Crusaders 2024

[nostrildamus]

@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:

Coals still burning hot for returning Crusader Ryan Crotty

Crusaders centurion and absolute rugby legend Ryan Crotty has signed with the franchise for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. How epic. Crotty played his last game for the Crusaders in 2019 before heading to Japan to play for the Kubota Spears. He was coaxed back to Christchurch by a mix of...

Manasa Mataele also re signed for the Crusaders

Crotty? Wow. Not many players who'd make Sam Whitelock seem young!

[SBW1]

Is there any truth to a rumour I just saw on Leigh Halfpenny potentially signing for the Saders?

[SBW1]

https://au.news.yahoo.com/leigh-halfpenny-former-crusaders-coach-175400426.html

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[Chris]

@SBW1 said in Crusaders 2024:

Is there any truth to a rumour I just saw on Leigh Halfpenny potentially signing for the Saders?

Yep Done deal it will be announced soon.

[Dan54]

Well already been in press.

[Chris]

@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:

Well already been in press.

Yeah it has everywhere

[SBW1]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/301001131/retiring-wales-centurion-set-for-shock-move-to-the-super-rugby-champion-crusaders

[Chris]

Heremaia Murray being the last new outside back to be announced

[george33]

Murray good steady player, there's your squad basically named ?, could b couple big moves in other squads Hurricanes have suffered big time they look down on power

[Chris]

@george33

Loose forward and a couple of locks needed

[george33]

Ok is Kellow there and Locks ,the boy from U 20s looks promising, thought the region has lots of young locks

[george33]

Did they try and get Darry back I no he has signed another 2 years with Blues ?

[ACT Crusader]

@george33 said in Crusaders 2024:

Ok is Kellow there and Locks ,the boy from U 20s looks promising, thought the region has lots of young locks

Young being the operative word. Not sure if they are ready for super rugby.

Hopefully some of our Foodbill forwards of the last couple of seasons can have an injury free year

[george33]

@ACT-Crusader very true but the sides r getting younger by the year,

[george33]

Any Bolters you no who have changed squads under alot of different Coaches

[Chris]

@george33 said in Crusaders 2024:

Ok is Kellow there and Locks ,the boy from U 20s looks promising, thought the region has lots of young locks

Kellow is there need a replacement for Havilli,

Yes Cahill from u/20s should get one spot the younger SA brother and a couple of others are still 18 or 19 a bit soon for them.

[Chris]

@george33 said in Crusaders 2024:

Did they try and get Darry back I no he has signed another 2 years with Blues ?

No I think they did not chase Darry.

[Chris]

@george33 said in Crusaders 2024:

Any Bolters you no who have changed squads under alot of different Coaches

None that have not been already mentioned.

[george33]

TUJ just maybe, heading elsewhere