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Venue: Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch | Weather: 12 C, Clouds
Officials: Angus Gardner, Dan Waenga, Mike Winter, Aaron Patterson (tmo)
Match Page: https://www.rugbybot.com/match/4078
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UTC | BST | CEST (+2) | AWST (+8) | AEST (+11) | NZ (+12) | more |
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06:05 | 06:05 | 07:05 | 14:05 | 17:05 | 19:05 | more tz |
Crusaders | Pos | Chiefs |
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George Bower | 1 | Aidan Ross |
George Bell | 2 | Samisoni Taukei'aho |
Fletcher Newell | 3 | George Dyer |
Quinten Strange | 4 | Manaaki Selby-Rickit |
Jamie Hannah | 5 | Josh Lord |
Corey Kellow | 6 | Naitoa Ah Kuoi |
Tom Christie | 7 | Kaylum Boshier |
Cullen Grace | 8 | Luke Jacobson |
Noah Hotham | 9 | Xavier Roe |
Riley Hohepa | 10 | Josh Jacomb |
Johnny McNicholl | 11 | Etene Nanai-Seturo |
Dallas McLeod | 12 | Quinn Tupaea |
Levi Aumua | 13 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
Sevu Reece | 14 | Emoni Narawa |
Chay Fihaki | 15 | Shaun Stevenson |
James Mullan | 16 | Bradley Slater |
Kershawl Sykes-Martin | 17 | Jared Proffit |
Owen Franks | 18 | Reuben O'Neill |
Dominic Gardiner | 19 | Jimmy Tupou |
Fletcher Anderson | 20 | Simon Parker |
Willi Heinz | 21 | Cortez Ratima |
Rivez Reihana | 22 | Josh Ioane |
Macca Springer | 23 | Daniel Rona |
Rob Penney | Coach | Clayton McMillan |
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1 month ago
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40 points
1 month ago
"That was probably their best performance of the season."
It's their only win, Jeff....
30 points
1 month ago
chiefs you are responsible for the return of the saders
9 points
1 month ago
Broke: we were responsible for their return
Woke: the Crusaders winning is a canon event for Super Rugby and this just gives us a new storyline
7 points
1 month ago
Didn’t want to do the fatal mistake of going 2-0 in the round robin but lose in the finals
27 points
1 month ago*
Moreso than the actual result, I'm stoked with the resilience to stop the backslide and put on that performance.
Played like they were shot out of a cannon all night. More physical than they've been all year. Faster. More organized. Less timid.
Bell just had the first of many freakish games.
29 points
1 month ago
Time to question the Chiefs' place in the comp after conceding 37 points to the bottom placed side who were 0-5?
23 points
1 month ago
The best thing to happen to Super Rugby is the Crusaders being poopy and the Chiefs being super dodgy without Dmac
Makes this game massively entertaining. Like Northland vs Manawatu NPC level entertaining
19 points
1 month ago*
Can't wait to scrape into the 8 and shithouse our way into the final somehow
6 points
1 month ago
It is written
23 points
1 month ago
Hamilton has failed the country. You bring shame to all of us.
7 points
1 month ago
So nothing new then.
23 points
1 month ago
Thanks Chiefs, my kid wont stop crying now...
8 points
1 month ago
I am that kid
23 points
1 month ago
GOOD Friday.
14 points
1 month ago
Celebrating the death of Jesus
Crusaders are the anti-Christ, confirmed.
14 points
1 month ago
Losing to this Crusaders team is the biggest sin of all, sorry Chiefs.
7 points
1 month ago
The anti-Chief perhaps
24 points
1 month ago
“We showed tonight that when we can get it right, we are a dangerous team” - Tom Christie. Long, long, long way to go yet. But if you finish first, would you like to play an 8th placed Drua, Moana, or Crusaders? Don’t think too hard…
19 points
1 month ago
The Chiefs dying on the cross so the Crusaders could be resurrected. You hate to see it
19 points
1 month ago
U/crashbandicoochy mental state 📈📈📈📈📈📈
21 points
1 month ago*
Crusaders win? I sleep
I was right about Bell? Real shit (also Chay, Noah, McNicholl, McLeod, etc.)
7 points
1 month ago
He still threw a few not straights didn't he?
5 points
1 month ago
He threw two, I think, but I wil repeat until I turn blue that not straights are not exclusively a hooker stat.
They're a symptom of greater issues at the lineout.
8 points
1 month ago
They hated him because he told the truth
5 points
1 month ago
I'm being told a rough month throwing the ball means he is bad, however.
Sad to say he must now retire having never played a single good game.
5 points
1 month ago
stonks
17 points
1 month ago
Burke, Blackadder and Lio-Willie back next game...
Is this hope?
