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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    #168

    @No-Quarter said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

    @Mattasaurus said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

    Fuck right off... how does an international ref get away with such bs

    Crazy call, Lions front row pop up and go backwards and... get a penalty.

    He drove in and up, not straight and flat.

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    Virgil
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    #169

    This ref is shit
    He's not doing the tests is he?

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  • No QuarterN Offline
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    #170

    If the Lions put a try away here it's a long way back for the Saders.

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    #171

    how did the AR miss the Lions hand play that on the ground 1m away?

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  • gt12G Offline
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    #172

    Well, it's really the crusaders fault for not making the game 6-9 when they had the chance

    It's a good Lions team

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  • gt12G Offline
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    #173

    Goodhue offside at three rucks in a row

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  • C Offline
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    Crash
    replied to gt12 on last edited by Crash
    #174

    @gt12 Yes but for a couple of positional changes this is a shadow test team

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  • No QuarterN Offline
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    No Quarter
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    #175

    @gt12 said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

    Well, it's really the crusaders fault for not making the game 6-9 when they had the chance

    It's a good Lions team

    Yup, they're improving every game. They're not going to blow anyone off the park with a flurry of tries, but they will be far from easybeats in the tests IMO.

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  • No QuarterN Offline
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    #176

    @MiketheSnow said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

    @No-Quarter said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

    @Mattasaurus said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

    Fuck right off... how does an international ref get away with such bs

    Crazy call, Lions front row pop up and go backwards and... get a penalty.

    He drove in and up, not straight and flat.

    Fair enough.

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  • KiwiMurphK Offline
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    #177

    Could not believe Whitelock didnt take the scrum under the posts.

    Dagg the best Crusader.

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  • BonesB Offline
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    #178

    Goodhue has been a defensive machine.

    Crusaders getting away with a fair bit of offside on phase play.

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    Wreck Diver
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    #179

    boot change for all Crusader players please. Its as if you haven't played on this surface before.

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  • kiwiinmelbK Offline
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    #180

    Crusaders the best team in Nz , but I do wonder if their game style kinda suits the lions a bit , a bit closer to what they are used to

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    #181

    Crusaders being very un-Crusader like so far

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  • BonesB Offline
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    @Wreck-Diver said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:

    boot change for all Crusader players please. Its as if you haven't played on this surface before.

    I know! Havili with loads of space and only Sexton to beat, hits the turf in fear.

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    good passage of defence there, Crusaders probably lucky there, could be a dozen more behind.

    If they can string some phases together and hold onto the ball they shold be fine, but they are making things really hard for themselves at the moment

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  • gt12G Offline
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    @No-Quarter

    I'm disappointed with some of the ref's calls, but the Crusaders are their second worst enemy (the Lions are playing well).

    Fucking turnovers, no fucking lineout, and can't catch a kick off.

    If they just hold the ball and sort out their set piece, they'll win this. If not, well played Lions.

    Definitely Farrell at 10, although naturally I prefer Sextoon 🙂

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  • HoorooH Offline
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    #185

    Generally I will give ref benefit of the doubt but he is a bit ordinary this evening.

    Crusaders easily the better team

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  • DonsteppaD Offline
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    #186

    The Crusaders haven't handled the step up in pressure very well. They've been slow learners with the ref and made poor tactical decisions on top of uncharacteristic mistakes. Surprising to pass up those three points in the context of the match.

    Ref is a pain in the arse but he's been a consistent pain in the arse. One team seems to have figured it out better than the other...

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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    #187

    That attack had Howley written all over it.
    Shitter than shit.
    Almost wanted the Crusaders to go the length of the field.

    Forwards going well, but predictable. Faletau the exception.

    Great to see Murray getting back to his best. Barring injury he and Farrell are 9 and 10.

    Te'o and Davies working well together.

    Watson is no fullback, so with Stuart 'Mr Glass' Hogg off, get Liam Williams to 15 and wrap Halfpenny in cotton wool.

    You feel that at any moment the Crusaders can break this game open. The same can't be said for the Lions.

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