Rebels v Crusaders

[Chris B.]

@wally Richard Knowler suggesting Romano won't make the French series. I guess the likely replacement is Tuipolotu, though there seem to be plenty of reservations on here about his form.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/103585596/crusaders-aim-to-extend-aussies-super-rugby-misery-in-melbourne

I think we're reasonably well off for tighthead props, with Franks, Laulala, Tu'ungafasi and Toomaga-Allen to start with.

Loosehead is a major worry with neither Moody nor Hames having played a game this year and the apparent next cabs of the rank, Perry and Moli, both injured as well. Moody is evidently close to returning, but Hames is a long-term concussion victim. Quite who is the real third choice is a bit of a mystery, since so many looseheads have been injured in the past 12 months.

[Bovidae]

@chris-b

They may also name Fifita as a lock/loose forward to accommodate another loosie in the squad.

[Gunner]

The only thing worse than the Chiefs performance tonight - listening to these bloody Aussie comms.
Game hasn’t even started and they’re already annoying me.

[Machpants]

Mute button is your friend

[antipodean]

Can Drummond kick?

[Gunner]

The Rebels are doing all they can to slow the Crusaders ball, still getting away with a fair bit despite being pinged a couple of times already.

Good try

[Gunner]

Goodhue saves the day after Seta was made to look like an old cart horse by the Rebels 6.

[Gunner]

Another good try.
Crusaders are looking lethal when they get on the front foot with half a sniff

[Wally]

S Barrett penalized for collapsing the maul. I do have to question his rugby intelligence.

[Steven Harris]

Superb defence from the saders..even their 7 man scrum was solid

[Wally]

Drummond is fucking useless.

[gt12]

@wally

Can’t kick, can’t catch, ready for an AB jumper!

[Donsteppa]

Havili now in the bin. Is the weekend for dumb arse rugby from NZ teams...

[gt12]

Excellent work on the Drummond bashing, pays off with him putting on a try.

Edit: almost putting one on.

[antipodean]

"Definitely knocked on" What drugs is the TMO and commentator on?

[Chris B.]

@antipodean Ball must get knocked on in about 70 percent of tackles.

[Wally]

@gt12

Actually almost every time I say so and so is fucking useless they do something amazing about a minute later.

[Steven Harris]

@donsteppa Havilli has been average which begs the question,why is Manase Matele not starting...?,Push Bridge back to fullback..
Funniest comment of the evening has to come from Brendon Cannon,after the rebels scrum gets marched back 15metres,the rebels were a little unlucky it was such quick heel...I have fallen off my chair pissing myself with laughter..!

[Stargazer]

I still don't get why Barrett's try was disallowed. How could he knock on; the ball went backwards?

[Chris B.]

@wally Let me write you a script then!

Crusaders looking quite fired up and dominant when they manage to keep 15 on the park. Rebels mainly just making ground when things have broken down and the ball's gone loose in midfield - that's happened too many times though.

That last scrum hopefully showed some promise of things to come.

All very annoying because I was enjoying the first 20 minutes.

Particularly stupid by Matt Todd - tied a bow around the yellow.