Crusaders 2024
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@taniwharugby Yeah Kemara does deserve a decent Crack I feel. I do feel for him a bit coming in straight after Mo'unga when the spotlight is gonna be heavily on him but he'll be better for the run.
Havili at 10 would be nothing more Than a stop gap measure and a short sighted move. Penney is right putting his faith in his current options.
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@African-Monkey said in Crusaders 2024:
Havili at 10 would be nothing more Than a stop gap measure and a short sighted move
But with Reihana and Burke due back in a month or so there's a real argument than Havili as the stop gap is what's needed.
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@KiwiMurph Fair argument, but if they see Kemara as their man for the future, why not give him a fair crack now and see what he's about? A bit of short term pain for long term gain?
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I don't remember Havili being a huge success at 1st 5 either. I think it would have been better to partner Kemara with a more experienced halfback against NSW. They are doing that this week.
And just to put it into perspective. Kemara is only the no.3 1st 5 for Waikato, so is still learning his trade.
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@Bovidae said in Crusaders 2024:
I don't remember Havili being a huge success at 1st 5 either.
Only one start at SR or NPC level. It was a against the Chiefs in 2020. He was very good in the first and then had a few errors in the second half
He looked promising though. When you look at some of the other names they've used since I presume he doesn't want to play there
You can see a couple of his involvements here:
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@Bovidae said in Crusaders 2024:
And just to put it into perspective. Kemara is only the no.3 1st 5 for Waikato, so is still learning his trade.
And when Dan Carter was Kemara's age he hadn't yet played any games of first class rugby - but was close. Started with Canterbury when he was 20 and Crusaders when 21.
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I’m preparing myself for a 96-esque season. The transition from Razor and a number of very key players from previous successful campaigns all at once will take time to overcome.
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@ACT-Crusader Oh come on that's taking it to the extreme a bit. There's only been 3 games gone and you guys haven't even played in Chch yet.
You only have to get to the playoffs and then it's all on.
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Crusaders for the NZ wooden spoon this year? Perhaps Razor is Jesus after all.