yep, here:
Crusaders: Colin Slade, Robbie Fruean, Kieron Fonotia, Tom Taylor, Johnny McNicholl, Dan Carter, Mitchell Drummond, Luke Whitelock, Matt Todd (c), Jimmy Tupou, Dominic Bird, Luke Romano, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Alex Hodgman. Reserves: Ben Funnell, Ged Robinson, Joe Moody, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Scott Barrett, Tom Sanders, Billy Guyton, Nathaniel Apa, Nafi Tuitavaki, David Havili.
As a commentator for this game, can I add my thanks to the Crusaders organisation for naming probably the easiest to pronounce NZ rugby team in living memory.
No real surprises I think here. Happy for Sam Talakai to have a crack at tight head. Hopefully he delivers the goods. Also I wonder if Browning starting over Beau Robinson is any indicator to the season.
No real surprises I think here. Happy for Sam Talakai to have a crack at tight head. Hopefully he delivers the goods. Also I wonder if Browning starting over Beau Robinson is any indicator to the season.
Browning is a 6/8 and Robinson is a 7.
I dont think Robinson was ever in contention for the 6 position, especially not with Thomson and Tui coming into the squad.
That is a bit of a meaty backline with CFS and kuridrani in the wings and kerevi at oc. Hopefully our support play will be on point, those three should be generating some good breaks and half breaks to work off.
Also glad to see Kotze getting another start.
Yeah, at the end of matches when one comes off the bench one occasion.