Crusaders v Western Force

[ARHS]

Well done Crusaders. Tenacious defence to hold out a Force team that could have won otherwise.

[Machpants]

@arhs said in Crusaders v Western Force:

Well done Crusaders. Tenacious defence to hold out a Force team that could have won otherwise.

Yeah, canes were tenacious to put 7 tries to none on them...

[Gunner]

Force totally dominated that second half, they just couldn’t find a way to get across the try line.

Crusaders very sloppy, and deservedly missed out on a bonus point.

Rugby is a funny old game sometimes.

[Crazy Horse]

Crusaders were magnificent in their effort to not get a bonus point. Teased the Force throughout the game by giving them multiple opportunities to score and just when it looked like they were going to get the bonus they let them score. Beautifully done.

[Bovidae]

O'Keeffe did well to stop some of the Force attacks, and that took some doing.

[BerhamporeNinja]

Force put up a good fight. Good call by razor resting players?? All I can say to the sader fans is unluggy uce 🤷🏽‍♂️

[KiwiMurph]

Grace has a great workrate but he does he offer enough?

[sparky]

This game shows what is really, really special about the Crusaders is their leadership from the big, experienced forwards up front and Richie Mo'unga . Without Taylor, Whitelock and Co., they are no better than the other NZ teams.

[African Monkey]

Well, if anything, the pressure is on the Blues and Canes now. People are still writing off the Highlanders as well, who are still well in it.

[Nogusta]

@canes4life how much is a Saders Landers final paying at the moment??

[Anonymous]

So the Force's coach was telling them they had to play for 90 minutes. Might help their chances of winning if they realise the game is only 80 minutes long.

[Yeetyaah]

Forced the loss of the bonus point. Crusaders no longer a Force in this competition.

[Bovidae]

@african-monkey said in Crusaders v Western Force:

Well, if anything, the pressure is on the Blues and Canes now. People are still writing off the Highlanders as well, who are still well in it.

The games this weekend are the big ones for the Blues and Canes, so while they still need to win against the Reds and Brumbies, respectively, a BP isn't as important now.

[Steven Harris]

Really enjoyed this contest ..how many people honestly thought this would be an eight point spread..?
I thought the Western Force played with a lot of heart, none more emphasised than their loose forward trio who were outstanding..Callon on debut and Koteka who was still carrying late in the game .and their no6 had a great game .
3 well taken tries , but I reckon somewhere inside they will be thinking if we eliminated 2 or 3 errors and taken a couple more opportunities, who knows ..?
Still the Crusaders will be filthy on how this game played out , but your only as good as the opponent lets you .

From a NZ piece , this is want we want from the Aussie teams to show some character and heart ..
Kept me engaged and that’s all you can ask for .

[Canes4life]

@sparky recent years suggest the Blues are more inclined to botch it.

[booboo]

Am just up to half time and SHT has just scored.

Have some comments on a couple of recent scoring or non scoring moments.

Mataele's try ruled out for Hall "knock on". Was kicked out of his hands by a Force player on the ground. Try should have stood IMO.

The obstruction immediately prior to the Farce second try was as pretty much an accidental offside. Didn't think it was a penalty.

Also, on first view thought Mataele was on front of Ennor's kick for his actual awarded try. But replay showed it was 50/50.

[booboo]

Full time

[booboo]

@booboo said in Crusaders v Western Force:

Full time

Ok. So I can't gif.
Please just add caption: " ha ha"

[NTA]

@booboo this?

[booboo]

@nta said in Crusaders v Western Force:

@booboo this?

That's it.

But I'm pretty sure the spirit thereof was conveyed.