Crusaders v Hurricanes

[taniwharugby]

interesting gate on these rucks

[Duluth]

Taylor foot trip on BB was missed

[taniwharugby]

TJP looks like he is trying to fly, hate 9s that do that, Peter Stringer was a shocker for it

[Crash]

Gotta love it when the fatties run at pace

[Wairau]

haha, cody taylor can tell the story of how he ran down beauden barret on a break!

[taniwharugby]

@Wairau when they replayed it you could see he only had eyes for BB, he knew the pass was coming.

[Wairau]

crusaders ball security terrible, turnovers conceded 10 after 25m....good work canes

[taniwharugby]

at this stage, not looking likely any try BP from this game...still alot of movement despite the 9-6 score after 30

[Crash]

"Contaminate the ball" priceless from Mehrts

[Wairau]

@taniwharugby for sure, but he'll ignore those details when retelling it.
can't believe it's almost half time, I want 3 halves
looks cold!

[Crash]

Scrum is going to test Barrett's ankle

[Crash]

That was dumb from Crotty

[KiwiMurph]

Crusaders have been very impressive. As has Laumape.

[Wairau]

It's quick because both teams are highly skilled, so relatively few mistakes, no time wasting on lineouts or scrums. Amazing the difference to games with lesser teams.

[taniwharugby]

pretty good game really, 9-9 at half time and probably a fair reflection, Hurricanes made a few more genuine breaks but Crusaders tidied them up.

COuld TJ have been pinged for kicking out at the ball on MOunga?

[Crash]

@KiwiMurph Agreed. It;s like the Saders have said "Damn the torpedoes, everyone expects us to be tired after the SA journey but fark that we're gonna give 'em hell"

[KiwiMurph]

@Crash Yeah when you look at the respective tight 5s on paper its not surprise Saders are dominating there. I've been really impressed with their defensive energy and really giving Barrett x 2 little space.

[hydro11]

I think the Crusaders will win if the game stays as tight as it has been.

[KiwiMurph]

Nisbo mixing up Tamanivalu with Samu - nice to see he's in mid season form
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[hydro11]

Man Savea's defence has been shocking tonight. I know he can make up for it on the other end of the field but there is no excuse for a read like that.