SRA U20: Crusaders U20 v Blues U20

[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/

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

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