Crusaders 2019
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The Crusaders should book a fancy restaurant for their team victory party and get arranging a ticker-tape parade for after Final for their fans. I can't see any of the other three teams left in the tournament standing in the way of a Crusaders threepeat.
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@sparky I hope the Crusaders aren't that stupid to underestimate any opponent they may still meet in the finals. I also hope they're humble and don't start thinking about celebrating another championship win that must still be won.
Just in case you were looking for a serious response.
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@sparky said in Crusaders 2019:
The Crusaders should book a fancy restaurant for their team victory party and get arranging a ticker-tape parade for after Final for their fans. I can't see any of the other three teams left in the tournament standing in the way of a Crusaders threepeat.
Apparently the Jaguares are going to stomp all opposition like a latin Godzilla.
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@Nepia said in Crusaders 2019:
@sparky said in Crusaders 2019:
The Crusaders should book a fancy restaurant for their team victory party and get arranging a ticker-tape parade for after Final for their fans. I can't see any of the other three teams left in the tournament standing in the way of a Crusaders threepeat.
Apparently the Jaguares are going to stomp all opposition like a latin Godzilla.
El Diozillo
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@sparky said in Crusaders 2019:
The Crusaders should book a fancy restaurant for their team victory party and get arranging a ticker-tape parade for after Final for their fans. I can't see any of the other three teams left in the tournament standing in the way of a Crusaders threepeat.
Fancy restaurant? We’re not the Blues and the boys from Ponsonby.
It will be a BBQ at Razor’s place for some steak and eggs, with Breakdance 2 Electric Boogaloo playing on the TV.
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@SammyC said in Crusaders 2019:
@Stargazer said in Crusaders 2019:
Maybe this will work (you have to watch it on Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=323984648533334
“I’m a Christchurch boy now”
Great to hear
hopefully it means we have him signed up for next season soon.Apparently the Crusaders have Paula Bale helping out as a mentor for Sevu. When I heard that it brought back some fond memories
Fond memories involving Paula Bale?? That was a terrible era for Canterbury. Do you also have fond memories of Steve Cleave??
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@shark said in Crusaders 2019:
@SammyC said in Crusaders 2019:
@Stargazer said in Crusaders 2019:
Maybe this will work (you have to watch it on Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=323984648533334
“I’m a Christchurch boy now”
Great to hear
hopefully it means we have him signed up for next season soon.Apparently the Crusaders have Paula Bale helping out as a mentor for Sevu. When I heard that it brought back some fond memories
Fond memories involving Paula Bale?? That was a terrible era for Canterbury. Do you also have fond memories of Steve Cleave??
Yes, unlike some I'm not a fairweather fan
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@SammyC said in Crusaders 2019:
@shark said in Crusaders 2019:
@SammyC said in Crusaders 2019:
@Stargazer said in Crusaders 2019:
Maybe this will work (you have to watch it on Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=323984648533334
“I’m a Christchurch boy now”
Great to hear
hopefully it means we have him signed up for next season soon.Apparently the Crusaders have Paula Bale helping out as a mentor for Sevu. When I heard that it brought back some fond memories
Fond memories involving Paula Bale?? That was a terrible era for Canterbury. Do you also have fond memories of Steve Cleave??
Yes, unlike some I'm not a fairweather fan
So you ENJOYED that era? Blerk. Was it the coming last in the South Pacific Championship that spun your wheels? Losing to King Country maybe?? That farcical RS challenge involving Phil Cropper???
Hideous times. But I saw it all.
How about this for a stunning XV from the early 90s? What an array of talent...one really good AB, one ok one and one ordinary one and that's about it. Not saying this team ever took the field together, but wouldn't be far off...
Philpott
Bale
Cleave
Maunsell
McCormack
Kerr
BachopPenney
Smith
Earl
Kelly
McAtamney
Earl
Cuttance
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@shark said in Crusaders 2019:
@SammyC said in Crusaders 2019:
@shark said in Crusaders 2019:
@SammyC said in Crusaders 2019:
@Stargazer said in Crusaders 2019:
Maybe this will work (you have to watch it on Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=323984648533334
“I’m a Christchurch boy now”
Great to hear
hopefully it means we have him signed up for next season soon.Apparently the Crusaders have Paula Bale helping out as a mentor for Sevu. When I heard that it brought back some fond memories
Fond memories involving Paula Bale?? That was a terrible era for Canterbury. Do you also have fond memories of Steve Cleave??
Yes, unlike some I'm not a fairweather fan
So you ENJOYED that era? Blerk. Was it the coming last in the South Pacific Championship that spun your wheels? Losing to King Country maybe?? That farcical RS challenge involving Phil Cropper???
Hideous times. But I saw it all.
How about this for a stunning XV from the early 90s? What an array of talent...one really good AB, one ok one and one ordinary one and that's about it. Not saying this team ever took the field together, but wouldn't be far off...
Philpott
Bale
Cleave
Maunsell
McCormack
Kerr
BachopPenney
Smith
Earl
Kelly
McAtamney
Earl
Cuttance
LoeYeah I did, probably because I was the age where going to the rugby and getting some hot chips and a coke was a big deal. I was at every home game as all junior club members got free tickets in those days.
Some great names in that squad, Wiremu Maunsell was an absolute legend for Sydenham.
Dion Kerr perhaps the most talented (and dirtiest) rugby player I've ever seen. Would puff a cigarette in the sheds before running out and again straight after the game
I made my mum sew a number 6 on my Canterbury jersey because I wanted to be Andy Earl.
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@SammyC said in Crusaders 2019:
@shark said in Crusaders 2019:
Andy Earl. Or Richie Flannery.
nah Flannery was a Burnside player, always hated them
Chris England was another guy I loved back in the day
For some reason back then i followed Burnside. Odd, being at a Catholic HS back in the days when school and club alignment was drastically closer. Possibly a Jon Preston thing. There were a couple of good finals back then, possibly both Burnside vs Sydenham.
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U18 news:
Players named for 2019 Crusaders Junior Knights Development Camp
Over 70 promising teenage players from across the Crusaders region have been selected for the Junior Knights Development Camp next month. The camp, organised in conjunction with New Zealand Rugby, will run from July 7– July 10 at St Andrew's College in Christchurch. It provides an opportunity for emerging talent to learn from BNZ Crusaders and provincial union coaches and development staff, and is not limited to rugby training and skills. Educational elements of the camp include personal development, nutrition, mental skills and well-being. Two squads will be chosen at the conclusion of the camp; one will travel to Timaru to play a Highlanders U18 side on Friday 12 July at Alpine Energy Stadium, whilst the other will head to Blenheim to play a return fixture from 2018 against the Chiefs U18 team on Saturday 13 July at Landsdowne Park. Both matches are scheduled for 12:30pm kick-offs.See the media relase for the list.
