Barbarians U21 v Crusaders U20
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@Stargazer said in Barbarians U21 v Crusaders U20:
Geez, that Crusaders U20 scrum is something!
The Barbarians have two 2021 NZ U20 props in Ahio and Gavigan, so it probably says a lot about our age-group props where they can look good and bad.
2-for-2 for the Barbarians.
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Terrible game management by Jack Parker.
Best on park by far was Jone Rova.
The ironic thing was most of the barbarians best players were from crusaders region. Taylor Cahill , Mitch Cox , George Methven ,Will Gaulter , Blair Murray.
Some over hyped crusaders players who played average. Fletcher Anderson , Jamie Hannah , Taya Brown , jack Parker , Macca Springer. Blake makiri was poor too.
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@chchfanatic Rova and Bell were both really good. Good impact from Calder, too.
Not sure what position Mullen played, because I think Bell played the full 80 minutes. They were both on the field at the same time.
Not sure why Makiri is in that team. Easily the worst player on the field.
Agree about Parker. Game management was totally missing.
But credit where credit is due. The Barbarians really stood up and there are some good players in that team.
I don't know how old Nikora Broughton is and whether he's still eligible for the NZ U20s, but he has shown he's worthy.
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@chchfanatic Gualter looked good when he came on. I remember him from the NZ Schools games in 2019.
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@Stargazer said in Barbarians U21 v Crusaders U20:
I don't know how old Nikora Broughton is and whether he's still eligible for the NZ U20s, but he has shown he's worthy.
I think he is already 20 or would be in the Chiefs U20s again. I was surprised he didn't make last year's NZ U20s on the strength of his performances.
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@Stargazer looks like he came on at 7.
