Blues (15) 35 / 24 (17) Crusaders (Final Score)
The Blues and Crusaders did battle in Super Rugby at
Eden Park, Auckland at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 06:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Blues:
- Penalties – Simon Hickey (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Frank Halai (1), Tevita Li (1), George Moala (1), Jackson Willison (1)
- Conversions – Simon Hickey (3)
Crusaders:
- Penalties – Tom Taylor (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Corey Flynn (1), Colin Slade (1), Ryan Crotty (1)
- Conversions – Tom Taylor (3)
Teams:
Blues: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Frank Halai, 13 George Moala, 12 Jackson Willison, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Simon Hickey, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Luke Braid (Captain) / Brendon O’Connor, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 James Parsons, 1 Sam Prattley
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Tony Woodcock, 18 Angus Ta’avao, 19 Liaki Moli, 20 Brendan O’Connor/Jordan Manihera, 21 Bryn Hall, 22 Benji Marshall, 23 Pita Ahki.
Crusaders: 15 Colin Slade, 14 Rob Thompson, 13 Reynold Lee-Lo, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Nafi Tuitavake, 10 Tom Taylor, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (Captain), 7 Richie McCaw, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Dominic Bird, 4 Samuel Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Tim Perry
Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Luke Romano, 20 Matt Todd, 21 Willi Heinz, 22 Adam Whitelock, 23 Israel Dagg.
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Well short…
Accuracy was good but about 10 meters short lol
Blues penalty on the halfway spot…. they kick for touch
Oops, I reckon Todd will be begging Carter to pack away his Speedo, swop his plakkies for togs, get off the beach and cut his sabbatical short if this is their kicking options for 2014
Massive line kick by Tom Taylor!
Blues are as bad as the Bulls and Stormers were last week…. OK, OK… perhaps not THAT bad…. hehehe
Try Corey Flynn, Saders… out on the left wing was the hooker and showed some good toe!
Kieran Reid is the man!!
@ grootblousmile:
Good morning Geelkepsie, en alle ander RTs.
Crusaders 7 / 0 Blues
Wow that was a great run from Flynn. Score one for the hookers!
Nice
37 @ Pietman:
Hello my maat van Yster en Plaat!
Blues kickable penalty, right in front, just outside the 22… shot at goal.
Crusaders 7 / 3 Blues
@ Pietman:
More meneer.
35 @ grootblousmile:
Stormersboy wrote:
What I liked about that try was how the other forwards drew tacklers before passing and putting Flynn into space.
That’s what I meant by my earlier e-mail, our players get white line fever and want to either score themselves, or take contact, where they work for each other and don’t mind if someone else’s name gets on the score sheet, they know it’s for the team
Ref trigger happy…. penalty Saders, easyish one at goal
Crusaders 10 / 3 Blues
Phweeeew… another Saders penalty… ref loves his penalties.
Wonder what the penalty count is already?
Misses left this time round.
Blues penalty this time, Saders were indeed offside, so no problem with this penalty from me.
@ Stormersboy:
@44 More Mnr. Bellville 1990!
Jou spannetjie reg vir vanaand? Ek het gister n klein Jack Russel gekry, sy naam is Stormpie, hoop dit help…..
Excellent passing from the Saders. Short passes creating space.
Great to see.
Morning everyone.
Saders better win here for my bru..
@ Pietman:
Oulik!
Ja ek is reg soos n rekkie.
Hulle gaan dit doen!
Is jy terug in sandland?
Saders scrum, deeeep in Blues 22, middle of the field, excellent attacking position.
Will there be a try here?
Read will most probably pick up behind the scrum… then attack either way…
Another Saders scrum, this time 5m out…
@ nortierd:
I don’t expect a whole bunch of tries tonight.
They will have to grind out the win.
Try Colin Slade, easy as pie!
Great try from Colin Slade playing at 15 today.
Crusaders 17 / 3 Blues
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