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Watch: Crusaders' whiz kid Will Jordan scorches Reds in first Super Rugby start
By Online Editors
After a year sitting on the sidelines, it isn't taking long for Crusaders fullback Will Jordan to make a name for himself in Super Rugby after his first start against the Reds.
The youngster has drawn praise from fans after scorching the Reds for 121 metres on 19 carries. He made 5 clean breaks and scored his first Super Rugby try.
The Crusaders went coast-to-coast after scoring their first try, using a wide movement from inside their 22 to stretch the Reds to the edge. Jordan, looming on the inside, took an offload from Jack Goodhue and used his searing pace to burn downfield before feeding Braydon Ennor. The winger couldn't finish but found Jordan back on the inside for a sensational try.
It looked like the Crusaders would run away with it early after building a quick 10-0 lead but the Reds managed to fight back and strike with Samu Kerevi on the stroke of halftime to reduce the lead to 10-7.
The Reds toiled but eventually could not stop the rolling maul which the Crusaders used to score twice.
A late consolation try to Scott Higginbotham earned some respectability on the scoreboard as the Crusaders took home a 22-12 win, their 18th-straight victory.
Reds coach Brad Thorn rued some poor kicking choices from his team, lamenting the ability of his side to hold onto the ball.
"It felt like we got opportunities with ball and we turned it straight back over," he said.
"When we hold the ball ... things can happen."
The defending champions stay undefeated in their quest for three straight titles and move on where they will face the hapless Chiefs at home next week. The Chiefs lost to the Sunwolves at home to start the season 0-3 and will desperately need a result soon to get their season back on track.
The Reds are now 0-2 and face a stiff test against the Waratahs in Sydney.
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Look there are a few unarguable facts here that are very clear. SARU was close to bankruptcy with SR, bailed out by the Lions and they need the URC and EPCR. Inclusion of SA teams in URC has been a great for for ALL concerned, from a rugby perspective and financially, moreover there is massive growth yet to come. The GP is in financial trouble and this will be the catalyst for EPCR change to further cement the Boks.
If this all plays out with even greater rewards for the urc AND the Top14 & GP via EPCR, the 6N will become 7N. Nz and Aus NEED to get their version firing with Japan & the PI’s, otherwise they will find themselves increasingly regressing…
Go to commentsPerofeta came back and was available for the eoyt right? Or was that why Love was in the squad (but got injured in the last week)?
It was such a frustrating year. Perofeta looked a service stop gap until Jordan was fit, but then got injured. Plummer was selected because of Pero's injury and dmac shat the bed in the second half in Australia but Clarke (?) got himself binned at the 65 min mark so Plummer couldn't come on (at least with the risk adverse Razors thinking) when he was planned to.
So many other exciting opportunities that could have happened without injuries, but then theyre probably balanced by knowing Sititi probably wouldn't have been given a chance without multiple injuries happened.
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