Hurricanes vs Crusaders
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Why the hell would you go for the lineout drive? An area the crusaders have consistently bossed them at throughout the game. So stupid
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@Landers92 said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Tuputupu and Enari seal the deal. What a fucking mess
They really did. It would have been a bit of a crime if the Canes stole that. They were woeful for the majority of the game.
@African-Monkey said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Tuputupu and Enari seal the deal. What a fucking mess
They really did. It would have been a bit of a crime if the Canes stole that. They were woeful for the majority of the game.
Yep. Canes need a clean out
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@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Lol so instead of Preston the Canes have Enari
You do have to laugh at that. Enari is not SR standard.
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Can’t even beat 13 men….
@ACT-Crusader said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Can’t even beat 13 men….
Those 13 men almost beat themselves. Messy once a few players go off the field that’s for sure
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Crusaders deserved winners.
Canes have too many thick idiots in the forwards. Walker-Leawere last week, Tuptupu this week.
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How do you not score multiple tries against 13?
@antipodean said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
How do you not score multiple tries against 13?
Ask the Blues. They know the feeling, except for 20mins and not 10
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I remain unconvinced that this Crusaders side is actually any good in regards to winning this competition. They have some great individuals who won them that game, but their general team play on attack is shit. They did finally show some proper grit on defence, and they are one of the better sides in this comp, but they don't look like an obvious absolute threat to win this competition to me.
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Some injury/HIA forced subs early in the game but then it got all a bit messy with how the bench was used.
Don’t know why JOC was left off for so long but yet Bafoon was bought on way too early.
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Too many NPC level players in this team.
Tucker, Enari, Hohepa, Shields who’s passed it, Tuputupu. Just really bad recruitment and once we got hit by injuries to start the year a lot of these second stringers just aren’t up to it.
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@sparky said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Laidlaw out.
After a great last season this year has been poor
@canefan said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@sparky said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Laidlaw out.
After a great last season this year has been poor
Stuttered last season too. Second half of the season was nowhere near the first half
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I remain unconvinced that this Crusaders side is actually any good in regards to winning this competition. They have some great individuals who won them that game, but their general team play on attack is shit. They did finally show some proper grit on defence, and they are one of the better sides in this comp, but they don't look like an obvious absolute threat to win this competition to me.
@frugby said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I remain unconvinced that this Crusaders side is actually any good in regards to winning this competition. They have some great individuals who won them that game, but their general team play on attack is shit. They did finally show some proper grit on defence, and they are one of the better sides in this comp, but they don't look like an obvious absolute threat to win this competition to me.
I know he’s much maligned but we pretty much lost our way in phase play when Havili went off. That is why we needed another leader on the first line like JOC out there for the remainder of the game. Jordan and Fihaki controlled the back pretty well but that leadership at 10 or 12 is crucial.
Grace was very quiet tonight after a few strong performance.
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I remain unconvinced that this Crusaders side is actually any good in regards to winning this competition. They have some great individuals who won them that game, but their general team play on attack is shit. They did finally show some proper grit on defence, and they are one of the better sides in this comp, but they don't look like an obvious absolute threat to win this competition to me.
@frugby said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I remain unconvinced that this Crusaders side is actually any good in regards to winning this competition. They have some great individuals who won them that game, but their general team play on attack is shit. They did finally show some proper grit on defence, and they are one of the better sides in this comp, but they don't look like an obvious absolute threat to win this competition to me.
They're probably 2nd best by default, as there's a massive cluster or mediocrity, especially with the Blues and Canes being so bad this year.
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Enari bang average at best. Hohepa the same hopefully Cashmore is ready to play Super Rugby next game.
Preston, Adam Lennox and Louie Chapman all would have been better options than Enari.
Saders deserve the win anyway.
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Crusaders need to find themselves a solid 13 and they’ll be in a great place. Levi Aumua is poos and so out of place in that team. Ennor if he could stay healthy obviously but that seems impossible. McLeod isn’t a 13 imo.
@Landers92 Leicester Fainga'anuku is coming back in 2026.
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Despite the endless praise from the media that this is the best super rugby season in years, it really is indicative of the poor overall quality when this Crusaders team is sitting in the top 2 and have demolished the force and reds who are sitting at 3&4
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Given the disruption the Crusaders had with the injury changes in the first half and 2 YCs going into the last 10 minutes you have got to give them their dues .
For me the Saders were the better team for a good part of this match
Williams and Barrett were massive but i was hugely impressed with lio-Willie and the guy who thought was MOTM Ioane Moananu
This guy has taken his opportunty big time
