Final - Crusaders v Chiefs
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@Nepia said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Crazy-Horse said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
. I will be worried for the ABs if they don't.
So how the rest of us felt last year when a truck load of the failing Cantabs were selected in the ABs?
Yep and I was amongst 'the rest'.
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@Chris-B said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Chris said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Chris-B said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Chris said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Williams back for the final and Springer on the wing are the only changes I am hearing from the Blues game.
Some doubt over Newell he may also not pull up fit.Good news!
Expected news - but, I would have thought long and hard about McNicholl instead (or maybe even McLeod). Get into it Macca!
Was it Waisake Naholo who got some sort of miracle cure before a test with some Fijian leaves? Get some of those leaves Fletch - your team needs you - quite badly!
Sam Matenga has been training in the 23 so if Fletch is out I expect Sam will be on the bench.
That would be quite a loss.
Matenga promoted ahead of presumably Calder? Is he also injured?
Sam featured earlier in the season. He’ll be up for it. Would be ideal to have our 3 AB props fit and firing for the big dance, but I’m more worried about the drop off we’ve seen a few times this season when Taylor has been replaced.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
but I’m more worried about the drop off we’ve seen a few times this season when Taylor has been replaced.
Which is a worry when Bell is presumably the next in line for ABs if any of the top 3 are injured.....
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Mature reaction from some chiefs fans
“It's a bit trite, but now this has turned into something bigger than Africa, I am a little bit concerned about people who say ‘I'm going to show you how I can wave my cowbell around’,” Mansbridge said on Wednesday.“I've already received threats this morning by phone, by email, from people who are very passionate about it.
“Some person suggested they're going to bury a cowbell in my head, that's how they're feeling about it.”
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some form of fun in the crowd being banned for spurious reasons?
was this decision made by @Nepia ?
And does this mean he has jumped to his 3rd franchise? If so that bodes well for us, failure follows him.
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@ARHS Gideon Wrampling is not listed as injured.
Players unavailable due to injury
Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Shoulder, TBC
Josh Lord, Concussion, TBC
Liam Coombes-Fabling, Hamstring, Short-term
Anton Lienert Brown, Collarbone, Short-term
Malachi Wrampling, Hamstring, Mid-term
Simon Parker, Ankle, Mid-term
Sione Ahio, Ankle, Long-term
Rameka Poihipi, Knee, Season -
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Wonder if they will ban smart phones too - https://cowbell.co.nz/
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@KiwiMurph said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Wonder if they will ban smart phones too - https://cowbell.co.nz/
smart things have been banned in Christchurch since the 50s
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@Chris there was a thing on tv1 earlier today about tennis players receiving abuse and threats via social media when they lost, almost half due to gambling, we know Barnes and other refs have received abuse too, sad world out there now for many in the public eye.
Pretty sad making threats like that, but banning them seems a bit OTT to me....
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@Yeetyaah said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/18/why-i-couldnt-care-less-about-the-super-rugby-final/
Absolute dribble from someone who admits not enjoying super rugby in the first place in the article lmfao
The weird thing is I wouldn’t have read it if you hadn’t said it was dribble …. My mind is strange.
Tl;dr: writer prefers league over union.
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@taniwharugby said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Chris there was a thing on tv1 earlier today about tennis players receiving abuse and threats via social media when they lost, almost half due to gambling, we know Barnes and other refs have received abuse too, sad world out there now for many in the public eye.
Pretty sad making threats like that, but banning them seems a bit OTT to me....
Yeah the world we live in is very different with precious people who get their feelings hurt way to easily and over react.
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Crusaders team to face the Chiefs:
Tamaiti Williams
(VC) Codie Taylor
Fletcher Newell
Scott Barrett
Antonio Shalfoon
(VC) Ethan Blackadder
Tom Christie
Christian Lio-Willie
Noah Hotham
Rivez Reihana
Macca Springer
(C) David Havili
Braydon Ennor
Sevu Reece
(VC) Will JordanImpact
George Bell
George Bower
Seb Calder
Jamie Hannah
Cullen Grace
Kyle Preston
James O'Connor
Dallas McLeodGood to see Fletch named to play, at least!
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@Chris-B said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Crusaders team to face the Chiefs:
Tamaiti Williams
(VC) Codie Taylor
Fletcher Newell
Scott Barrett
Antonio Shalfoon
(VC) Ethan Blackadder
Tom Christie
Christian Lio-Willie
Noah Hotham
Rivez Reihana
Macca Springer
(C) David Havili
Braydon Ennor
Sevu Reece
(VC) Will JordanImpact
George Bell
George Bower
Seb Calder
Jamie Hannah
Cullen Grace
Kyle Preston
James O'Connor
Dallas McLeodGood to see Fletch named to play, at least!
Hopefully he will be good to go.
Macca starting on the wing may open the door for more of a barrage of High contestable kicks.
We will miss Fihaki's boot and skill under the high ball..
