The Crusaders hosted the Sharks this morning at the AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Crusaders ground the Sharks down and scored their 4-try bonus point with a minute to go. Saders 35 / 6.

Scores:

Crusaders: 3 Conversions & 3 Penalties Daniel Carter, 2 Tries Zac Guildford, 1 Try Adam Whitelock, 1 Try Quentin MacDonald

Sharks: 2 Penalties Rory Kockott

 

Teams:

Crusaders: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 George Whitelock, 6 Kieran Read (captain), 5 Brad Thorn, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Ti’i Paulo, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Owen Franks, 18 Joe Wheeler, 19 Richie McCaw, 20 Kahn Fotuali’i, 21 Adam Whitelock, 22 Colin Slade.

Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Adrian Jacobs, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Johann Muller, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 John Smit (captain), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Deon Carstens, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Keegan Daniel, 21 Andrew Goode, 22 Riaan Swanepoel.

 

Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
TMO: Kane McBride (New Zealand)

425 Responses to Crusaders 35 (10) vs Sharks 6 (6) (final score) – Game Thread

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  • 1

    I’m hoping for a SA win…

    But my heart says Crusaders by about 17

  • 2

    Kom nou Tjarkies, julle moet begin wen ook, although I do feel that today may be a bridge too far!!!!! Saders are going to be smarting after the loss against the reds and will come out all guns blazing!!!!

  • 3

    I also hope that the Sharks win, but have gone for the Crusaders on Superbru.

  • 4

    Hey Puma, SuperBru fixed your Cheetahs pick@!!!!!!

  • 5

    Hey Tripples, wouldn’t it be funny if the Cheetahs did go on to score 120?

  • 6

    I think Puma will be devastated hehehehe

  • 7

    Cheetahs by 120………… 😆

  • 8

    Only one SA team ever have beaten the Crusaders in Cristchurch. So evrything is showing to a Crusader win. Hope the Sharks will at least be competitive.

  • 9

    8 – And that was 14 years ago i think.

  • 10

    some fun before the BIG game!!!!

    THE MIRACLE OF TOILET PAPER

    Fresh from my shower, I stand in front of the mirror complaining to my husband that my breasts are too small. Instead of characteristically telling me it’s not so, he uncharacteristically comes up with a suggestion.

    If you want your breasts to grow, then every day take a piece of toilet paper and rub it between them for a few seconds.’
    Willing to try anything, I fetch a piece of toilet paper and stand in front of the mirror, rubbing it between my breasts. ‘How long will this take?’ I asked.

    They will grow larger over a period of years,’ my husband replies. I stopped. ‘Do you really think rubbing a piece of toilet paper between my breasts every day will make my breasts larger over the years?’ Without missing a beat he says, ‘Worked for your ass, didn’t it?’

    He’s still alive, and with a great deal of therapy, he may even walk again, although he will probably continue to take his meals through a straw.

    Stupid, stupid man.

  • 11

    Dear Auntie Rhoda ,
    I suspected that my husband had been fooling around, and when I confronted him with the
    evidence he denied everything and said it would never happen again.

  • 12

    Hellooooooooooooooooooo

    OK, today works as follows for me… watch this game, work for an hour, set the PVR on record for all the weekend matches, pack my weekend suitcase and stuff for the weekend, 13:00 leave for the bush.

    Damn difficult day ahead… eishhhhhhhhhhh

    Hehehehehe

  • 13

    ‘n Seuntjie ry saam met sy ma in die kar.
    Hy krap in sy neus en trek ‘n stuk snottie uit..
    Sy ma kyk en vra: “En nou? Wat gaan jy met dit doen?”
    Seuntjie: “Nee ek weet nie – ons mag MOS nie in die kar eet nie..”

  • 14

    Geniet en gaan groot.

  • 15

    Evening Guys or morning 🙂
    Saders 40 sharks around 14

  • 16

    Coach ?

    Sharks will get at least 16…….. 😆

  • 17

    Saders 28 / Sharks 20

  • 18

    Gooooooooooooo Tjarks!

  • 19

    Not sure Snoek Cant seem to score tries again and if Kockett is off with kicking not so sure

  • 20

    GO SHARKS.

  • 21

    How is the weather in CC?

  • 22

    snoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkk!!
    welkom trug, maatjie!!

  • 23

    4 – Tripp, Yip they corrected it yesterday. I said 12 for the Cheetahs to win. When I saw the 120 next to my nick just thought WHAT!! hehe. They appologized. It is fixed. So maybe now they get 120…..hehehehe. Nah, wont happen. Just pleased they corrected that.

  • 24

    Sharks seems to be better away from home. Time to perform is now. We need a more disciplined performance from them.

  • 25

    come-on tjarkies
    i’ve backed you on superbru
    so come-on
    repay me faith in you!!

  • 26

    Ja puma they watched the Lions/chiefs game 20 times so they going for 120

  • 27

    If we lose just DON’T leak 5 points to this team.

    Good luck Sharks.

  • 28

    Hallo Ash

    Superbul’s daughter is still in labour………. Ouch!!

  • 30

    26 – Coach….hahaha. When I saw that first never even looked at the nick it was next to, just thought which clown said 120 for Cheetahs to win…..hahaha. Then saw it was nex to MY NICK..HAHAHA. Had to mail them but they changed it.

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