Blues v Crusaders

[Bones]

@Chris-B said in Blues v Crusaders:

@Bones

I'm talking about since the pandemic pretty much. Who was the ref against the Drua?

[Steven Harris]

@Duluth that was from earlier in the week

[Chris B.]

@Bones We won two world cups with Richie's well-known "cloak of invisibility" so I'm doubtful that your theory holds.

[TheMojoman]

Fark..groundhog day for us.

Respect for the Crusaders, the greatest provincial side ever. But I am a sore loser so I hope the Crusaders lose..every..single..game.

[Stag]

@antipodean no🙄🤦‍♂️

[Bones]

@Chris-B said in Blues v Crusaders:

@Bones We won two world cups with Richie's well-known "cloak of invisibility" so I'm doubtful that your theory holds.

Nah crusaders weren't blatantly reffed different to other teams by kiwi refs back then, so I can't see the relevance. Even just last year we saw how "good" guys like Taylor were in super rugby with kiwi refs...then dog awful and taking 5 games to get up to speed at international.

[Nevorian]

Teams surely must analyse Refs just as much as they analyse opposition these days and factor this into game plans at least to some degree. McCaw was exceptional because he knew the rule book and could probably have recited it

[Stag]

@Bones that has more to do with the coaching I reckon

[Bones]

@Stag said in Blues v Crusaders:

@Bones that has more to do with the coaching I reckon

I'm not convinced foster coached the good out of Taylor in the space between the SR final and the first test. Or you reckon Plumtree?

[KiwiMurph]

Samisoni went well under the same coaching

[Duluth]

@Nevorian said in Blues v Crusaders:

Teams surely must analyse Refs just as much as they analyse opposition these days and factor this into game plans at least to some degree. McCaw was exceptional because he knew the rule book and could probably have recited it

This wasn’t about interpretations. Both sides behaved the same

[SBW1]

@KiwiMurph Leicester blew RTS away for speed tonight. Will RTS even be in the World Cup side?

[gt12]

Is Barrett even the fourth best starting first five in NZ? I think I’d pick Hunt ahead of him. Definitely Dmac, Mo’unga, and Cameron.

Until Leon makes the big call. the Blues are going nowhere.

[KiwiMurph]

@SBW1 said in Blues v Crusaders:

@KiwiMurph Leicester blew RTS away for speed tonight. Will RTS even be in the World Cup side?

He shouldn't be. His defence is nowhere near up to it.

[gt12]

Given the influence of cards on the game, I find it completely incomprehensible how easily the ref pulled a card on the blues and resisted it on the Saders.

[Canerbry]

@gt12 said in Blues v Crusaders:

Given the influence of cards on the game, I find it completely incomprehensible how easily the ref pulled a card on the blues and resisted it on the Saders.

There were plenty of fucking incomprehensible calls both ways, and now the game is over.

[SBW1]

@Canerbry Next week they play the Brumbies at home. Who is likely to come into the squad?

[RoninWC]

Absolute shocker from the ref costs the Blues.

Crusaders laying around every ruck and/or hands over the ball, WTF.

That last call on the held up sums up the ref's performance, knee clearly on the ground but clueless ref gives it to the Saders. That's not earned, that's given.

Big fan of Beauden but that was arse from him all game, has gone backwards but then Mounga not much better.

[sparky]

Stunning game, lots of great play from both sides, but the Crusaders have amazing ticker and cool heads when it matters most so they edged it.

[Chris]

@RoninWC said in Blues v Crusaders:

Absolute shocker from the ref costs the Blues.

Crusaders laying around every ruck and/or hands over the ball, WTF.

That last call on the held up sums up the ref's performance, knee clearly on the ground but clueless ref gives it to the Saders. That's not earned, that's given.

Big fan of Beauden but that was arse from him all game, has gone backwards but then Mounga not much better.

What a load of BS,Blame everyone else but your team.Who were perfect obviously.