved victory.

                            Now, if they could just fix up the comp so it wasn't NZ teams smashing the fuck out of each other again and again and injuring half the players.

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                            • Chris B.C Chris B.

                              @cyclops said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                              Mounga is going from strength to strength. End of year tour will be key for him I think, he'll get at least one start there and that will be the game he needs to crush if he wants to get past Barrett and dmc before the rwc.

                              Would be pretty conservative of Shag not to give Richie a fair bit of time in the Rugby Championship. Not necessarily in the first Bled, but he's really played the house down and clearly ready to take the chance - should get at least one start in TRC and several goes from the bench. Pretty clear MoM in this game.

                              Pretty unusual game. Lions with huge domination of territory and possession, but rarely looked like scoring. Crusaders with brutal defence and very efficient in converting their limited chances.

                              Credit to the Lions for denying the Crusaders opportunities but, to be honest, it never felt like they were likely to win. Their lineout maul that was expected to be a big weapon was just smashed. Defence was pretty much awesome aside from Todd's miss.

                              Well done, Razor.

                              CyclopsC Offline
                              CyclopsC Offline
                              Cyclops
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #205

                              @chris-b said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                              @cyclops said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                              Mounga is going from strength to strength. End of year tour will be key for him I think, he'll get at least one start there and that will be the game he needs to crush if he wants to get past Barrett and dmc before the rwc.

                              Would be pretty conservative of Shag not to give Richie a fair bit of time in the Rugby Championship. Not necessarily in the first Bled, but he's really played the house down and clearly ready to take the chance - should get at least one start in TRC and several goes from the bench. Pretty clear MoM in this game.

                              Pretty unusual game. Lions with huge domination of territory and possession, but rarely looked like scoring. Crusaders with brutal defence and very efficient in converting their limited chances.

                              Credit to the Lions for denying the Crusaders opportunities but, to be honest, it never felt like they were likely to win. Their lineout maul that was expected to be a big weapon was just smashed. Defence was pretty much awesome aside from Todd's miss.

                              Well done, Razor.

                              Barring injury I figure Barrett and Dmc get all the starts. Mounga will get a decent amount of time off the bench but it won't be until the eoyt that he gets a chance to start. He might get a start vs Argentina, but looking at shag's track record and comments about the rolls royce pack I don't think he's in a hurry to get Mounga into the starting xv.

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                              • CyclopsC Cyclops

                                @chris-b said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                                @cyclops said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                                Mounga is going from strength to strength. End of year tour will be key for him I think, he'll get at least one start there and that will be the game he needs to crush if he wants to get past Barrett and dmc before the rwc.

                                Would be pretty conservative of Shag not to give Richie a fair bit of time in the Rugby Championship. Not necessarily in the first Bled, but he's really played the house down and clearly ready to take the chance - should get at least one start in TRC and several goes from the bench. Pretty clear MoM in this game.

                                Pretty unusual game. Lions with huge domination of territory and possession, but rarely looked like scoring. Crusaders with brutal defence and very efficient in converting their limited chances.

                                Credit to the Lions for denying the Crusaders opportunities but, to be honest, it never felt like they were likely to win. Their lineout maul that was expected to be a big weapon was just smashed. Defence was pretty much awesome aside from Todd's miss.

                                Well done, Razor.

                                Barring injury I figure Barrett and Dmc get all the starts. Mounga will get a decent amount of time off the bench but it won't be until the eoyt that he gets a chance to start. He might get a start vs Argentina, but looking at shag's track record and comments about the rolls royce pack I don't think he's in a hurry to get Mounga into the starting xv.

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                                Chris B.
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                                #206

                                @cyclops I reckon Richie is a good chance to get the start vs Argentina in Nelson - and then they'll go from there - if he does well he probably gets another.

                                EOYT - barring injury Beauden should get the starts vs England and Ireland - which leaves Japan and Italy, which isn't much of a test for Richie.

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                                • Chris B.C Chris B.

                                  @cyclops I reckon Richie is a good chance to get the start vs Argentina in Nelson - and then they'll go from there - if he does well he probably gets another.

                                  EOYT - barring injury Beauden should get the starts vs England and Ireland - which leaves Japan and Italy, which isn't much of a test for Richie.

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                                  Bones
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                                  #207

                                  @chris-b although when Sopoaga was on fire they threw him a start at Newlands wasn't it?

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                                    Stargazer
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                                    #208

                                    https://twitter.com/NigelYalden/status/1025682269590106113

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                                    • BonesB Bones

                                      @chris-b although when Sopoaga was on fire they threw him a start at Newlands wasn't it?

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                                      KiwiMurph
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #209

                                      @bones said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                                      @chris-b although when Sopoaga was on fire they threw him a start at Newlands wasn't it?

                                      Ellis Park.

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                                      • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                        Mounga

                                        Daylight

                                        Every other 10 in NZ.

                                        Must start first test

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                                        SammyC
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                                        #210

                                        @mariner4life said in Super Rugby Final 2018:

                                        Mounga

                                        Daylight

                                        Every other 10 in NZ.

                                        Must start first test

                                        So true, I’m out celebrating but glad I checked the fern to read this.

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                                          #211

                                          The lions put us under more pressure tonight than the hurricanes last week.

                                          I’ll stick with my preseason call that the chiefs are the only team that worries me in the NZ conference. The other teams can’t compete up front.

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