Chiefs v Crusaders

Dan54

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Saders deserved to lose. Worst game I have seen by a cantab team in my life. At times it became laughable with each turnover and knock on 
even though it was slightly better in the 2nd half. 
Mo'unga is a Super Rugby standard goal kicker, but is probably in the bottom 2 or 3 1st 5s in the entire Super Rugby competition when you consider the 
total package he offers. His only excuse is he is new and learning. 
Would be better off learning in the ITM cup than this level though. I think probably the Highlanders back up number 10 would probably have a better 
head on his shoulders.
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ou obviously don't watch a lot of rugby do you??

hurricane

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="593356" data-time="1467365518">Were you not born in 1996 and 2001?</blockquote> Haha. I lived overseas for many years in Canada so there is a gap in my rugby viewing. I know the 80s like the back of my hand when Canterbury had a mighty team with Robbie Deans and company, and then returned to NZ around 2006. The only rugby I saw in the intervening years were world cups. Saw NZ lose to France in a world cup semi final in a bar with some other Kiwis and we had a serious discussion about whether we should break the table and chairs around us when the final whistle blew.

hurricane

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Dan54" data-cid="593365" data-time="1467365983">ou obviously don't watch a lot of rugby do you??</blockquote> Unlike this post If you think the Cantabs 1st 5 put in a good performance tonight then good luck to you.

Bovidae

The Canes and Landers are thanking the Chiefs. It's all on in the NZ conference now!
 
Very impressed with the Chiefs scrum and defence of the lineout drive. The Crusaders would have expected to get some reward there.

Nepia

Good to see Dagg waited until being back with the Crusaders to bust out the stutter step again. Hopefully he ditches it again for the ABs.
 
Worryingly it appears to be spreading to other fleet of foot ABs as BBBR did one as well!

Crucial

Just seen the result. Will have to wait until later to watch. 
Fucken awesome! Needed that. 
Rennie > Blackadder (still) but I guess even the Cantabs would admit that one. What's the head to head record between them?

Crucial

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="593369" data-time="1467366329">Good to see Dagg waited until being back with the Crusaders to bust out the stutter step again. Hopefully he ditches it again for the ABs. 
Worryingly it appears to be spreading to other fleet of foot ABs as BBBR did one as well!</blockquote>
But did he pull a face while doing it?

Smithy_NZ

Got a 5 day old to look after so couldn't watch. We listened together. How did Dmac go?

hurricane

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Smithy_NZ" data-cid="593375" data-time="1467367421">Got a 5 day old to look after so couldn't watch. We listened together. How did Dmac go?</blockquote> He was terrific. Took good options most of the night and single handedly created a try. Which was good to see as some teams had been closing down his options in the last few games before the June break.

Stargazer

Geez, go easy on Mo'unga. He's a rookie in his first season of Super Rugby and he has played very well in most of his games. He did some good things tonight, as well as some bad ones. The same can be said of others, including some Chiefs players.
 
I think the absence of Crotty had a great impact on the Crusaders game. He hardly misses tackles and his communication is essential in their backline. That was clearly lacking tonight.
 
Don't agree with the comments about the officiating being in the Crusaders favour. I refer to Bones' comments above. I think bad calls went either way.
 
I hope to see some repeats of Retallick's goosestep. That had me in stitches! Good to see some Magpies go well tonight, too. Excellent try from Weber!
 
Try of the night for me was Macilai's try though.

antipodean

Good thing Ellis is going OS. He's ruining the Crusaders.

Crucial

To be fair I think Mounga has done really well this season. He's no star at the moment but has guided his team around to a high table position.

mariner4life

Bula! In your face Crusader fans!

Hooroo

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Crucial" data-cid="593374" data-time="1467367368">But did he pull a face while doing it?</blockquote>
Too damn right he did!!! It was a thing of grace and ridiculousness

SammyC

We deserved to get spanked, worst game we've played all season. 
Lately teams have realised that Mackenzie runs the ball a lot and shit him down. Of course Blackadder failed to have a plan for this 
Moaga was terrible under pressure, and fuck you Drummond, kick the fucking ball out and secure the bonus point you thick piece of shit 
Chiefs beat us up physically again and well deserved winners. 
All the whooping and celebrating after some calls reminded me of England, are the same posters who made a big deal of it in the other thread going to mention it here?

Bovidae

There was plenty of lip from both teams. I knew when Read started whinging to the ref that the Chiefs would win.

kiwiinmelb

I was a little surprised by the Crusaders to be honest , Chiefs have had it over them in recent times 
 
And I was expecting them to make a statement here mostly through their forwards

Chris B.

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Moaga was terrible under pressure, and fuck you Drummond, kick the fucking ball out and secure the bonus point you thick piece of shit 
Chiefs beat us up physically again and well deserved winners. 

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It may not be the done thing to talk about contingencies in defeat for sports teams, but - Jesus Christ - that play was straight out of Anton Oliver's play book. That bonus point could really come back to haunt us. Overall, though, Ellis, Mo'unga, Havili, Fonotia is not a championship-winning combination.
 
I didn't think we really got beaten up physically - I thought the telling difference was mainly speed. When we broke the line we got fairly easily closed down by the cover defence - when the Chiefs broke the line they had more people with pace to hurt us... and that whenever things looked vaguely promising some fucker with tits for hands would surge up in support.

nzzp

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If you think the Cantabs 1st 5 put in a good performance tonight then good luck to you.
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He wasn't awesome, but he wasn't why the Crusaders lost either. All in all, he's really come on this season - let's put it this way, we'd take him at the Blues

SammyC

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It may not be the done thing to talk about contingencies in defeat for sports teams, but - Jesus Christ - that play was straight out of Anton Oliver's play book. That bonus point could really come back to haunt us. Overall, though, Ellis, Mo'unga, Havili, Fonotia is not a championship-winning combination. 
I didn't think we really got beaten up physically - I thought the telling difference was mainly speed. When we broke the line we got fairly easily closed down by the cover defence - when the Chiefs broke the line they had more people with pace to hurt us... and that whenever things looked vaguely promising some fucker with tits for hands would surge up in support.</blockquote>
 
Fonotia and havilii were dreadful once again. Is it time to put nadolo at centre? He seemed wasted out on the wing at times last night.

The Silver Fern

Chiefs v Crusaders