Crusaders v Blues

SammyC

@chris-b I was wondering where the Crusaders would get their 4th hooker from after Vella left for Wellington. It crossed my mind that they could ask Ti'i Paulo to lace up his boots if there weren't any young bucks available.

Brodie MacAlister is next in line and has also been playing really well in club rugby (he played in the game against the force)

Stargazer

@sammyc Yup, as I said "if there weren't any young bucks available". Clearly, there is a young buck available in Brodie McAlister, but we didn't know that at the time when Vella joined the Canes and Funnell got injured.

SammyC

@stargazer said in Crusaders v Blues:

@sammyc Yup, as I said "if there weren't any young bucks available". Clearly, there is a young buck available in Brodie McAlister, but we didn't know that at the time when Vella joined the Canes and Funnell got injured.

Thanks, I did read your post.

It’s pretty obvious he’s been next in line for a while for anyone that follows club rugby in Christchurch.

Vella was never a long term option.

SammyC

@Stargazer If you are ever wondering whose next in line for the crusaders front row it’s worth checking the Sydenham team sheet in club rugby.

Jason Ryan’s club and he seems to direct most of the promising young props and hookers there.

Last weekends team had harry Allan, brighouse and Macalister. All future long term crusaders I think.

Wally

@sammyc said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Stargazer If you are ever wondering whose next in line for the crusaders front row it’s worth checking the Sydenham team sheet in club rugby.

Jason Ryan’s club and he seems to direct most of the promising young props and hookers there.

Last weekends team had harry Allan, brighouse and Macalister. All future long term crusaders I think.

Recent graduates have been Cody Taylor, Nepo Laulala and Siate Tokolahi

Wally

@wally

Also Paula Ngauamo (Tonga), Simon Berghan (Scotland) and Rodney Ah You (Ireland).

KiwiMurph

Jason Ryan a potential successor to Cron as the ABs scrum doctor?

Wally

@kiwimurph

That is his plan.

African Monkey

@sammyc Don't forget my mate Delane Luke! haha

Wally

@african-monkey

Delane’s on the bench tomorrow. He’s being doing pretty well for a young guy.

African Monkey

@wally Yeah he told me today he got the call up with Brighouse playing for the Crusaders. He impressed me when I watched you guys against New Brighton (a game you guys should have won) and a great guy as well.

African Monkey

@kiwimurph Come on why do that when we can play Rieko there........

Tim

Braydon Ennor is in the reserves instead of Manasa Mataele for the Crusaders ... latter suffered a minor injury at training on Thurs we are told

Kirwan

So same par score for the Cantabs that I gave the Canes? 50 points.

Using the Tana Umaga Sunwolves last game of the season yardstick, this could be a bit of a disaster coming up.

Hope not for Kaino’s sake. But with Tana putting the worlds best winger at 12 again, what has changed?

Kirwan

First tick of the night, no TJ!

Kirwan

Oh boy, Crusaders bombed a try there. Bad tackling out left for us

Kirwan

There you go, too simple.

0-5 to the Crusaders, kick to come.

Kirwan

Lots of scrambling defence from the Blues, Crusaders finding space pretty much everywhere

Tim

No accuracy on defence there.

Canerbry

Great ball and vision by Crots.

The Silver Fern

Crusaders v Blues