The Reds hosted the Crusaders today at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match is broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Reds ran rampant and demolished the Crusaders 41 / 20, with Quade Cooper scoring a full 31 points and with the Reds earning their 4-try bonus point in the process….. yes, you better believe it!
Scores:
Reds: 5 Penalties & 3 Conversions & 2 Tries Quade Cooper, 1 Try Digby Ioane, 1 Try Rod Davies
Crusaders: 2 Penalties & 2 Conversion2 Daniel Carter, 1 Try Andy Ellis, 1 Try Brad Thorn
Teams:
Reds: 15 Peter Hynes, 14 Digby Ioane, 13 Morgan Turinui, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Rod Davies, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Jake Schatz, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Adam Byrnes, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Ben Daley.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Greg Holmes, 18 Robert Simmons, 19 Leroy Houston, 20 Richard Kingi, 21 Tim Walsh, 22 Will Chambers.
Crusaders: 15 Colin Slade, 14 Jared Payne, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 George Whitelock, 6 Kieran Read (captain), 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Ti’i Paulo, 1 Ben Franks.
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Brad Thorn, 19 Jonathan Poff, 20 Kahn Fotuali’i, 21 Adam Whitelock, 22 Sean Maitland.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), Damian Mitchelmore (Australia)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)
scrum and put in reds
crusaders give away another penalty
Reds win own lineout
reds attacking the line with pace! excellent stuff!
It was all the reds for long time throwing ball around then they stuffed up
Tree, I picked the reds! I have a bolter every now and then. 2 years back I predicted wp will lose to the valke. The rest is history!
Onerb puts it much better than me they going to scrum again
Crusaders not in the game at all. Their discipline is terrible. Giving away soft penatlies, this time for a lazy runner.
onerb 😆
Just keep doing what you’re doing…. remember, I’m running totally blind this side!
Cooper looking like a surfer puts it through 20-6
Crusaders always come back in the last 20, will be interesting. Great tackle by Genia on 8.
cooper kicking fo posts and gets it 20/6 commentator says something about not haveing senn reds play like this in 10 years
Genia injured himself, just winded I think. He will play for the wallabies
Reds on saders line. Saders tackling like girls!
Pick & drive on the line. Saders took the ball. Flag out. Lets see.
hello! dit suig, ek is soos heel laaste op superbru, al my predictions is verkeerd. Go Crusaders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Reds straight through on the charge to the line nearly thru crowd going crazy , crudsaders still holding them out oh and now whistle goes ref ging to touch ref and wigh tackle penalty to reds
high tackle penalty reds. Skollie to kick.
Good defense Crusaders. Keep em out
Bit of a coathanger, nothing too serious. We’ve been carded for less. Burglar misses.
Miss yeah
Cooper kicks and misses score the same
Reds really showing saders up this game
kick through by cooper, slade breaks a couple of tackles. Ruck penalty to Saders.
91% possession to reds in 2nd half
ohoh hub home, got to go see how things went at doc , someone keep GBS informed
Couple of phases put together by saders, on 22.
Lost the ball in the tackle, scum reds 22m
scum-scrum
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