Crusaders 2019

[Stargazer]

Half time: Crusaders 14 - 7 Highlanders

Crusaders 14 (Bateman, Taufua tries; Hunt con 2x)
Highlanders 7 (Coltman try; Ioane con)

[Stargazer]

Full time:

Crusaders 43 (Sanders 2x, Bateman, Taufua, Mataele, Dunshea, Jordan tries; Hunt 2x con; 3rd - 4th con ?)
Highlanders 38 (Tomkinson 2x, Coltman, Lentjes, Fakatava, McKay tries; Ioane con, 2nd - 3rd con ?, Gatland con)

The Crusaders retain the Farmland Cup.

[chchfanatic]

@Stargazer crusaders knights trial 1pm at Malvern park. Next to rugby park. 8 crusaders All blacks are playing 40

[Stargazer]

@chchfanatic Is that tomorrow? Who are they playing?

[chchfanatic]

@Stargazer yes tomorrow. Playing an internal trial

[chchfanatic]

@chchfanatic from what i can see crotty Barrett Franks moody Mo’unga Todd all playing first half

[chchfanatic]

From what I could work out teams were.
White team .
( ns is not sure)
Moody
Ns
Fletcher Newell
Nick frost
Fijian lock
Cullen grace
Matt Todd
Ns
Connor Collins
Richie Mo’unga
Ngane punivai
Dallas McLeod
Nick Foxley
Sevu Reece
Zach Mckay

Black team
Tamati Williams
Shilo Klein
Owen franks
Scott Barrett
Will Tucker
Ns
Tom christie
Matt letoga
Ere enari
Fergus Burke
Japanese winger
Ryan Crotty
Ns
Ns
Ns but bloody good fullback with extreme gas. Possibly Jaime spowart

[cgrant]

Tamati Williams ? This young guy has a lot of potential from what I've seen of him with the NZ schools. A future star IMO.

[Stargazer]

Here's the official media release about Robertson's re-signing.

https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1304-razor-re-signs-scott-robertson-announces-plans-to-crusade-on

His re-commitment also means that they can start looking for a replacement of Brad Mooar, and negotiate a new contract with Jason Ryan and Ronan O'Gara, if they want to stay on (or find a replacement).

[cgrant]

Who is Robinson ?

[Stargazer]

@cgrant Haha, that's what you get if you're doing multiple things at the same time.

[Machpants]

@cgrant said in Crusaders 2019:

Who is Robinson ?

He's the guy taking over from Robertson next season, when Robertson joins ABs coaching group

[Stargazer]

Crusaders Knights to play the Hurricanes Hunters tomorrow (k/o 3pm at West Melton Rugby Club)

1 George Bower
2 Brodie McAlister
3 Tamaiti Williams
4 Will Tucker
5 Mitchell Dunshea
6 Cullen Grace
7 Tom Christie (C)
8 Ethan Blackadder
9 Ereatara Enari
10 Brett Cameron
11 Leicester Faingaanuku
12 Dallas McLeod
13 Ngane Punivai
14 Sevu Reece
15 Jamie Spowart

Reserves
Shilo Klein
Chris Gawler
Fletcher Newell
Nick Frost
Michael Curry
Anty Burnett
Hugh Renton
Luke Donaldson
Fergus Burke
Chay Fihaki
Isaiah Punivai
Sam Gilbert

Crusaders Knights schedule:

v Hurricanes Hunters, Saturday 23 February, 3pm, West Melton Rugby Club

BYE

v Highlanders Bravehearts, Saturday 9 March, 1:30pm, Christchurch Park

v Highlanders Bravehearts, Saturday 16 March, 5pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium (curtain raiser for Investec Super Rugby match between the BNZ Crusaders and the Highlanders).

https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1306-crusaders-knights-team-named-to-take-on-hurricanes-hunters

[Stargazer]

I moved this post to the Canterbury Stadium thread.

[Chris]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/110861708/mark-reason-did-i-really-just-become-a-crusaders-fan

[Nepia]

Can there be a blanket rule that if you post a link to a Mark Reason article that you have to note that it's a Reason article in the post so we can choose not to click on it?

[Chris]

@Nepia HaHaHa fair point

[Dolamite]

Any news on the Mataele injury? Looked bad, possible ACL.

[MN5]

@Chris said in Crusaders 2019:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/110861708/mark-reason-did-i-really-just-become-a-crusaders-fan

Wow, that's the kind of Crusaders wank speak that would make Phil Gifford blush.

[Chris]

@MN5 even though I am a Crusader supporter I take whatever Reason says with the contempt it Derserves he’s a fukwit