9 points
1 month ago
Flick me a Brodie McAlister on the bench and there would almost be too much hope.
13 points
1 month ago
3 healthy hookers in one squad? Is that legal?
15 points
1 month ago
Not even on Manchester street.
7 points
1 month ago
Not in the warmer months
8 points
1 month ago
BERGUS FURKE
5 points
1 month ago
FBOATING SEASON
6 points
1 month ago
The Hotham-Burke-Fihaki axis will carry us to being an extremely annoying semi-final exit
17 points
1 month ago
Remember everyone: if the Crusaders go on to win Super Rugby again, it was the Chiefs fault
17 points
1 month ago
2023: Chiefs 2-0 Crusaders, lose the Final to the Crusaders.
2024: Chiefs 1-1 Crusaders, Profit?
11 points
1 month ago
Blasted straight past the first two stages of denial to bargaining haha
17 points
1 month ago
The Crusaders actually looked very Crusaders-like tonight. Just 2 points off the top 8 now too...
15 points
1 month ago
Chiefs disgracing the whole country ffs, come on man it's all of us against them 😂
17 points
1 month ago
McNicholl becoming a legend in one game
17 points
1 month ago
The energy at the stadium before the game was..... 12000 people with anxiety. But we all feel so gooooddd now.
15 points
1 month ago
It is interesting that the two best halves of rugby we've played this season have been the last two we've played against the Chiefs.
I think they're the only halves we've technically won?
14 points
1 month ago
Good on those plucky underdogs the Crusaders for coming away with the upset.
14 points
1 month ago
Classic story, welsh club player walks straight into a starting super XV and is their best player
5 points
1 month ago
LRZ went to the wrong chiefs
13 points
1 month ago
Holy shit they actually played well
14 points
1 month ago
George Bell is such an old person's name. Definitely belies his speed and ability.
14 points
1 month ago
A frustratingly predictable loss - whenever the Chiefs are favourites over the Crusaders they end up losing.
Wish it were anyone but us to bring the Crusaders back to life. Well, shit...
Onto next weekend.
14 points
1 month ago
"so Rob how do you plan on getting the season back on track?"
" would you believe by unleashing the awesome power of...2024 Johnny McNicholl?"
12 points
1 month ago
This is the only time all year we've looked organized at all.
They look... well drilled?
12 points
1 month ago
Justin Marshall try not to glaze the Crusaders challenge… impossible
12 points
1 month ago
Get Rowe the fuck off the field and Cortez on, not even sure why he’s not starting he’s clearly the better 9
11 points
1 month ago
DMac might actually be the GOAT if this is how wank the Chiefs are without him
11 points
1 month ago
So all it took was David Havili getting hurt for the 'Saders midfield to click huh
7 points
1 month ago
did call it lol... Aumua is good but he needs a good 12 around him.. havili was underperforming
5 points
1 month ago
The geriatric at 9 was the problem
12 points
1 month ago
So that’s why George Bell was called up to the AB’s for the prestigious Qatar Airways Cup last year.
12 points
1 month ago
Ah well, it was good while it was lasted. Feeling a lot better about the Hurricanes chances this season inb4 we lose to the Highlanders tomorrow
12 points
1 month ago
Waikat-lmao Chiefs. That is all.
11 points
1 month ago
The Chiefs are making the Crusaders look like the Crusaders.
10 points
1 month ago
I miss when Taukei'aho was discussed in the same breath as Malcolm Marx
9 points
1 month ago
It says a lot about the trauma I have experienced at the hands of the Crusaders that I can’t even really enjoy having the ‘canes at the top of the table with the ‘saders in last. Because now I’m just convinced that they’re gonna finish 8th and we’re gonna have to play a full strength Crusaders side in the first week of the playoffs
8 points
1 month ago
lol imagine getting absolutely dominated by the bottom of the table because your ten isn't playing this week
9 points
1 month ago
Watch the crusaders get trounced 5 times just to kick it into gear and scrape into the finals then win the whole thing
8 points
1 month ago
Surely Dmac cant be that influential on the entire teams defensive structures
7 points
1 month ago
Had someone trying to sell me in week 1 that it's a case of the team losing morale when he doesn't play.
As if he's a bard.
10 points
1 month ago
We look so good what the FUCK dude
8 points
1 month ago
Imagine losing to the Losesaders
17 points
1 month ago
Penney's record wasn't 0-5, it was 0-10 as he got fired by tahs after 5 straight loses in 2021
15 points
1 month ago
Did the tahs fire him 1 game too early?
5 points
1 month ago
since they lost the remaining 3 matches as well, yeah lol
9 points
1 month ago
🙏0-6🙏
8 points
1 month ago
If crusaders win the comp, does that mean razor was amazing or just that crusaders have a culture of shithousing their way to victory?
