Crusaders 2025
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@Canes4life He's listed at various heights - I'm pretty doubtful he's 1.99m. I thought during the season that his height looked a problem, so I'll stick with that observation for now.
I agree he looked good in general play.
The lineout certainly improved when Shalfoon took over in partnership with Strange - but, that was also around the time Taylor came back from sabbatical.
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@Bovidae said in Crusaders 2025:
Paul Cully's Hard Luck XV article says that Hutchinson is in the WTG.
Are you able to share a link?
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@Chris-B said in Crusaders 2025:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2025:
@Chris-B said in Crusaders 2025:
@Chris Don't disagree with much of that.
Except if Fergus Burke had stayed fit, I think we would have done much better - and we need O'Çonnor or Reihana (most probably) to step up. So in terms of overall squad strength, I think that's the main question mark - someone needs to be as good as Burke (was at the back end of the season). To be honest, it's not that high of a bar.
Among the locks, I wish we had a young guy in the mix who is more than two metres. But if Scott is fit, we can pair him with probably any of the others and be highly competitive.
Williams, Taylor, Newell
Barrett, Strange
Blackadder, Kellow, Lio-Willie
Hotham, Reihana
Havili, Ennor
Reece, Fihaki, JordanBell, Brewis, Bower, Shalfoon, Grace, Preston, OÇonnor, Aumua.
Pretty decent if they're all fit!
You wouldn't have Jamie Hannah starting?
I'm not convinced he's tall enough to play lock. I think he was a part of the lineout problems last year.
Mate, he’s 6ft 6😂 if anything, there isn’t enough meat on the bones yet. Hes listed at 110+ but doesn’t look it.
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@Landers92 said in Crusaders 2025:
@Chris-B said in Crusaders 2025:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2025:
@Chris-B said in Crusaders 2025:
@Chris Don't disagree with much of that.
Except if Fergus Burke had stayed fit, I think we would have done much better - and we need O'Çonnor or Reihana (most probably) to step up. So in terms of overall squad strength, I think that's the main question mark - someone needs to be as good as Burke (was at the back end of the season). To be honest, it's not that high of a bar.
Among the locks, I wish we had a young guy in the mix who is more than two metres. But if Scott is fit, we can pair him with probably any of the others and be highly competitive.
Williams, Taylor, Newell
Barrett, Strange
Blackadder, Kellow, Lio-Willie
Hotham, Reihana
Havili, Ennor
Reece, Fihaki, JordanBell, Brewis, Bower, Shalfoon, Grace, Preston, OÇonnor, Aumua.
Pretty decent if they're all fit!
You wouldn't have Jamie Hannah starting?
I'm not convinced he's tall enough to play lock. I think he was a part of the lineout problems last year.
Mate, he’s 6ft 6😂 if anything, there isn’t enough meat on the bones yet. Hes listed at 110+ but doesn’t look it.
That's the issue for me weight once he can pack on 10ks which I reckon would bring up to 115 or 116 ks because he isn't 110 ks yet imo.
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@Landers92 said in Crusaders 2025:
@Chris he’s listed at 114kg. As we know those are never accurate though
Yeah I don't think he is 114kgs using the eye test.
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Does he look 9cm taller?
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@Chris-B said in Crusaders 2025:
@Chris Don't disagree with much of that.
Except if Fergus Burke had stayed fit, I think we would have done much better - and we need O'Çonnor or Reihana (most probably) to step up. So in terms of overall squad strength, I think that's the main question mark - someone needs to be as good as Burke (was at the back end of the season). To be honest, it's not that high of a bar.
Among the locks, I wish we had a young guy in the mix who is more than two metres. But if Scott is fit, we can pair him with probably any of the others and be highly competitive.
Williams, Taylor, Newell
Barrett, Strange
Blackadder, Kellow, Lio-Willie
Hotham, Reihana
Havili, Ennor
Reece, Fihaki, JordanBell, Brewis, Bower, Shalfoon, Grace, Preston, OÇonnor, Aumua.
Pretty decent if they're all fit!
McLeod will be in the 23.
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360496595/mike-delany-steps-down-black-ferns-assistant-coach
I've heard he's replacing Ellison at the Crusaders
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All for raising money for mental health but this looks awful.
I AM HOPE to appear on Crusaders 2025 retail jersey
We are very pleased to announce that I Am Hope will appear on the front of our retail jerseys and on the front of the team's playing shorts for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Brad Mooar is making a return to the Crusaders Assistant Coach position, signing on until 2026. Mooar was part of the coaching crew from 2015 to 2019, when Crusaders began their unbroken seven year winning streak. He has spent his time away from the red and black coaching various
Someone didn't get the memo?
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Oh the guy that Razor hated isn't it?
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@African-Monkey Supposedly didn't rate him, anyway. Nor did the AB players if the Fern's sauces are correct.
A bit more Back to the Future for Penney.
After last year I hoped we were shot of the tuppenny ha'penny approach. But, if we're getting Mooar of the same, I suspect it won't be long before the Penney drops!
Coat time, Dad!
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@Machpants Pretty sure the first time I heard it was on here from @Steven-Harris , but to be fair, he's both.
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