This is much better viewing than the cricket.

This is eerily similar to when Stormers got destroyed last year in Christchurch.

Well at least I'll get the highest scoring team tip this week.

The Crusaders go alright.

They operate at several levels higher than what I witnessed last night.

Mo'unga has been awesome. Try assist, some big hits (taking out a Stormers forward), try-saving tackle, great ball distribution. I can definitely see him in that black 22 jersey.

Mounga might be cited for that hit under these laws.

if that deserves more than a penalty, then the hightackle that wasnt released earlier warrants more attanetion

Stormers getting away with hitting rucks from all angles and also going off their feet a hell of a lot.

Brilliant try Stormers.

Crusaders havent woken up this half.

Crusaders have done 5 fifths of fuck all in the 15 minutes of this half.

They’re playing too much footy
In their own half.
Did Mounga have his right foot amputated at half time?

@gunner yeah not sure what he was up to in those movements...

Mounga parts the Stormers to run in a nice try

interesting that a deliberate knock back is seen different to a failed intercept knock forward, in that case was no way he was going to get the ball and was only slapping back to stop the pass.

Fuck, I'm reading that Mo'unga may have a broken jaw. How long does that take to heal?

Score ?

@cgrant said in Crusaders v Stormers:

Score ?

45-28 to the Crusaders.

@stargazer said in Crusaders v Stormers:

Fuck, I'm reading that Mo'unga may have a broken jaw. How long does that take to heal?

6 weeks.

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Stormers:

interesting that a deliberate knock back is seen different to a failed intercept knock forward, in that case was no way he was going to get the ball and was only slapping back to stop the pass.

Why is it interesting? Knocking the ball backwards is perfectly legal.

@damo I realize it is legal, just stating how I saw that play, the action was deliberate knock, we see some genuine intercepts penalized yet he was never going to get the ball, just slapped at it, IMO is just as bad as the other way.