So Whitelock and Crotty come in and Todd and Tamanivalu go out. One step forward and one back - though in reality a net gain - plus we've got Perry back for King.
In general the forwards look a bit more solid than last week (as do the backs - especially if Mataele involves himself more than Seta has thus far).
Drummond gets another go in the 9 jersey - needs to improve his kicking.
Didn't Delaney sit on the bench last week?
@chris-b No, they pulled him late due to a knee injury at training. Brett Cameron was on the bench (but didn't play).
@stargazer I see - I missed all of the match build-up.
@chris-b said in Crusaders v Bulls:
Drummond gets another go in the 9 jersey - needs to improve his kicking.
This. It was probably the worst display of box/short kicking I'd seen in a long time. Continually put his team under pressure and/or handed over possession.
Bulls (with Super Rugby caps and points):
15 Warrick Gelant (22, 35), 14. Travis Ismaiel (32, 45), 13. Jesse Kriel (49, 35), 12. Burger Odendaal (c; 35, 15), 11. Divan Rossouw (3, 10), 10. Handre Pollard (35, 321), 9. Embrose Papier (4, 0), 8. Tim Agaba (0, 0), 7. Hanro Liebenberg (22, 15), 6. Roelof Smit (17, 5), 5. Lood de Jager (54, 15), 4. Jason Jenkins (30, 25), 3. Trevor Nyakane (83, 15), 2. Jaco Visagie (24, 5), 1. Pierre Schoeman (28, 10).
Replacements: Adriaan Strauss (147, 70), Lizo Gqoboka (30, 10), Frans van Wyk (5, 0), Hendre Stassen (0, 0), Marco van Staden (4, 0), Ivan van Zyl (6, 0), Manie Libbok (1, 0), Johnny Kotze (23, 15).
@stockcar86 hah they even have the white socks. Perfick.
@bones said in Crusaders v Bulls:
@stockcar86 hah they even have the white socks. Perfick.
They just need the fullback to be wearing all green 
I wonder if eventually we'll just get used to it like we did with the Highlanders green - which they seemed to have ditched and gone back to blue even when playing other blue teams! Incidentally I switched on the tv thinking I was watching Canes v Highlanders. 
Glad to see the Saders stop the drive there. I think they were a bit unlucky to concede that penalty.
Saders have hardly touched it. Great defense to keep it 0-0 after all that territory and possession
@gt12 said in Crusaders v Bulls:
No try.
Ha ha,
Given.
I thought it was a double movement
Nonsense, you’ll see players crawl further than that in this and every game and get away with it.
Bulls should stick to 10 man rugby, they find nothing but grass trying to play run and pass rugby
The way players are kicking the ball, it's as if there is water inside the ball. The flight and sound of the ball when they kick it is weird.
Excellent try from Goodhue. Very nice running line and impact into contact. If he can do that on a regular basis he will be a long term AB
@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Bulls:
@nepia Russian or like a specific Russian actor?
Just Russian looking in general.
@machpants I reckon they've been pretty dominant in shithouse conditions.
@bones said in Crusaders v Bulls:
Crotty off for an HIA? WTF? Weird.
At least he got through 70 minutes this week before he had to leave injured.
Why the fark have they got a siren going off every few minutes that sounds like the half/final hooter. Ground "DJ's" are getting worse...
@canerbry said in Crusaders v Bulls:
GEORGE BRIIIIIDGE
Serious finishing.
About a million times more robust than McNicholl was/is.
