Drua v Crusaders

[African Monkey]

Standard Drua win at home where the away team can't adjust to the heat and humidity, especially the humidity which is an absolute killer over there.

Good effort out there from Christie and Havili, Heremaia Murray and Reece had decent outings but not a lot more else. Bell and Gardiner continue to disappoint, and Aumua doesn't seem comfortable adjusting to a new system.

Crusaders will be happy to be back home next week, I still wouldn't be writing them off just yet.

[98blueandgold]

Things are not looking good for Crusaders. They look like a team of battlers with no X-Factor. This game must Frustrate the top brass. Armstrong-Ravulu went to St Andrews in Chch and has looked the goods since playing in the Fiji under 20 last year. Meanwhile without being horrible, Kemara has looked terrible and did not impress at that tournament.

[Dan54]

I would never write off Crusaders, get a few injured players back they will improve, but how much is anyone's guess.

[African Monkey]

@98blueandgold Yeah I think the Drua and Fijian rugby hit the jackpot getting Armstrong-Ravula. Did I read somewhere that he's Richie Mo'unga's nephew? He plays like him haha.

[Dan54]

@African-Monkey He is African, grew up in Qld and went to college in Chch!

[NTA]

Now I'm even more depressed. Beating the Crusaders last week looks to have just been as simple as taking candy from an inbred baby.

[ACT Crusader]

@Canes4life said in Drua v Crusaders:

The Drua 14 is electric.

Two weeks in a row he has been their standout player.

[ACT Crusader]

Bring back Razor, please…..

Ruck and ball security atrocious.

Well done Drua, they played physical and gave us nothing.

[Bovidae]

@Canes4life said in Drua v Crusaders:

The fundamentals were just way off.

The same forwards coach as last year, and their lineout mis-functioned badly.

[Bovidae]

@98blueandgold The Hurricanes didn't want, or couldn't keep, Armstrong-Ravulu either. With him and Muntz Fiji have some 1st 5s to go forward with.

[Canes4life]

@Bovidae the Canes offered both him and Waga Nalaga (who’s a future star) contracts but they want to play for Fiji apparently. I say bloody good on them.

[george33]

With Reece moving to France hes obviously had to word , great try but the rest was not great

[akan004]

@Bovidae said in Drua v Crusaders:

@98blueandgold The Hurricanes didn't want, or couldn't keep, Armstrong-Ravulu either. With him and Muntz Fiji have some 1st 5s to go forward with.

How Kemara made the NZ u20s over him will forever be a mystery.

[Duluth]

[Nepia]

@akan004 said in Drua v Crusaders:

@Bovidae said in Drua v Crusaders:

@98blueandgold The Hurricanes didn't want, or couldn't keep, Armstrong-Ravulu either. With him and Muntz Fiji have some 1st 5s to go forward with.

How Kemara made the NZ u20s over him will forever be a mystery.

Didn't he want to play for Fiji? This article is from 2021.

https://rakaviti.com/dna-to-play-how-richie-moungas-nephew-aspires-to-play-for-fiji/

[sparky]

A great result for the Drua.

The Crusaders are in crisis.

[bobily2]

@akan004

He was one of the star players for the Chiefs U20 team. I agree he hasn't shown anything at this level, but it would've been very odd if he hadn't made the NZ U20s

[Bovidae]

@bobily2 said in Drua v Crusaders:

He was one of the star players for the Chiefs U20 team. I agree he hasn't shown anything at this level, but it would've been very odd if he hadn't made the NZ U20s

Yes. Unfortunately both Kemara and Cashmore were both injured in the same game so missed the final game for the Chiefs U20s in that tournament.

[Bones]

Just watching the replay. Barrett does some moronic stuff. That diving over the ruck and not rolling away after the break out both ways was super dumb.

[Bones]

The officiating in the second half is dogshit. Did they all have kava at halftime?