Crusaders vs B&I Lions
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Booooorrriiiing
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Well played Lions. I said after the West try and subsequent loss that the Lions tour could unravell pretty quickly, but they've held together and continued their improvement. If the ABs are on their game they'll be too good, but the Lions will not roll over particularly in the forward exchanges. Gatland has to take some credit.
The Crusaders were well below their best tonight. Mo'unga looked lost and really struggled, his kicking in particular was aimless and very costly at times. Good Super player but he's a very long way from test standard.
Todd and Whitelock worked hard all night and Goodhue had some classy touches but noone else really put their hand up.
Anyway, the Lions winning is good for the tour and will give them a massive boost in confidence. Bring on the next match v the Landers.
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@mimic said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
@Bones said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
What the fucking fuck. Who swapped the Crusaders for the blues with crusaders masks?
Are u talking about the posters complaining about the ref or about the game?
Hah. That piece of shit play with the scissors and chip kick. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?
Probably the same guy who threw one of the best fullbacks all season at 12 and threw a 12 on the wing.
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Todd was everywhere I thought. Probably our best player with Goodhue.
Lions played an excellent defensive game tonight. You could see the quality as opposed to the rabble that were selected against the Blues...
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@Tim said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
If the Lions can finish a couple of tries they're a good chance against an AB team with a few "underdone" players.
I think Hansen & co can't afford to go with more than one underdone player. Especially given first (full on) Test rust that often seems to plague them...
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that rush defence will be interesting v BB, who is pretty handy at getting the ball behind the line, obviously part of that defence relies on the ref allowing them that extra half yard of space over the line too
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I don't think the Lions looked too good considering how they only scored four penalties against a team that took every available option to not build any pressure.
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@Donsteppa said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
@taniwharugby said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
wtf...you cant lose the game, but you just kick it out, see a NZ team in that situation would have had a crack
They're here to win, not entertain. The Crusaders couldn't figure that out in front of the posts in the first half.
This
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@No-Quarter said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
@Tim said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
Dagg looks shit this year.
I'm actually thinking Ioane on the right wing is our best option.
Nope - he should be our left wing.
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@Donsteppa said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
@Tim said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
If the Lions can finish a couple of tries they're a good chance against an AB team with a few "underdone" players.
I think Hansen & co can't afford to go with more than one underdone player. Especially given first (full on) Test rust that often seems to plague them...
I'm not sure we have a choice. No BBBR then it's Romano or Barrett. No Kaino then it's Squire, also underdone and relatively unproven. No Read then it's.... Ardie? I'm happy for Ioane to take one of the wing spots but not sure if they'll go with that either.
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
that rush defence will be interesting v BB, who is pretty handy at getting the ball behind the line, obviously part of that defence relies on the ref allowing them that extra half yard of space over the line too
He dealt with it poorly against the Crusaders. Obviously he will take the line on a lot more.
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@ACT-Crusader Yep, that was definitely why they could only score three points, and were an incompetent, bungling mess.
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Lions attack was very stagnant and they struggle to quickly align after 1st and 2nd phase. Also when they make a break, I agree with @MiketheSnow they just get over excited and weren't clinical.
Defensively though they were very active and up and in all night.
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@taniwharugby Blues in second half showed how forward momentum can neuter the rush.
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@Tim said in Crusaders vs B&I Lions:
@ACT-Crusader Yep, that was definitely why they could only score three points, and were an incompetent, bungling mess.
As I said a far better Lions team selected tonight and we couldn't match it when it counted. No problem there.
