SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs
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@anonymous if you can’t see how good Bridge is then you don’t know much about rugby.
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@stag said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
All the talk on the breakdown about MacKenzie and the clutch. When it really counted in the final Mounga had the clutch and MacKenzie melted under the pressure.
Those three missed penalties were huge.
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@stag said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@anonymous if you can’t see how good Bridge is then you don’t know much about rugby.
Bridge was certainly nothing special tonight.
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@stag said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@anonymous if you can’t see how good Bridge is then you don’t know much about rugby.
Yeah, yeah. I know I know nothing about rugby. No need to rub it in
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@stag said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
All the talk on the breakdown about MacKenzie and the clutch. When it really counted in the final Mounga had the clutch and MacKenzie melted under the pressure.
Nah. Don’t think it was the pressure just the wrong night to have a bad one. RMs early miss was probably the worst one of the night.
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@crucial said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@stag said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
All the talk on the breakdown about MacKenzie and the clutch. When it really counted in the final Mounga had the clutch and MacKenzie melted under the pressure.
Nah. Don’t think it was the pressure just the wrong night to have a bad one. RMs early miss was probably the worst one of the night.
It’s only May, but the 2021 Knight in Shining Armour Award goes to....
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@sparky said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@donsteppa said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Feral Cantabs streaking in the rain.
Is there any other type?
Its all about the celebration
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@act-crusader said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@crucial said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@stag said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
All the talk on the breakdown about MacKenzie and the clutch. When it really counted in the final Mounga had the clutch and MacKenzie melted under the pressure.
Nah. Don’t think it was the pressure just the wrong night to have a bad one. RMs early miss was probably the worst one of the night.
It’s only May, but the 2021 Knight in Shining Armour Award goes to....
Thanks for the award but I have to hand it back. Kicking pressure kicks in must win games is what DMac did to get us to the final. Pretty silly to claim it was the occasion that got to him.
Had a bad day with the boot. It happens to all kickers. You just hope it’s in a game you still win. -
@voodoo said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Guess I've been away too long and maybe a Canes fan too long. But I find it really hard to get too excited over a SRA title.
I think the longer I'm out of NZ, the less I care about provincial stuff, and the more I care about the AB's
I think you're muddling franchise and provincial.
I love the provincial stuff just slightly less than the ABs, yet can take and leave the franchise stuff mainly due to the fact my supposed local franchise is anything but.
Anyway, congrats to the Crusaders.
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@act-crusader said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@crucial said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@stag said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
All the talk on the breakdown about MacKenzie and the clutch. When it really counted in the final Mounga had the clutch and MacKenzie melted under the pressure.
Nah. Don’t think it was the pressure just the wrong night to have a bad one. RMs early miss was probably the worst one of the night.
It’s only May, but the 2021 Knight in Shining Armour Award goes to....
I just have to say that Mo'unga isn't that good and any number of southerners (and my Magpies whanaunga @Stargazer too probably) will take the award in a canter.
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@nepia said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@voodoo said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Guess I've been away too long and maybe a Canes fan too long. But I find it really hard to get too excited over a SRA title.
I think the longer I'm out of NZ, the less I care about provincial stuff, and the more I care about the AB's
I think you're muddling franchise and provincial.
I love the provincial stuff just slightly less than the ABs, yet can take and leave the franchise stuff mainly due to the fact my supposed local franchise is anything but.
Anyway, congrats to the Crusaders.
I'm not muddling it, but I take your point, I've just never felt the passion. I care even less about Manawatu than I do about the Canes. One of the (very few) quirks of growing up in Palmy
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Various random thunks before reading the thread ...
Enjoyable game, aside from the result
Both yellows were yellows, although Ref had to tie himself in knots to not red Reece given TMO's advice, yellow was the right call.
Damo missing those penalties didn't help much.
Jordan is such a fluke artist. The ball just breaks for him (like Reece last year), that try just bounced horribly for DMac but perfectly for Jordan.
Thought T-cube was good (apart from that last knock on). Would have liked to have seen more of him.
Liked the Sith midfield.
Liked the Chiefies' midfield.
Like Jacobsen at 8.
Is Samsoni Taukei'aho 3rd or 4th hooker in line? Or higher?
Just the vibe I got from the game is I'm not as down about the All Blacks as I was. Played at pace with great skill.
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@donsteppa said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Can’t believe we didn’t go for the corner immediately after the Crusaders went down to 13, might have made a different game of it. But the Crusaders always seem to have another gear too…
My thoughts agree with yours. After the first half where the Chiefs really went for it, they had a 2 man advantage and became timid. Overall I felt the Crusaders were the better team which makes it even more important to take any chance you get.
Go the Bay
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Great skill and very entertaining final in atrocious conditions.
Are you lot playing under different rules below the Equator?
Two unequivocal red cards.
