Crusaders Team v French Barbarians

[Chris B.]

Crusaders kids looking good - apart from their defense of the lineout drive.

Baabaas have a lineout drive - haven't shown a lot else.

Strange, Blackadder, Drummond, Delaney and Hunt among the best for the Crusaders.

[Stargazer]

@nepia said in Crusaders Team v French Barbarians:

@cgrant said in Crusaders Team v French Barbarians:

score ?

28-14 at half time. To Crusaders.

I didn't even know it was on in Oz, but was checking the channels while watching the Warriors and saw it was being shown.

Should have checked http://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/232098

[Chris B.]

Harmon was also good, but he's hobbled off - as has Macilai - finally gets a game and only lasts 20 minutes!

[taniwharugby]

@chris-b I stopped watching for a bit, what did Macilai do to himself?

[Nepia]

@stargazer said in Crusaders Team v French Barbarians:

@nepia said in Crusaders Team v French Barbarians:

@cgrant said in Crusaders Team v French Barbarians:

score ?

28-14 at half time. To Crusaders.

I didn't even know it was on in Oz, but was checking the channels while watching the Warriors and saw it was being shown.

Should have checked http://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/232098

That would mean I was actively seeking to watch the Crusaders ... nope.

[Chris B.]

@taniwharugby Not sure - leg injury of some sort. Went off with arms over the shoulders of two medics.

[Nepia]

@chris-b Did you poach Caleb Makene from us as well? @Stargazer Your beloved Crusaders are stealing our talent.

[Stargazer]

So, and that was France's second national XV? Utterly useless. They may not have had much time together, but they're stacked with Top 14 caps and several internationals. And they can't beat a side with only a few regular starters, most bench or 3rd string players and 6 debutants. And what was up with those guys constantly looking for a scrap? Lots of aggression in that team; I guess that's frustration?

[Chris B.]

@nepia He came to the Mako$ about three seasons ago as a loan player from Canterbury - as usual, we developed him, capped him, and handed him back.

[Nepia]

@chris-b said in Crusaders Team v French Barbarians:

@nepia He came to the Mako$ about three seasons ago as a loan player from Canterbury - as usual, we developed him, capped him, and handed him back.

You could have handed him back to us ....

[Stargazer]

@nepia Philpott. Need I say more?

[Chris B.]

Baa-baas had a scrum and a lineout drive, but didn't show a lot else. Handling let them down pretty frequently. Actually, I'm not sure a scrum got completed once Coxon got out there, but his opposite milked things pretty effectively. Our starting front row stood up pretty well.

Add Dunshea to the list of Crusaders who had good games - Israel got some nice touches in the second half - as did Whetu Douglas.

Didn't see a lot of the young midfielders.

[Canerbry]

That was pretty entertaining really, neither team was shit nor phoning it in, some good play. That Blackadder kid looks good, both Bitches fluffybunny and Drummond were excellent, excellent occasion at the meccano "stadium".

[cgrant]

Makalio has good hands, his reverse pass in the first half was a beauty. Strange also good in everything he did.

[Stargazer]

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders Team v French Barbarians:

@chris-b I stopped watching for a bit, what did Macilai do to himself?

Couldn't watch the game properly last night with a room full of people, so watched the first half again and saw Macilai tripping over a French foot/leg. That was all that happened, but he seemed to have injured his ankle.