They're up by 16 points. Why are they just running the clock down? Seems very negative to me.

19 - 3 deserved winners. The Crusaders machine kicked in midway through the first half after the Hags fired shots early and came up empty handed.

Three-peat!

Well done Crusaders. Only one team in that final, squeezed the life out of them.

Looking forward to the Robertson breakdance.

I thought that was a great game of rugby. If you thought it was boring, give the World Cup a miss.

Great defensive effort , probably not a game to get overly excited by , but they have been great this season , best team by some margin

best team won, nothing boring about that.

Jags worthy finalists, maybe lacked a bit of big game experience at crucial times.

Well done, the Crusaders. Enjoy!

Ruthless, awesome stuff.

@sparky Did the job well against a good opponent. Pleased with that.

Proud of the team.

Hard fought win. Well done both sides who played an almost test like match.

Jags a fantastic season. Saders big names really stepped up - Read, Todd, Whitelock, Mo’unga (goal kicking), Franks.

@Yeetyaah said in SR Final: Crusaders v Jaguares:

Meh. Crusaders win. Boring game. Sick of Canterbury rugby. Spread the talent.

Nothing boring or unfair about the best team winning. You might not like the Crusaders' dominance. They are not my franchise of choice either.

But, my God, I respect the job Razor and co. have done since Todd Blackadder left.

Great win Crusaders stoked with that
Jags were awesome very good side
Pretty sure they will win a title over the next few years
Great to see some of the AB’s doing the hard yards bodes well for WC

@hydro11 said in SR Final: Crusaders v Jaguares:

I thought that was a great game of rugby. If you thought it was boring, give the World Cup a miss.

Yeah. The Jaguares were great with ball in hand too, just missing the final pass.

The difference between the final canes semi final was really just that both teams in the final were on their games defensively.

In cricket terms this was 240 being chased down on a tricky pitch, last week was chasing 350 on a flat deck.

@sparky Ah fair. Razor is an incredible coach.

The Saders completely changed their tactics after the first 25 minutes,the decision not to play rugby in their own half was very smart..they stuck to a very good kicking game, and applied pressure at scrum time.
The Jaguaries were worthy opponents and finalists but you have got to take your chances..it’s a shame this game was not played in the afternoon..
I thought Read,Whitelock and Todd especially were outstanding in the forwards.
In the backs ,Mounga’s goal kicking was superb..liked the work of Bridge and Havili at the back but I thought their best back was Bryn Hall..
Really good final,with test match intensity..good luck to all the Saders heading off shore..!

@taniwharugby said in SR Final: Crusaders v Jaguares:

maybe lacked a bit of big game experience at crucial

Crusaders deserved to win

Jaguares were the better team but when you bomb 2 tries + don't kick a penalty 40m out 15m from touch you deserve to lose

Crusaders were functional and did enough to win & were clinical when they got a chance

Diaz Bonilla chose a bad time to have his worst game of the season - 2nd half was utter filth

WTF Moroni was doing for Crusaders try + his actions for the bombed try were negligent

I'm pissed off a game the Jaguares could have won, they let slip with bad decision making and execution

Awesome win and great to get the 3-peat. Had the feel of a test match (a test match in heavy rain).

Jags had their chances but spent long periods just kicking the ball away in good position. Due mostly to great defence.

Loved Mounga’s goal kicking.

I hope those kiwis that wanted a jags win enjoy those sour grapes.