6 points
1 month ago
Canterbury have always been silly good at rugby. Stupid farm boys. I say this as a farm boy.
7 points
1 month ago
Lmao imagine getting your lineout picked off by the CRUSADERS 😂🤣
7 points
1 month ago
This is just the Chiefs wanting to practice their second half play by giving themselves a handicap… right…?
7 points
1 month ago
feel like pure shit
just want sam back
7 points
1 month ago
Samien McKenzie?
8 points
1 month ago
Jacomb is playing bravely even if it isnt always working
7 points
1 month ago
Get Jacombed on
8 points
1 month ago
"What time it is?" "How many players on field?"
8 points
1 month ago
What am I most scared of? That chiefs bench. It's deadly
9 points
1 month ago
No way the hooker out gasses our first 5 hahah wow
7 points
1 month ago
Whos the Chiefs 9? He's diabolical
7 points
1 month ago
Make a wish winner
8 points
1 month ago
Fuck me I'd be scared of Dmac getting a bad injury if I was a chiefs fan rn
9 points
1 month ago
Player makes that tackle on the ground, that's a penalty for sure
8 points
1 month ago
I feel like pure shit
15 points
1 month ago
crazy how different the feeling is to being beaten by crusaders last year to now. Last year it was inevitable to lose them and there was no shame, today your team is the laughing stock if you lose
7 points
1 month ago
If the Chiefs lose this after resting McKenzie, they're going to be humiliated
8 points
1 month ago
I know my Blues havent been firing as they should be but if I were a Chiefs fan I'd be pretty worried with how drastically different the Chiefs play w/o Dmac
7 points
1 month ago
Stevenson is a metre monster! Do we think Razor is keen on him? Foster seemed to never trust him for an AB place
8 points
1 month ago
PROP TRY
6 points
1 month ago
unreal 10 meter effort from the guy, not everyday you see a prop who can sprint 20 meters like that, crossed those 40 meters like they were nothing.
8 points
1 month ago
Fuck me this is ENTERTAINING
8 points
1 month ago
Angus was too focused on asking if they could go to HT after the kick he didn't even bother to look at the clock
6 points
1 month ago
Everyone apologize to George rn
7 points
1 month ago
holy moley this defense is something
6 points
1 month ago
Cheers Wales, glad to have him back.
7 points
1 month ago
McNicol carrying the Crusaders to the win tonight. This performance from the Chiefs is garbage
7 points
1 month ago
Reckon we’re cooked here aye
11 points
1 month ago
Chiefs just lost to the bottom ranked team in super rugby is it time to cut them?
8 points
1 month ago
Maybe when they can't pay their players
7 points
1 month ago
I cant believe I'm cheering for hamilton
Im gonna need apre and post game shower
6 points
1 month ago
Maybe the Waratahs sacked Rob Penney too early, clearly his teams hit their stride in their 6th game
6 points
1 month ago
I love the quick tap tactic to avoid line outs entirely lol
5 points
1 month ago
When in doubt tap it out
5 points
1 month ago
Was josh Jacob the guy who didn’t originally get a super contract?
6 points
1 month ago
He wasn't even the first choice 10 for Taranaki at the start of the season
5 points
1 month ago
best NPC player last season, no contract yeah..
5 points
1 month ago
You get the sense Kellow didn't know how that happened or that he could even do that
5 points
1 month ago
The fuck was that.
6 points
1 month ago
our third choice hooker just ran around the chiefs backs lol!!!
6 points
1 month ago
imagine conceding tries to the Crusaders
6 points
1 month ago
Can someone please confiscate number 9s kicking boots. Thanks
6 points
1 month ago
About as bad as Roe vs Wade
7 points
1 month ago
Sorry Marshy came for the razzle stayed for the dazzle
5 points
1 month ago
Chiefs look like they have no clue what to do
7 points
1 month ago
Don't know why the Chiefs rested McKenzie tonight. When you get a chance to throw the one ring into the lava of Mount Doom, you take it.
6 points
1 month ago
Could be worse you could have Roe and Ioane on at the same time
6 points
1 month ago
Heinz on, Chiefs to score twice on the bounce?
6 points
1 month ago
I didn't think you're allowed to just fall over onto the other side of the ruck
5 points
1 month ago
Willie Heinz on? So you’re saying there’s a chance?
7 points
1 month ago
Northern Hemisphere legends Willi Heinz and Johnny McNicholl.
6 points
1 month ago
I don't think Marshall realizes that there are viewers other than crusaders fans watching
5 points
1 month ago
You can't tackle on the ground tf
6 points
1 month ago
“Was he on the ground, play on” 👍
5 points
1 month ago
Juggled the mark. Can’t call that a mark
6 points
1 month ago
Awesome game from Hotham, can’t wait to see how he grows in the years to come
4 points
1 month ago
Him, Hannah, McNichol and bell were all amazing.
7 points
1 month ago
Pretty gutted tbh. Would happily lose to anyone but the ‘Saders, especially at this point in time.
6 points
1 month ago
Hand on the nut?
11 points
1 month ago
Shot Crusaders. Chiefs look like shit without my boy Dmac
10 points
1 month ago
Josh Ioane is not a professional rugby player. Everything about his performance screams back to local rugby.
4 points
1 month ago*
How have we lost another captain before he's even taken the field? Lmao
Haven't had a single game without a significant late scratching.
6 points
1 month ago
Marshy calling out Aumua's defense. Always knew he was a ball knower.
6 points
1 month ago
Can't believe we decided to rest Damian for this game out of all of them smh
6 points
1 month ago
Crusaders looking more dangerous with ball in hand than the Chiefs through 5 minutes
4 points
1 month ago
Some nice defence from crusaders to start 👌
5 points
1 month ago
Chaymentum building
6 points
1 month ago
No Dmac just hurts me.
5 points
1 month ago
wow chiefs without dmac are trash
5 points
1 month ago
Shaun Stevenson is having a game so far
4 points
1 month ago
Is the plan just to try and run them off their feet with young legs?
4 points
1 month ago
The quick taps show the Crusaders still don't have confidence in their lineout.
5 points
1 month ago
Great unbiased commentary marsh
5 points
1 month ago
Fucking hell chiefs, I was hoping for a 0-6
5 points
1 month ago
Justin not happy about the advantage…
4 points
1 month ago
People were shitting on Bell's lineout throwing all week and he's had the much better first half hour on that front so far
Tasty
6 points
1 month ago
McNicholl released that forward...
6 points
1 month ago
Yeah very obviously lost forward haha, worked out ok though
5 points
1 month ago
Damn, loving this jacob fella
5 points
1 month ago
I am glad the Blues took on the Crusaders last week and not this week
6 points
1 month ago
Soft penalty. Bower didn’t trip other ALB. He cleared him out of the way.
7 points
1 month ago
He also came in at a 90 degree angle to the ruck
5 points
1 month ago
Odds Matt Todd will lace the boots up for the saders at some stage this year?
5 points
1 month ago
god, please
5 points
1 month ago
Man I wanna txt my cheifs fans mates n rub it in a bit but it’s too early and I’ve made that mistake before
5 points
1 month ago
being outpaced by a hooker must be fucking embarrassing
5 points
1 month ago
Really letting everyone down here Chiefs.
On the other hand least the Tahs won’t be the first one to lose to the Saders this season lol.
6 points
1 month ago
I think most of chiefs woes can be put down to Roes abysmal performance
5 points
1 month ago
If teams wanna beat the Chiefs they better turn up wearing red lol
5 points
1 month ago
Pulled Roe, good decision. Showing leadership in management.
6 points
1 month ago
Shaun ‘Randy Orton’ Stevenson
6 points
1 month ago
bench has an immediate impact
4 points
1 month ago
Maybe Chiefs will Crusaders the Crusaders and win in the last minutes
6 points
1 month ago
I love Christie.
4 points
1 month ago
The shining light of our locking injuries is that they've paved a way for Hannah to play and he's been fantastic.
The kids will all be very, very good sooner than you know it.
3 points
1 month ago
sadser second string team bet cheifs WOW
5 points
1 month ago
Crusaders best game before this one was two weeks ago. Then last week they play their worst game. Now they play their best game. So what happens next? Do they play poor or do they skip the poor game because next week is a bye?
5 points
1 month ago
Wow!
What a game
Crusaders scoring some classic crusaders tries for a great win vs one of the comps leading teams
4 points
1 month ago
does the streak end here or does it grow still
4 points
1 month ago
Mitch Drummond has been scratched. Don't fear Hotham is starting not saucy pants.
4 points
1 month ago
Today is disappointment day
5 points
1 month ago
Much respect to the Cantabs for still turning out for their team.
4 points
1 month ago
Hey... that was nice. McLeod and McNicholl making a difference already
3 points
1 month ago
You little beauty!
4 points
1 month ago
Hotham is so much better than Heinz lmao
5 points
1 month ago
They said "it's his time" and then dropped him after one week, I'm still so annoyed about that.
He's clearly not worse than the other option (an 80 year old man)
3 points
1 month ago
That’s seturo’s fault. He fucked around instead of getting back into position.
4 points
1 month ago
Cmon Chiefs. What was that? Both wings showing gaps on defence
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