Crusaders v Highlanders

[Chris]

@chris-b If we get home in this game I would expect to see Taylor,Barrett maybe Hall rested for the Blues game
Giving some more game time for Strange, and Drummond before the playoffs

[cgrant]

Odd bench for the Highlanders with two First Five Eights ?!
Great to see Parkinson in the mix. He is one to watch in a near future IMO.

[Chris]

@cgrant sort of points to the Highlanders kicking a lot strange bench must be a game plan of some sort
If they lose a Thompson or Naholo early it maybe a risky move Re.Strike Power

[Bones]

@cgrant said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

Odd bench for the Highlanders with two First Five Eights ?!
Great to see Parkinson in the mix. He is one to watch in a near future IMO.

With Buckman and Smith already out there, and Ioane and F Smith both having spent a decent amount of time in the outside backs, that bench doesn't look all that strange.

[SammyC]

@chris said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

@cgrant sort of points to the Highlanders kicking a lot

No shit, kicking a lot is the highlanders gameplan every week

[Chris]

@sammyc Well instead of Every 2nd ball it will be every fuckin ball this week with that bench

[Stargazer]

Tokolahi out of the Highlanders' line-up for tomorrow.

Highlanders tighthead prop Siate Tokolahi will not play in tomorrow night’s southern derby against the Crusaders.

He has reinjured his right knee that kept him on the side lines with an MCL problem for six weeks and has been deemed unfit to play this weekend.

Tokolahi will be assessed over the next few days before any decision is made on his availability in the short term.

Guy Millar has travelled to Christchurch with the team as a replacement.

Loose forward Liam Squire will be given until tomorrow to prove his fitness for the match.

Jul 5, 2018

Tokolahi out of Crusaders clash

Highlanders tighthead prop Siate Tokolahi will not play in tomorrow night’s southern derby against the Crusaders. Highlanders banking on energy of...

[Stargazer]

[antipodean]

Congrats Wyatt Crockett - huge achievement.

[KiwiMurph]

Awful 'clearance' by Sopoaga.

[KiwiMurph]

Highlanders starting this week like they started last week.

[Bones]

Fuck L Whitelock is good. It's a shame some people get stuck in the past...

[antipodean]

How pants is Sopoaga playing this year?

[Bones]

@antipodean said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

How pants is Sopoaga playing this year?

Think he's already in London enjoying the heatwave.

[KiwiMurph]

@bones said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

Fuck L Whitelock is good. It's a shame some people get stuck in the past...

Like last week when he was horrendous?

[Gunner]

Terrible call by the ref there costs The Clan 3.

Where was the advantage?

[Bones]

@kiwimurph oh so you can remember the first half but not the second...

[KiwiMurph]

@bones said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

@kiwimurph oh so you can remember the first half but not the second...

...of the game where the halftime score was 42-0....

[Bones]

@kiwimurph stuck in the past.

What the fuck was that from ASmith. Scrum wheels and he goes the wrong way.

[Gunner]

Wowee, what a try