Crusaders 2023
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@Stargazer It looks like we are giving at least one debutant a run per game if the beginning of the season is anything is to go by. Next week against the Brumbies, will be all hands on deck, this is a big game.
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@SBW1 said in Crusaders 2023:
@Stargazer It looks like we are giving at least one debutant a run per game if the beginning of the season is anything is to go by. Next week against the Brumbies, will be all hands on deck, this is a big game.
Reece will be out due to an ankle strain.
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Injury Update: Taha & David
Following round 3 in Fiji our medical team have provided an update to Taha Kemara and David Havili.
Taha Kemara broke a bone in his hand playing against the Fijian Drua in Round 3. His return to play is expected to be about 5-6 weeks.
David Havili injured his left shoulder in the same game. Investigations have determined he injured structures in the region of the AC joint. He is progressing well and is expected to return to play in 3-6 weeks.
And this:
Super Rugby Pacific: All Blacks duo Sam Whitelock, Sevu Reece add to Crusaders' growing injury toll | Newshub
Both players are set to spend an extended period on the sidelines.
Whitelock suffered a broken hand during Saturday's thrilling win against the Blues at Eden Park, while Reece has sustained a "serious" knee injury.
The recovery timeframe for both players is still uncertain, with further scans on Wednesday set to provide more clarity. -
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@Stargazer said in Crusaders 2023:
@Chris Who has dropped out to make room for Hannah?
Gallagher is out,Gardner starts
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Whitelocks injury while not great for Crusaders is probably quite good for the ABs
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@taniwharugby Heard a rumour today while watching a Youtube livefeed on Kiwilads channel that said Dave Rennie was a possible candidate for the Crusaders head coach job.
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@SBW1 I'd say he is a candidate for that and the Blues job....
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders 2023:
@SBW1 I'd say he is a candidate for that and the Blues job....
And the Canes job if Holland leaves.
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@Canes4life He would be a welcome addition to the game in New Zealand, Australia will be reminded of what they have lost. Andrew Goodman must however be a likely replacement, thought he was earmarked as Razor's replacement even before he left for Ireland.
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@SBW1 said in Crusaders 2023:
@Canes4life He would be a welcome addition to the game in New Zealand, Australia will be reminded of what they have lost. Andrew Goodman must however be a likely replacement, thought he was earmarked as Razor's replacement even before he left for Ireland.
Crusaders would basically have Ta$man Mako's coaching staff, Goodman, Marshall, Perrin
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Super Rugby Pacific: Crusaders captain Scott Barrett granted All Blacks rest exemption as injuries ravage teams | Newshub
NZ Rugby has approved the Crusaders' request for the lock to bypass a rest week.
"As we’ve said previously, our 2022 All Blacks are on individualised load management plans," NZR high performance manager Mike Anthony said.
"We are in constant dialogue with Super Rugby Pacific coaches and there will be circumstances where we agree to tweak an individual player’s plan.
"In this case, the Crusaders have a high injury toll at lock, and we have agreed to change Scott’s plan."
The defending champions have been hit hard by injury, with seven All Blacks currently unavailable, and a locking crisis forcing them to seek some help.
"She's been a pretty rough run," Crusaders forwards coach Dan Perrin said.
The crisis in Christchurch saw the Crusaders take action, requesting an exemption to skip Scott Barrett's All Black rest week, as he is their only lock who isn't injured.
Already with six All Blacks on their injury list, Ethan Blackadder then became the seventh when he limped off Orangetheory Stadium with a hamstring injury.
"He's gonna be out for a couple of weeks at this stage," Perrin said. "Return to play not yet known but we'll get through to the bye week and assess him there." -
More updates:
More than a dozen Crusaders are sidelined through injury, including locks Sam Whitelock (broken hand), Mitchell Dunshea (chest), Quinten Strange (hamstring) and Zach Gallagher (hamstring).
All Blacks Ethan Blackadder (calf), David Havili (shoulder), Jack Goodhue (groin), Will Jordan (concussion related illness), Fletcher Newell (foot), Cullen Grace (shoulder) are also sidelined. As is Taha Kemara, Melani Nanai, Finlay Brewis, George Bell and Oli Jager.
If NZR had shot down the Crusaders’ request, assistant coach Dan Perrin said they would have been left with no choice but to start second-year player Dom Gardiner and 20-year-old Jamie Hannah, an academy member on a national training contract, who made his debut last week.
Tahlor Cahill, a member of the Crusaders under-20s, also trained with the team on Monday afternoon.The good news for the Crusaders is Perrin confirmed second rowers Strange and Gallagher, and loosehead prop Brewis, were on track to return for Friday week’s home game against Moana Pasifika.
More reinforcements are due back post bye (week nine), including Havili and Goodhue, as well as potentially Jordan.
Having capped nine new players through five weeks, the Crusaders are awaiting scan results to determine how long Blackadder is sidelined for, although Robertson last week indicated it would be two or three weeks.
They’re also yet to clarify the severity of Reece’s knee injury, sustained against the Blues in round four.
