Crusaders 2017
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Last week's game between the Crusaders and Highlanders Development teams ended in a 34-all draw. Another game will be played this Saturday as the curtain raiser to the game between the Highlanders and Crusaders. Kick-off is at 5pm.
This is the Crusaders Knights team to play the Highlanders Bravehearts:
1 Tim Perry
2 Nathan Vella
3 Oliver Jager
4 Mitchell Dunshea
5 Quinten Strange
6 Ethan Blackadder
7 PeteSamu
8 HeidenBedwell-Curtis
9 LeonFukofuka
10 Tim O’Malley
11 Digby Ioane
12 Inga Finau
13 Poasa Waqanibau
14 Manasa Mataele
15 Josh McKayRESERVES:
16 Tom Crozier
17 Chris Gawler
18 Jack Straker
19 Jonno Osbourne
20 Tom Christie
21 Ere Enari
22 Will Jordan
23 Nigel Gibb
24 Tima Faingaanuku
25 Brett Cameronhttp://crusaders.co.nz/news/1058-crusaders-knights-team-named-to-play-highlanders-bravehearts
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@Tim Can't even remember the last time he played a super rugby game.
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@African-Monkey According to google, that was on 29 May 2015 against the Hurricanes. That was his only SR game of the season. He's 28 ...
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@African-Monkey Perry's been injured for most of the past two Super seasons.
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@Stargazer Highlanders Bravehearts Team named :
15 - Jason Emery - Highlanders
14 - Junior Ngauafe - Southland
11 - Sio Tompkinson - Highlanders
13 - Matt Faddes - Highlanders
12 - Tei Walden - Highlanders
10 - Josh Ioane - Otago
9 - Josh Renton - Highlanders
8 - Bill Fukofuka - Southland
7 - Dillon Hunt - Otago
6 - Adam Knight - Otago
5 - Eli Tonga - Otago
4 - Jackson Hemopo - Highlanders
3- Guy Millar - Highlanders
1 - Aki Seuli - Otago
2 - Flynn Thomas - Southland
Reserves : Sekonia Pole , Atushi Sakete,Emerson Paki, Asaeli Valu , Josh Clark, Slade McDowell ,Tupou Sopaga, Josh Walden and Jonah NarekiPoints to note* : Atushi Sakete, Aseali Valu and Emeron Paki are over from Panasonic in Japan on loan.
Former Penrith Panther and older brother of Lima , Tupou Sopaga has been named in the loose forward reserves. Not sure whether he is assigned to Otago or Southland yet. -
Crusaders Knights team to play the Hurricanes Dev team in Levin (Saturday, k/o 1pm):
- Sean Paranihi
- Andrew Makalio
- Oliver Jager
- Jonno Osbourne
- Quinten Strange
- Sam Godwin
- Tom Christie
- Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
- Leon Fukofuka
- Brett Cameron
- Josh McKay
- Inga Finau
- Sean Wainui
- Caleb Makene
- Braydon Ennor
Reserves:
16. Tom Crozier
17. Harry Allen
18. Jack Straker
19. Jack Powell
20. Dylan Nel
21. Ere Enari
22. Will Jordan
23. Poasa Waqanibauhttp://crusaders.co.nz/news/1068-crusaders-knights-team-named-to-play-hurricanes-development-side
Will post the Canes Dev team's line-up in the Canes thread if/once it has been published.
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Good news from the injury ward:
Midfielder Jack Goodhue is still carrying a leg injury. He along with All Blacks No 8 Kieran Read and wing/midfielder Seta Tamanivalu, and first five-eighth Richie Mo'unga, should be available to play the Sunwolves after next weekend's bye.By the way, the title and summary under the photo are from another article. The title of this article is:
"Keep calm and carry on: Crusaders vow not to let Waratahs niggle them in Sydney"
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Crusaders' travelling squad to South Africa:
Props: Alaalatoa, Crockett, Franks, Moody, Jager
Hookers: Makalio, Taylor
Locks: Barrett, Romano, Whitelock
Loosies: Bedwell-Curtis, Read, Samu, Taufua, Todd
Halfbacks: Drummond, Hall
First-five 8ths: Hunt, Mo'unga
Midfielders: Bateman, Crotty, Goodhue, Wainui
Outside backs: Bridge, Havili, Mataele, TamanivaluOmissions: apart from the known injured players (such as Ioane & Dagg), Ben Funnell is also not in the squad. Didn't look okay yesterday, so maybe he was already playing with a minor injury or a bug. No idea who of the props can cover hooker in case one of Taylor or Makalio goes down.
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Rugby Pass Podcast: The coaching secrets of the Crusaders' Scott Robertson (+ transcript)
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Injury update
He [Scott Barrett] trained by himself at Crusaders training on Monday and assistant backs coach Leon MacDonald said he was unlikely for Saturday afternoon's Super Rugby blockbuster against the Highlanders in Christchurch. (...) Crusaders flanker Pete Samu's promising Super Rugby season could be over with the Ta$man man in a moonboot after injury his ankle in Saturday's 41-19 away win over the Rebels. MacDonald said Samu was awaiting a scan, but admitted it "doesn't look nice". Ta$man loose forward Vernon Fredericks, who featured against the Chiefs, has been training with the Crusaders for the past few weeks. There was sufficient loose forward depth with Jed Brown back from injury against the Rebels and Heiden Bedwell-Curtis making the most of his opportunities. There was better news on the injury front with midfielders Ryan Crotty, Jack Goodhue and openside flanker Matt Todd all participating in Monday's training session. The trio should be recalled for the South Island derby ... -
Good news about Crotty, Goodhue and Todd. Not so about Scott Barrett.
For next weeks big SI clash I would go with
9 Drummond
10 Mo'unga
11 Tamanivalu
12 Crotty
13 Goodhue
14 Dagg
15 Havili21 Hall
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@ACT-Crusader I think that's probably spot on - let's hope Crotty is good to go. On reflection, Israel should be much better for his hit out against the Rebels and that selection pretty much covers all injury bases.
I'd say Moody, Taylor, Franks, Romano, Whitelock, HBC, Todd, Taufua in the forwards
Crockett, Funnell, Alaalatoa, Strange, Brown on the bench - though that's all pretty predictable.
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@Chris-B I wonder if Scotty will keep Romano for the backend of the game. He's been excellent on that role. He and Crockett provide that insurance blanket of impact and experience to finish a match.
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@ACT-Crusader Could be - you're right that he's been doing a great job from the bench. If it was me, I'd be trying to get as many minutes from Romano as possible though.
Romano on the bench would provide more consistent strength throughout the game.
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@cgrant
He played most of the game against the Hurricanes (after S Barrett came off) and went pretty well. A fair bit of that might be the team culture where a series of relative no names are fronting up when required.
He does look about 17 years old though!
