SRA U20: Crusaders U20 v Blues U20

[Stargazer]

Sun 11 April 2021
Kick-off: 3.30pm (what a shit timing, at the same time as the Crusaders' senior team playing the Hurricanes)
Owen Delany Park, Taupō
Sky Sport 3

https://www.crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/crusaders-under-20-team-named-for-first-match-in-taupo/

Blues U20: TBC

[Stargazer]

This game might start at 3.00pm!!

The time of 3.30pm comes from the schedule on the NZR website and their earlier media release, but the Crusaders media release and graphic with the team naming and the Sky Sport schedule both seem to indicate the game starts at 3.00pm!

[Tim]

No mention of this game so far from the Blues. Get it together.

[Tim]

Blues social media putting out some relevant content today:

[Tim]

Is there going to be a replay on Sky Sport Now?

[Tim]

@tim said in SRA U20: Crusaders U20 v Blues U20:

Is there going to be a replay on Sky Sport Now?

https://www.skysportnow.co.nz/channel/sky-sport-3?sl=2021-04-11T14:55:00.000

[Chris B.]

According to a Facebook post - Crusader U20 34 - Blues U20 24.

[Tim]

@chris-b Watched the first 20 odd minutes. Blues have a big pack and a big scrum, but a bit inaccurate. 4 consecutive scrum penalties on Crusaders' try line, resulting in a penalty try.

[Tim]

Crusaders lock Zach Gallagher is a big boy.

[Chris B.]

@tim Me too - switched across to watch the Big Boys.

Liked my short look at Ollie Lewis at 10 for the Crusader kids. Looked like a solider version of Tyler Bleyendall out there.

[Tim]

Finished watching the first half - like the Blues SRA team, Blues U20 have a big and pretty effective pack, but have issues with when to transition from hitting the ball up to using it wider. Both teams can fall into a trap where they go wide as almost a last resort.

[Tim]

Northland boy Allan Craig looked promising in the 1st half.

[Tim]

Blues starting XV:

[Tim]

Grindley (13) made a nice outside break from set-piece, put didn't look to put his outsides away. About a 40% chance of a try if he had have passed.

[Tim]

Blues scrum was completely dominant. After 48 minutes they had 6 scrum penalties and none against.

[Tim]

Crusaders 7 (Sacred Heart) is probably the pick of their forwards.

[Tim]

https://blues.rugby/ganellen-blues-u20s-day1/

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[Stargazer]

Clip with all the highlights, not just those of the Blues: