Blues (12) 18 / Crusaders (16) 19 (Final Score)
The Blues and Crusaders did battle in the FIRST Super Rugby game of 2012 in Wellington at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Blues:
- Penalties – Michael Hobbs (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Chris Lowrey (1), David Raikuna (1)
- Conversions – Michael Hobbs (1)
Crusaders:
- Penalties – Tyler Blyendaal (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Robbie Fruean (1)
- Conversions – Tyler Blyendaal (1)
Teams:
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 David Raikuna, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Michael Hobbs, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Jerome Kaino, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Chris Lowrey, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tom McCartney
Replacements: 16 Pauliasi Manu, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Bradley Mika, 19 Luke Braid, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Hadleigh Parkes, 22 Sherwin Stowers.
Crusaders: 15 Tom Marshall, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Israel Dagg, 10 Tyler Bleyendaal, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (captain), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Tom Donnelly, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Quentin MacDonald, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Owen Franks, 18 Luke Romano, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Willie Heinz, 21 Patrick Osborne, 22 Adam Whitelock.
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
I can live with this scoreline.
Pressure on.
Penalty Blues, just more than a minute to go… they find an excellent touch
They have the ball…. seconds left
8m away
Weepu with a drop attempt…. just does’nt make it.
Game over
Weepu misses a dropie, game over.
wat het Weepu besiel om te drop, hy was trigger happy. Game weg gegooi.
Final Score: Crusaders 19 / 18 Blues
My last game of the day, have to go to work now. Will miss the Bulls / Sharks game too.
Well, at least I’m right on the winner and within 5, so I’ll get 1.5 points on Bru
OK, that as Game No 1…. in 15 minutes we have Game No 2
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GBS, having lots of problems with site again and I’m using firefox this time!
102 @ The_Young_Turk:
Fixed it, should be fine now
Bollocks, lost that one then
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