Crusaders

1 Tim Perry
2 Codie Taylor
3 Michael Alaalatoa
4 Scott Barrett
5 Sam Whitelock (c)
6 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
7 Matt Todd (vc)
8 Jordan Taufua
9 Bryn Hall
10 Mitchell Hunt
11 George Bridge
12 Ryan Crotty
13 Jack Goodhue
14 Seta Tamanivalu
15 David Havili

Reserves:
16 Ben Funnell
17 Wyatt Crockett
18 Oliver Jager
19 Quinten Strange
20 Tom Sanders
21 Mitchell Drummond
22 Mike Delany
23 Manasa Mataele

Crusaders vs Lions and there's apparently no thread for this "Clash of the Titans"?

Crusaders: David Havili, Seta Tamanivalu, Jack Goodhue, Ryan Crotty, George Bridge, Mitchell Hunt, Bryn Hall, Jordan Taufua, Matt Todd, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Michael Alaalatoa, Codie Taylor, Tim Perry. Reserves: Ben Funnell, Wyatt Crockett, Oliver Jager, Quinten Strange, Tom Sanders, Mitchell Drummond, Mike Delany, Manasa Mataele.

Lions

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Madosh Tambwe, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Dillon Smit, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Kwagga Smith, 5 Franco Mostert (captain), 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Dylan Smith

Substitutes: 16 Corne Fourie, 17 Jacques van Rooyen, 18 Jacobie Adriaanse, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Marvin Orie, 21 Marnus Schoeman, 22 Howard Mnisi, 23 Shaun Reynolds

Crusaders still missing half a dozen ABs, but sounds like the Lions have a few injury concerns of their own. Van Rensberg and Cronje notable absentees.

I'm a bit disappointed we're not getting a showdown with the Lions in Christchurch, but mainly I'm sticking with the thought of keeping touch in the NZ conference, while awaiting the return of the big guns.

@chris-b said in Lions v Crusaders:

Crusaders vs Lions and there's apparently no thread for this "Clash of the Titans"?

Merged.. It had dropped down the page. No one chatting about it because the Lions have been a bit crap?

@duluth Fallen off my page one. Should have realized @Stargazer would be on the job!

@stargazer Jeez, like that's a new plan! I'm sure the Saders will have prepared for that accordingly.

Anyone else watching this? Saders missed some early points, and right now it’s pretty messy.

Dreadful miss at an attempted PG by Hunt.
Still 0-0 in the 11th minute

Has Perry ever been in scrum?

Perry getting owned out there.

Has Bryn Hall ever made a tackle?

Mitch Hunt fucks up twice.

Lions in. That looked pretty easy.

Don’t see any blue jerseys.

@gt12 said in Lions v Crusaders:

Mitch Hunt fucks up twice.

Make that three times.

Saders in but might be forward. Looked ok from the hands.

@shadowtrooper I think you mean Brian.

Why on earth did Hunt pass that? He was basically over the line.

Why the fuck is every single try checked by the TMO?

How do referees/ TMOs not understand physics?

Typical South African stich up job. How can their referees be so unashamedly biased

FFS Hunt.

Saders aren’t helping themselves

They look like they are trying to score on every phase, pushing some bad passes

That was a mile forward, how is he trying to plead his case with that one?

@gt12 Yeah agree there, lot of spilled passes. Goodhue looks like he is running in sand

Is that 3 against Perry, btw? If so, he must be close to worrying about yellow.

I didn’t dream him getting called up to the ABs, did I?

At least 'Alllalalalatua' is trying to take them on up the middle

How many steps does Hunt need before kicking? It’s like Riverdance out there.

Is the rugby ball unfamiliar to them? Have they substituted it for the Kookabura ball perhaps?

Should have taken the three. Get some points on the board!

@akan004 Yup.

Who the fuck said Perry could scrum?

Bit of a free for all at the ruck. Marx kind of game.

WTF was that Goodhue?

Execution letting us down sadly. Just feel we're going to be blown away in the last twenty. I hope I'm wrong

@shadowtrooper said in Lions v Crusaders:

Who the fuck said Perry could scrum?

When you're a prop and can't seem to survive on your feet longer than the "e" in "set", you might want to take a look at your technique.

Crotty clearly not better than Laumape, must be injured right?

Still thoroughly perplexed as to why Hunt passed the ball when he was one stride from falling over the try line with no defender in front of him.

I feel the crusaders would be performing a LOT better with a different 1, 9, 10.

Geez, Perry and Hunt. So bad.

Hunt has possibly cost the Saders 17 points .. those 2 unnecessary forward passes could have been tries. Missed penalty kick.
Perry can't scrum.

Crotty, Taufua, Havili and Sam Whitelock playing very well though.

They need to up their game. Difficult at altitude, but they are better than this.

Gotta love Stransky. Aside from the times the Crusaders would have scored but made mistakes, they haven't created opportunities. Riiiight...

Crotty is injured, and in other news, the earth is round.

Fucking hell Hunt.

@gt12 can't buy a trick!