Crusaders (NZ) Rugby Team Thread.

[RebelYell]

Will Jordan out for the season

What a shame, love watching him play

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Poor new coach

"With Richie Mounga and Will Jordan, it should
be a fairly straight run-in to yet another title....."

 

[Dan54]

Will Jordan out for the season

Well that isn't really news, it been floating around over here for a couple of weeks he was pretty unlikely to play. Makes it interesting at Crusaders.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Poor @waiopehu oldboy must be having an aneurysm in his gruds right about now.

That fucking Cantabs backline tonight:

- Hotham. Big. Fucking. Deal. More like Coldham.
- Grannypants Aumua: "Mercenaries. Useless. Nothing more to keep them in a battle other than a meagre wage. Which is just about enough to make them want to kill for you. But never enough to make them want to die for you"
- Brainfart Havili: not an All Blacks arsehole.
- Sevu Reece: slower than Stranger Things Edmed in a footrace ffs
- 1st 5 Kumara: lol@ his funny little stumpy legs when he takes a shot at goal. Fucking thing has no hope of even making it to the goalposts ffs

 

[Brumby Runner]

Poor @waiopehu oldboy must be having an aneurysm in his gruds right about now.

That fucking Cantabs backline tonight:

- Hotham. Big. Fucking. Deal. More like Coldham.
- Grannypants Aumua: "Mercenaries. Useless. Nothing more to keep them in a battle other than a meagre wage. Which is just about enough to make them want to kill for you. But never enough to make them want to die for you"
- Brainfart Havili: not an All Blacks arsehole.
- Sevu Reece: slower than Stranger Things Edmed in a footrace ffs
- 1st 5 Kumara: lol@ his funny little stumpy legs when he takes a shot at goal. Fucking thing has no hope of even making it to the goalposts ffs

Havili also looked to be well over weight too I thought. The big difference between the two backlines was in the 9/10 spots. Tahs with a couple of experienced Super players, while the Cru two looked and played like they came straight from school.

I was just as surprised, though, by the lack of endeavour in the Crusaders' pack. Grace was pretty much invisible and was replaced rather early. Gardiner did very little. Tahs backrow was much more involved and effective. Cru front row won the scrum battle with more than a little help from the ref (in my opinion). Holloway tore their lineout to shreds. Where was the second row at lineout time? Barrett otherwise went ok in general play but had very little support from the rest of his pack.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Poor @waiopehu oldboy must be having an aneurysm in his gruds right about now.

That fucking Cantabs backline tonight:

- Hotham. Big. Fucking. Deal. More like Coldham.
- Grannypants Aumua: "Mercenaries. Useless. Nothing more to keep them in a battle other than a meagre wage. Which is just about enough to make them want to kill for you. But never enough to make them want to die for you"
- Brainfart Havili: not an All Blacks arsehole.
- Sevu Reece: slower than Stranger Things Edmed in a footrace ffs
- 1st 5 Kumara: lol@ his funny little stumpy legs when he takes a shot at goal. Fucking thing has no hope of even making it to the goalposts ffs

I think I pretty much predicted this after Reihana went down. Kemara has big raps on him but he's nowhere near starting Super Rugby 10 level yet.

Makes next week a must-win which given it's in Lautoka may be a bit too much of an ask for the current group

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

From rugbypass.com:

"Former Wales wing Johnny McNicholl has been released from his Scarlets contract upon request in order to return to his native New Zealand.

"The winger’s next destination is yet to be revealed."

I'm guessing somewhere North of the Waitaki River but South of Cook's Strait...

LOL the person who writes the TV1 sports news thinks he's being rushed back to solve the 5/8 crisis, bloke has AFAIK only ever played wing or fullback & maybe filled in at 13.

 

[Wilson]

LOL the person who writes the TV1 sports news thinks he's being rushed back to solve the 5/8 crisis, bloke has AFAIK only ever played wing or fullback & maybe filled in at 13.

Maybe he's just not used to the Crusader's having multiple concurrent crises?

 

[Wilson]

As expected, Johnny McNicholl has joined the Crusaders:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1764868477725097992

 

[Dismal Pillock]

 

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[Wilson]

Crusaders somehow managing to lose all their most experienced players this year. Barrett out for 6 weeks with a broken finger:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767749141915148685

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ also Joe Moody has Covid

 

[Strewthcobber]

Has anyone done a welfare check on Rob Penney recently?

 

[Dan54]

F*** me they can't catch a break can they (or not the ones they want). Hearing there a little confusion in the camp at moment on direction etc, but that could all be just nothing too.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Taking Ls all over the shop

 

[Wilson]

Ouch:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1768637142534664202

I knew the departures/injuries were bad, but to see it spelled out like that it really hits home. Literally a completely different team on the park from last year.

 

[Dan54]

Hearing whispers on grapevine that Whitelock could well be back for Super next year and possibly even pointy end of super this year. Also I know it Blues but don't die of shock if BB suits up for Blues sin
milar time!

 

[Wilson]

Hearing whispers on grapevine that Whitelock could well be back for Super next year and possibly even pointy end of super this year. Also I know it Blues but don't die of shock if BB suits up for Blues sin
milar time!

If he doesn't come back soon there might not be any point coming back this year at all.