Crusaders 2024
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Crusaders to play Munster in early 2024
In the meantime, as a way of testing the water regarding the fan appeal of seeing Super Rugby Pacific sides playing in Europe...
RugbyPass has learned that the Crusaders will embark on a pre-season trip in late January 2024 that will include a match against Munster in Limerick. If that idea comes to pass, it would mean a return to Thomond Park for new Crusaders boss Rob Penney, who spent two years as head coach at the Irish province from 2012 to 2014. -
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@Duluth Yep, it will be a typical preseason squad. I still remember the Highlanders playing a French team in preseason, IIRC in Singapore, and they got hammered because the French were in the middle of their season and the Highlanders hadn't played a game, yet, and didn't have their ABs. The reason why I remember is because Richard Buckman suffered a horrific season-ending injury in that game that ruined his (then) potential ABs chances.
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@george33 interesting the Canes went after him, maybe looking at a replacement for PUJ.
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@george33 yeah from what I understand he is still contracted to Northland for 2023 as well as NZR, and going by his recent podcast, he still has a desire to play at the RWC, so that means he needs to stay in NZ for now at least.
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@Duluth said in Crusaders 2024:
Late January.. so looking at this year the Crusaders played preseason matches on Feb 10th, 17th and the first SR match was on Feb 24th
If this does happen I would assume no current All Blacks would go.
Not necessarily, RWC ends 28 October, maybe earlier. So a month longer break
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@taniwharugby Same applies to LF, unless another year on Goodhue's contract is on the cards.
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