Crusaders 2025

[mikey07]

@Canes4life Absolutely dark on this no doubt we’ve signed some plodder like Judd again. Such a dumb move.

[Nepia]

Just caught up with this thread, new poster with the sauce.

Fuck me there's leaks all over the place in Crusaders land, and it's been carried over into the ABs too. (Remember when we used to give Fozzie's lot shit for leaks).

[SBW1]

Crusaders surely must be signing Hutchinson.

[SBW1]

Oct 13

Crusaders eye up former All Blacks first-five for vacant coaching role

Former All Blacks first-five Nick Evans is in talks with the Crusaders about joining their coaching lineup next season.

[Machpants]

That'd be a good pick up I reckon

Probably play ten pretty well still, too

[SBW1]

He was the understudy to Dan Carter how ironic if he gets the gig at the Saders. Would have got a lot more minutes at 10 in the Abs if Dan wasn't there. Aaron Cruden is still playing Npc, could he get another stint at Super Rugby?

[Yeetyaah]

@SBW1 said in Crusaders 2025:

Aaron Cruden is still playing Npc, could he get another stint at Super Rugby

He turned them down last year, won't change his mind I'd say.

[Chris]

@Yeetyaah said in Crusaders 2025:

@SBW1 said in Crusaders 2025:

Aaron Cruden is still playing Npc, could he get another stint at Super Rugby

He turned them down last year, won't change his mind I'd say.

Crusaders don't need another first Five now anyway, they have 3 in the squad and another in WTG.

[Landers92]

Christian Lio-Willie has extended with Crusaders through to 2027.

[Chris]

@Landers92 said in Crusaders 2025:

Christian Lio-Willie has extended with Crusaders through to 2027.

Yep saw that on instagram yesterday

[Chris]

More on re signings Fletcher Newell and Tamaiti Williams also extended through 2027.

[Landers92]

@Chris said in Crusaders 2025:

@Landers92 said in Crusaders 2025:

Christian Lio-Willie has extended with Crusaders through to 2027.

Yep saw that on instagram yesterday

Yeah saw it wasn’t posted in here so threw it in for those that don’t use instagram and the likes…

[Chris]

@Landers92 said in Crusaders 2025:

@Chris said in Crusaders 2025:

@Landers92 said in Crusaders 2025:

Christian Lio-Willie has extended with Crusaders through to 2027.

Yep saw that on instagram yesterday

Yeah saw it wasn’t posted in here so threw it in for those that don’t use instagram and the likes…

Always good to post mate someone might have missed it.

[SBW1]

Hopefully Nick Evans is on the coaching staff, next year hopefully a whole lot better than this year.

[SBW1]

Alex Nankivell - Wikipedia

Just putting it out there. Contracted at Munster until the end of 2024.

[Bovidae]

One advantage of the staggered squad announcements is that we find out shortly if the "McAlister to the Chiefs" rumour is true.

[Daffy Jaffy]

Crusaders squad for 2025

Props: Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, George Bower, Kershawl Sykes-Martin, Finlay Brewis, Seb Calder
Hookers: Codie Taylor, George Bell, Ioane Moananu
Locks: Scott Barrett, Quinten Strange, Tahlor Cahill, Jamie Hannah, Antonio Shalfoon
Loose forwards: Ethan Blackadder, Christian Lio-Willie, Tom Christie, Cullen Grace, Corey Kellow, Dominic Gardiner, Fletcher Anderson, Savier Saifoloi
Halfbacks: Noah Hotham, Mitchell Drummond, Kyle Preston
First five-eighths: James O'Connor, Rivez Reihana, Taha Kemara
Midfielders: David Havili, Braydon Ennor, Levi Aumua, Dallas McLeod
Outside backs: Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Chay Fihaki, Macca Springer, Johnny McNicholl, Aki Tuivailala

Ins: Kershawl Sykes-Martin, Seb Calder, Antonio Shalfoon, Fletcher Anderson, Xavier Saifoloi, Kyle Preston, James O'Connor, Aki Tuivailala
Outs: Brodie McAlister, Joe Moody, Ryan Crotty, Owen Franks, Leigh Halfpenny, Willi Heinz, Manasa Mataele, Heremaia Murray, Jone Rova, Fergus Burke, Zach Gallagher

[Landers92]

@Bovidae said in Crusaders 2025:

One advantage of the staggered squad announcements is that we find out shortly if the "McAlister to the Chiefs" rumour is true.

Well he’s not named above so that could be your answer…

[Bovidae]

@Landers92 Yep.

Picking up some Waikato players. I expected both to be in the Chiefs WTG.

[Landers92]

@Bovidae yeah I noticed a couple of the young Waikato boys there. Offered a full contract over widers perhaps?