Commentator: “Bell to inject some pace”

As he meanders into a tackle in slow motion…..

Chapman with the throwback to Weepu

Reds finally get into an attacking zone. Paisami kicks the ball away. Nice

Reds just seem like they are panicking. If they just calm down a bit instead of trying to score on every single play, they might win this one comfortably. They definitely look more likely.

@Bones said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Anyone know this guy @act-crusader ?

I’m just here for the dad jokes

Filipo has been a beast this game

Was not impressed by Kellow

Reds look vastly more physical - dominating most collisions.

Handling and decision making, not so much.

Fainga’anuku playing number 8

@KiwiMurph said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Was not impressed by Kellow

You're welcome

@Canes4life said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Filipo has been a beast this game

Bump

Daugunu what a game

@ACT-Crusader said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

@Bones said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Anyone know this guy @act-crusader ?

I’m just here for the dad jokes

@nostrildamus is pretty busy today.

Weak effort from Crusaders bench hooker

@KiwiMurph said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Was not impressed by Kellow

I’m sure I saw his name mentioned by someone in the All Black thread this week

The Reds have been the better team and deserve the win.

Can the Crusaders salvage something at the end ?

@Landers92 said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Was not impressed by Kellow

I’m sure I saw his name mentioned by someone in the All Black thread this week

Been waiting for 3 or 4 years for him to start delivering at Super level

Stil waiting

@Landers92 said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Was not impressed by Kellow

I’m sure I saw his name mentioned by someone in the All Black thread this week

I was just laying it on so he'd completely fail and we could easily rule him out. Honest

McReight has a cloak….

@ACT-Crusader said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

McReight has a cloak….

An amazingly quick "clear release".

Is Reece now a contact shy bitch? Imagine stopping to pass to a halfback and make him smash into contact.

@antipodean said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

@ACT-Crusader said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

McReight has a cloak….

An amazingly quick "clear release".

So quick I never saw it

Goodnight. That will do it. Huge for the reds

@Landers92 said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

@Jnr called mark and got smoked. Hard one when he’s committed I guess. Looked cheap at the time, replay shows it wasn’t as bad as i first thought.

I'm slightly biased as they're my team, but he definitely smoked him.

Werchon a Wallaby for me

Straight through Dom Gardiners hands.

The Reds saved their season.

Crusaders are a shadow of what they have been.

The dumb penalty from Reihana was the turning point.

@sparky said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

The Reds saved their season.

Crusaders are a shadow of what they have been.

Without Taylor and Jordan, This is who we thought they were. With them in the side, a different team.

Hannah's physicality should have him in the national 80kg team.

Pretty clear the Aussie teams can't keep up with the kiwi teams

@Grooter said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Well my multi is a winner had a feeling Crusaders would struggle to win without Jordan & Taylor

Give us your tips mate. All we see every week is your comments saying you’re winning. Sharing is caring!

Up the Wahs

@ACT-Crusader started in the first half

@Bones said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

@ACT-Crusader said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

I’m just here for the dad jokes

@nostrildamus is pretty busy today.

No need for casual sexism. I'm here for the mum jokes as well.

@nostrildamus said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

@Bones said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

@ACT-Crusader said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

I’m just here for the dad jokes

@nostrildamus is pretty busy today.

No need for casual sexism. I'm here for the mum jokes as well.

Didn't disappoint

@antipodean said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

Hannah's physicality should have him in the national 80kg team.

Issac Ross without the freakish skills

Hannah/ shalfoon are a big reason for us being so shit this year, neither clears bodies at the breakdown or makes any meaningful tackles,.

Cahill hits hard and should be starting.

I'm also pissed off they put Lee on the bench and started Gardiner/ Kellow. Both were awful...

The talk in the other thread of Gardiner being an all blacks prospect is laughable..he's a fucking idiot and. I don't even want him in the crusaders.... Torian Barnes is way better.

Well that was what I call a fairly ordinary game. Reds were better team, but even they didn't need to be very good.

@SammyC said in Reds vs Crusaders 2026:

The talk in the other thread of Gardiner being an all blacks prospect is laughable..he's a fucking idiot and. I don't even want him in the crusaders.... Torian Barnes is way better.

A very frustrating player. Has the physical attributes to be so much better. I only saw parts of the game last night, but the bits I saw Gardiner did some very good things. His getting in a position to put a cover tackle on the Reds winger after he ran much of the field was top class, not many 6's his size in NZ at the moment are capable of that. He also shited bodies at ruck time effectively.

Not saying he should be an AB, but he does have some redeeming features and I can see why the Saders pick him.