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Blues player ratings vs Crusaders | 2025 Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals

JW 40 minutes ago

That was Grace or Christie I think, unless I missed that one. He lost the ball and so had to grab it on second attempt too. Most of rugby is a lottery though.

Blackadders best moment was deliberately slapping the ball down to stop the overlap/blindside play.

Blues player ratings vs Crusaders | 2025 Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals

JW 43 minutes ago

I don’t think Sotutu was any more prominent than the rest, DP, EB or CLW.

If we were kinda hoping for someone to stand out and make it easy I think were looking at a lottery to see who gets named in the first squad.

'It was brewing': Ethan Blackadder talks Crusaders-Blues 'niggle'

Cantab 1 hour ago

This was an intriguing battle where the Crusaders solid defence eventually triumphed over their own errors and the Blues desperation. The second half scrum & maul advantage achieved by the Saders forwards was a telling factor. In the backs Jordan was superb and the best back on the field although I felt BB also played well for the losers but lacked support from his colleagues.

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BA 3 hours ago

Reiko was outstanding facing criticism all season on the back foot most of match,3 strong carries at end of match after being on D for ages when no more forwards could is testament to his fitness physicality and will..stuff coaches notice, give him a fair go and don’t make it personal and personality

Crusaders outlast fast starting Blues to reach another Super Rugby final

frandinand 3 hours ago

Once again an unintelligible comment.

Blues player ratings vs Crusaders | 2025 Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals

WJ 3 hours ago

I see Planet Rugby gave him a 4. That is harsh, but I agree 9 is hard to see.

Crusaders player ratings vs Blues | 2025 Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals

BA 4 hours ago

I just think already having 2 guys who are ur number 8s don’t need anymore especially coz ur Jacobsen Lakai Blackadder can play 8 and they more tackle machine ruck hitters to balance Ardie and Wallace who I don’t want either those 2 caught up in tackles and rucks all day,and don’t know if they got room enough in squad for 3 choices at 8 …I know Ardies probably going to start 7 but I imagine if Wallace goes down Ardie would be 8 for the next game and they play somebody else at 7 all mean players I’m happy anyway they do it Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

Will Jordan on the ‘important’ aerial duel with Barrett’s kicking game

JW 4 hours ago

I thought one of the keys to the Crusaders winning was Reihana’s boot (and carry/safeties), he just gave Jordan so much more opportunity wit the height he gets. The others being Jordans general unbelievable tinnyness, ah I had another but can’t remember what it was👎

Also where’s Dmitri with our extra time stats. SRP must have most + post 80min time of any comp surely, possibly all NHs combined!

Did Jordan knock it on for his second try? It was so dark at the stadium I couldn’t see..

Leicester must avoid mistake we made in 2005 – Andy Goode

Mike 4 hours ago

Nah, don’t quite agree with Andy on the 2005 match. I remember the build up to it and it was the English media who talked up the Tigers, made them favourites against Wasps, Jonno’s last match etc etc. This was food and drink to Dayglo and that great Wasps squad, who were never happier than when they had a chip on their shoulder about something. They came out with a point to prove and it was a convincing win in the end.

Sadly, as a now ex-Wasp, those were the days…

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JW 4 hours ago

And yet they play there. He’s strong enough to get away with it for me, and I just don’t see Ardie being the 7 a lot. Also Sotutu might be the other 8. He would obviously be there covering 8 (general 3 covering each), I just see him more likely being used at 6, not likely against France or SA though.

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JW 4 hours ago

I really hope those two aren’t being looked at (as 6 options) together.

Parker for a new blood selection, EB up against the other two vets I hope. But yes, EB was again everywhere but fairly ineffectual (no meters and no dom tackles/steals) at 6 last night.

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JW 4 hours ago

CLW does the kick returns, easy and misleading meters.

He had one good run (more than any other loosie I think) where he stepped inside a player and got past them for a good 5 meters or so. Several strong hitups on par with Sotutu to add to it too.

So not saying he doesn’t deserve it, not standing out amongst AB laden backrows isn’t a black mark, and looking at the last 10min again did what would be expected of him.

Wallabies legend backs Brumbies to break horror Aussie play-off stat

GM 4 hours ago

I agree - the Brumbies are a real chance tonight - on paper at least. The Chiefs showed fragility last week, and I think they’ll miss Simon Parker and Josh Lord (who could have marked up against Nick Frost).

Crusaders player ratings vs Blues | 2025 Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals

JW 4 hours ago

Check the stats page.

They probably would have scored at the end if CLW didn’t illegally dive on the ball.

Crusaders player ratings vs Blues | 2025 Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals

GM 4 hours ago

Not a Blues fan, GP, so ‘sore loser’ tag doesn’t fit. ‘Fictional myth’? Check out the word ‘tautology’.

Crusaders outlast fast starting Blues to reach another Super Rugby final

JW 4 hours ago

A red wouldn’t have been of great consequence, it is just an extra 10minutes down here (unless it was to your star player of course).

Crusaders outlast fast starting Blues to reach another Super Rugby final

JW 4 hours ago

Ah that would it explain it, people had planned to make an occasion of it inside (hadn’t thawed out from last week)👍

Crusaders outlast fast starting Blues to reach another Super Rugby final

JW 5 hours ago

LOL no I wasn’t either, heard it referenced several times, though it might have been thrown stones still!

Supposedly less than the Reds game and a warmer night, so I was wondering if there was a different reason.

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SC 5 hours ago

Lio-Willie is too short for 6. Same as Sititi and Lakai.