Crusaders 2020

chchfanatic

@shark and Sam Gilbert

chchfanatic

@Crucial be interesting to see if the real reason gets out. Somehow I think not.

shark

@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:

@shark and Sam Gilbert

Gilbert is now with the Highlanders also??

Stargazer

@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:

@Crucial be interesting to see if the real reason gets out. Somehow I think not.

The lad loves his seafood. Could be something as simple as a fish bone.

Chris B.

@chchfanatic Sounds like you have the inside story?

chchfanatic

@shark he’s definitely in Dunedin training with them. Don’t know if he’s been added to squad or not

chchfanatic

@Chris-B 🤐🤐🤐

Chris B.

@chchfanatic I'm sure!

shark

@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:

@shark he’s definitely in Dunedin training with them. Don’t know if he’s been added to squad or not

Crikey. Shows how thin our SR squads are now. The kid has a bit of talent but has only had a handful of games for Canterbury, and then out of position.

chchfanatic

@shark this kid has the goods. I’ve watched him since he left school. He was always a skinny kid. Now he’s over 100kgs and lost none of his speed.

Stargazer

The Crusaders Development XV beat Sydney Uni RFC on Saturday. FT score was 60 -21.

The Crusaders Dev team's line-up can be found here: https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1412-crusaders-development-xv-named-to-play-sydney-university

Higgins

@stargazer
Sydney Uni were without a number of their lesser known Super players (just been talking to the father of one of them) but they will have some of them on deck for their game against the Brisbane Club Champs this weekend for the Aussie Club Title.

Stargazer

Crusaders fullback David Havili remains in hospital following abdominal surgery last Friday. 

The Christchurch-based franchise is releasing few details on the 25-year-old's status, other than the fact a serious bowel infection led to urgent surgery.

In a statement released on Monday afternoon, the Crusaders added he was recovering well and would not be available for "several weeks".

(...)

There was no suggestion of a foreign object being removed from Havili's stomach

The Crusaders are set to rest a bunch of players when they name their team on Thursday afternoon, most notably captain and lock Scott Barrett. 

He didn't play against the Highlanders in round four due to a knee injury, but it did not count as one of his two required All Blacks rest weeks. 

A host of other All Blacks weren't on the training paddock on Monday afternoon, including pivot Richie Mo'unga, midfielder Jack Goodhue, prop Joe Moody and hooker Codie Taylor.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/120114363/super-rugby-crusaders-fullback-david-havili-remains-in-hospital-following-bowel-infection

shark

@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2020:

@shark this kid has the goods. I’ve watched him since he left school. He was always a skinny kid. Now he’s over 100kgs and lost none of his speed.

Playing wing for Canterbury and God-knows-where for a poor Highlanders team won't be doing much for his development though. He's a 10/15.

chchfanatic

@shark more a 15 than a 10. Just too much outside talent in crusaders. I’d rather take an opportunity at the highlanders than nothing. Sounds like his Lincoln uni team have been decimated now

Chris B.

@Stargazer said in Crusaders 2020:

The Crusaders Development XV beat Sydney Uni RFC on Saturday. FT score was 60 -21.

The Crusaders Dev team's line-up can be found here: https://crusaders.co.nz/news/1412-crusaders-development-xv-named-to-play-sydney-university

Good to see Alex Ainley in that team. A bit more development work into Alex and I reckon the young bloke will turn out pretty useful!