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).

It’s The Crusaders vs fucking Brazil!!!

@hooroo said in Crusaders v Bulls:

It’s The Crusaders vs fucking Brazil!!!

@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

Points here would be a heart breaker.

I’d like to know how that wasn’t a penalty advantage for bringing down the maul?

No try.

Ha ha,

Given.

I thought it was a double movement

@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.

Some shit defence let’s the Bulls in 14-7.

I quite enjoy Rikki Swannell’s commentary.

That Bulls 9 is Nock level shit.

Goodhue, how the hell did he do that?

Fucken hell Goodhue. The kid plays well beyond his years.

Does anyone else think that Goodhue looks Russian?

Jeez that was scrappy error ridden half of rugby. Sad to see NZ team beating a bok one using mauls. Saders not looking like champs since first half vs stormers

@gunner beast mode.

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

Alaalatoa just hasn't been good enough in the scrums this season.

@nepia Russian or like a specific Russian actor?

Those lineout stats probably aren't looking quite as flash for the Bulls now....

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Bulls:

@nepia Russian or like a specific Russian actor?

Just Russian looking in general.

This is such an untidy game.

@machpants I reckon they've been pretty dominant in shithouse conditions.

Bulls have monstered the Crusaders scrum a few times in this game.

The Bulls play way too deep.

Bulls should stop letting their fullback punt.

Crotty off for an HIA? WTF? Weird.

@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...

GEORGE BRIIIIIDGE

Serious finishing.

@canerbry said in Crusaders v Bulls:

GEORGE BRIIIIIDGE

Serious finishing.

About a million times more robust than McNicholl was/is.

@nepia said in Crusaders v Bulls:

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Bulls:

@nepia Russian or like a specific Russian actor?

Just Russian looking in general.

Mini-me Dolph Lungren

@bones said in Crusaders v Bulls:

Crotty off for an HIA? WTF? Weird.

Crotty passed his HIA.

Sam Whitelock is also okay. They took him off as a precaution.

"I wasn't taking any chances," Robertson added. "It was just time for those boys to come off. We needed to keep an eye on them because we know the first couple of weeks after a head knock are critical."

Why would you even take the risk and play them is my question. Didn't we use to have a 3 week mandatory stand down period before?

I expect he means after they pass all the HIA stuff and medical are happy they have passed, the next couple of weeks are still important to keep an eye on symptoms returning.

They haven't had the mandatory 3 weeks for a very long time have they?

I think NZ seem pretty proactive when it comes to head injuries, and have unfortunately had a lot of experience with players suffering ongoing symptoms.