Crusaders (18) 30 / 26 (11) Rebels (Final Score)
The Crusaders and Melbourne Rebels did battle in Super Rugby at AMI Stadium, Christchurch at 06:05 SA Time (04:05 GMT, 16:05 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Crusaders:
- Penalties – Tom Taylor (6)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Zac Guildford (1), Tyler Blyendaal (1)
- Conversions – Tom Taylor (1)
Rebels:
- Penalties – James O’Connor (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Scott Higginbotham (1), James O’Connor (1), Ged Robinson (1)
- Conversions – James O’Connor (1)
Teams:
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Tom Marshall, 13 Ryan Crotty, 12 Tom Taylor, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Tyler Bleyendaal, 9 Willi Heinz, 8 Luke Whitelock, 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock (Captain), 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Joe Moody.
Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Dominic Bird, 19 Jordan Taufua, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Dan Carter, 22 Adam Whitelock.
Melbourne Rebels: 15 Jason Woodward, 14 Tom English, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Rory Sidey, 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Scott Higginbotham (Captain), 7 Scott Fuglistaller, 6 Jarrod Saffy, 5 Cadeyrn Neville, 4 Hugh Pyle, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 6 Shota Horie, 17 Paul Alo-Emile, 18 Luke Jones, 19 Gareth Delve, 20 Nic Stirzaker, 21 Angus Roberts, 22 Lachlan Mitchell.
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Crusaders 30 / 26 Rebels
Gbs@57. Winters at its peak is actually a lot colder in SA than in NZ. Thing hat gets you here is not extreme cold but that the cold and wet together make it really miserable. Also winter can last until late November. Another factor that make winter worse in NZ is the darkness. It’s dark in the morning when you drive to work and it’s dark when you go home at 17h00.
2 Minutes to go…
A try could win it for the Rebels
Rebels not giving up.
62 @ McLook:
Yeah, I don’t like wet winters… and I detest wind in the winter too… makes the chill-factor much worse.
Did not realize you have so much darkness in winter.
Time is up… Saders lineout
Rebels need another O’Connel magic moment right now.
Too late. Way to close for comfort for the Crusaders.
Final Score: Crusaders 30 / 26 Melbourne Rebels
OK, back to bed for me… it is only 07:50 now…
Gbs@65. Daylight saving. Clock move ahead by an hour. So eight in the morning is actually 9:00am. In summer we have daylight untill 9:00pm in the evening. In winter though sun comes up late and goes down just after 5:00pm (17h00).
Cheers GBs.
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