Crusaders v Waratahs (Round 1)
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@DrivingMaul Somewhere through the season yep but with Strange out it leaves us compromised at lock the first Rd selection doesn't always mean it will stay that way .
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@Chris I was fishing for outrage
He clearly should be playing in the locks and not at 6 -
@DrivingMaul To be continued I am sure
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@DrivingMaul Yeah, with Retallick not playing for the ABs this year, they'll probably go for a Barrett-Whitelock combo. In that light, it wouldn't be good if Barrett spent most of his time playing at 6 for the Crusaders.
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@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
Paul Williams is the ref
Lucky guys, they have avoided Rasta.
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Young gun Harrison at 10. By all accounts he is the real deal. If I was the Tahs i'd be more worried about the tight five.
Waratahs to face the Crusaders
- Tom Robertson
- Robbie Abel
- Tetera Faulkner
- Tom Staniforth
- Rob Simmons (C)
- Lachlan Swinton
- Michael Hooper
- Jed Holloway
- Jake Gordon
- Will Harrison
- Alex Newsome
- Karmichael Hunt
- Lalakai Foketi
- Mark Nawaqanitawase
- Kurtley Beale
Reserves
- Damien Fitzpatrick
- Angus Bell
- Chris Talakai
- Ryan Mccauley
- Jack Dempsey
- Carlo Tizzano
- Mitch Short
- Jack Maddocks
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@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
Young gun Harrison at 10. By all accounts he is the real deal.
Harrison and Nawaqanitawase have a bit of hype behind them. It's the Tahs so I guess everyone will be sceptical about that..
The winger does look good though. Some skill to go with the pace and size. He'll have to be bloody good before anyone will bother learning to spell that surname
What's Harrison like? Is there another ten he's similar to?
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@Duluth said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
What's Harrison like? Is there another ten he's similar to?
I've heard some comparisons to Dan Carter in terms of style (I'm not saying he's going to be the next Dan Carter).
Great left foot, silky runner, deceptively strong.
He was part of the Aus U20s who carved up the Baby Blacks last year and made the U20 RWC Final. He's also impressed in the NRC last year and the preseason for the Tahs.
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@Duluth said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
What's Harrison like? Is there another ten he's similar to?
When he's good he reminds me of Cruden. He's quick, likes to take on the line, can step and has a pretty good pass (although what young professional doesn't these days). The problem will be his confidence stepping up to a starting position in SR. His debut in the NRC was a bit of a mare.
I don't know about his kicking ability because the NRC isn't geared for that sort of territorial dominance.
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@Nepia and right you should be, if I had a mate working at HB I'd tell him to quit or find a new friend
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
@Nepia and right you should be, if I had a mate working at HB I'd tell him to quit or find a new friend
that reminds me of one of my favourite sporting quotes
Gary Lineker: “So Gordon, if you were English, what formation would you play?”
Gordon Strachan: “If I was English I'd top myself!”
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
@Nepia and right you should be, if I had a mate working at HB I'd tell him to quit or find a new friend
I concur, I'd want your mate to quit too, especially if he was a North Aucklander.
My mate knows nothing about rugby, it's quite hilarious she texts me asking about simple stuff and then gives me odd bits of gossip that's usually interesting ... she's confirmed my negative thoughts about certain players too which is handy for when I boo them in the two Kiwi teams v Tahs games worth going to.
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David Havili, Will Jordan, Braydon Ennor, Jack Goodhue, Leicester Faingaanuku, Richie Mo'unga, Mitchell Drummond, Whetukamokamo Douglas, Tom Christie, Tom Sanders, Mitchell Dunshea, Scott Barrett (c), Oliver Jager, Andrew Makalio, George Bower
Reserves: Codie Taylor, Isi Tu'ungafasi, Michael Alaalatoa, Luke Romano, Cullen Grace, Bryn Hall, Brett Cameron, Sevu Reece
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I think that Crusaders pack looks weak as piss personally. No doubt they'll still find a way to dominate especially against an equally average Tahs pack but that's the weakest Crusaders pack you'll see on paper in a long time.
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