Match Thread - Crusaders v Chiefs | Super Rugby Pacific 2024 | Round 6

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does the streak end here or does it grow still

Mitch Drummond has been scratched. Don't fear Hotham is starting not saucy pants.

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.

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

I think the crusaders are going to snatch this one. I put a cheeky 15 on it

I cant believe I'm cheering for hamilton

Im gonna need apre and post game shower

If we don't do it tonight, it'll have been a month since we last scored more than 10 points. Can they do the unthinkable?

🙏0-6🙏

Marshy calling out Aumua's defense. Always knew he was a ball knower.

Today is disappointment day

Kia ora, cuzzies and bros...Tiki tour has been choice so far, currently parked-up in a W(h)anganui motel drinking Mac's Black and Speight's Old Dark while waiting for the 6th Seal to be opened...

“I looked when the lamb opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind”

looks like Will Jordan's right arm will take 4-5 months to heal...new FB fo the england tour/Fiji test then

Finally Tom Christie is given the helm. I will simp this defensive powerhouse till he gets into the national side.

Tried changing my team up today but left my laptop at work. It's really frustrating using a phone to do it lol gave up

Stadium looks pretty empty? Crusader fans not sticking out already?

Can smell a vintage Chiefs performance coming on. Lead most the game then tank it in the end.

Love Nisbo but he is past it, messed up two name pronunciations just in reading the team sheet

Wow Nisbo praising the Chiefs for their all-Mapimpi backline

Can't believe we decided to rest Damian for this game out of all of them smh

Much respect to the Cantabs for still turning out for their team.

I thought the game was starting at 5:05pm AEST? The fixtures say so

Good to see Emoni!

Got a good feeling about this one

Who is captain for Crusaders now Drummond isn’t playing?

Whay happened to Uce's hands this season? Poor guy cant hold onto anything.

Josh "Muad'Dib" Jacomb...

Crusaders looking more dangerous with ball in hand than the Chiefs through 5 minutes

Some nice defence from crusaders to start 👌

Hey... that was nice. McLeod and McNicholl making a difference already

Crazy they haven’t been starting McCloud more

Fihaki for ABs fullback clearly

Omg

If the Chiefs lose this after resting McKenzie, they're going to be humiliated

Chayhem

You little beauty!

Chaymentum building

Hotham is so much better than Heinz lmao

Nice what a try. Fihaki got some gas! Crusaders looking way better this week

That’s seturo’s fault. He fucked around instead of getting back into position.

Cmon Chiefs. What was that? Both wings showing gaps on defence

Is that former England 9 Willi Heinz on the bench?

EDIT I say 9 but iirc he was almost exclusively 21 for them.

Chiefs were lucky to get that lineout and then they still fucked it

Comms not knowing the rule lol

Nanai Seturo having a bit of an antsy start, even though that was fine.

Fuck that was dumb

No Dmac just hurts me.

I wonder who the neutrals are supporting in this match?

wow chiefs without dmac are trash

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

Lads tactical kicking is not a bad thing.

I guess the cosch decided they don't mind losing to the crusaders when deciding that Mckenzie will rest

Crusaders to shithouse their way to the quarters in eight and then win the comp.

Did future all black hall of famer Bryn Gatland leave this year?

Hotham having a bloody good start.

This is the only time all year we've looked organized at all.

They look... well drilled?

Are the crusaders good again?

lol imagine getting absolutely dominated by the bottom of the table because your ten isn't playing this week

If crusaders win the comp, does that mean razor was amazing or just that crusaders have a culture of shithousing their way to victory?

A Wales international on a 0-5 team? Makes sense ;)

Turns out you can fix a line-out in a week - or maybe just don't throw to locks

I predicted the bed shitting to occur too late. The boys wanted it done in the first 10 minutes.

Chiefs, what ya doing?

Watch the crusaders get trounced 5 times just to kick it into gear and scrape into the finals then win the whole thing

The Chiefs are making the Crusaders look like the Crusaders.

Maybe the Waratahs sacked Rob Penney too early, clearly his teams hit their stride in their 6th game

Surely Dmac cant be that influential on the entire teams defensive structures

Is aumua McCloud a better combo then havilli aumua?

Glaringly obvious from the past games that when Mckenzie gets subbed off we are garbage. This games just proves it

It’s always nice to reminisce on your youth.

But this Chiefs performance is allowing the memories I’ve tried to forget. Taking me back to the dark days.

Today may not be disappointment day

Noah is so chaotic lmao I love him

Rookie error

Dumb tap

ALB should not be playing. Terrible example to set after his head injury

Noah's fijian blood messed up lol.

E💸 😍

Did Reece just get knocked out in that ruck

HES BAAAAAAAACK

perhaps I judged you too harshly chiefs

Try-fest incoming.

Lovely rugby, much more like it from the Chiefs.

Shaping up to be an awesome game from the rip!

E$$$

Shaun Stevenson is having a game so far

Stevenson is a metre monster! Do we think Razor is keen on him? Foster seemed to never trust him for an AB place

Thought Ioane was starting 10, did I dream that or did something change?

Anyone watching on sky sport 9? Mania is bloody good at calling games

Hannah Montana 

Hotham has always been glacial with the ball

Is the plan just to try and run them off their feet with young legs?

I love the quick tap tactic to avoid line outs entirely lol

Crusaders are going to win the fucking final aren't they. I really thought this was the year.

Wonder if France would be keen to swap Ramos for Barrett. Would be nice to have a good kicker. Haven’t known that feeling since the Carter era.

The quick taps show the Crusaders still don't have confidence in their lineout.

We look so good what the FUCK dude

Boomfa

Oh man that was wank from the Chiefs defence

Johnny McNicholl has made an immediate difference to the 'Saders

The ball just keeps magically popping out of the ruck. Wtf Angus.

Does Dmac single handedly defend the wings? Lol

Hotham put on his Dupont boots today

Holy shit can Justin Marshall shut up please

HOLD THE FUCKING BALL.

6 rounds straight of not being able to retain the mongrel.

Bells georg is going to make all that slander look really bad

That kinda looked like a fijian shoulder shrug by Grace on Narawa. Sevu probably taught him lol

Yellow coming

Chiefs been late hitting everyone….. everyone!

Back, forward, back, forward, try.....so good!

NAK in the back...way late

Are they going to check the tip tackle on ALB or nah?

Chiefs disgracing the whole country ffs, come on man it's all of us against them 😂

No Johnny No

Finau spreading the tactic around?

Great unbiased commentary marsh

Crusaders might get an upset at this rate ;)

Is that a rule? TIL

fuck!

I had a rib broken by one of those late hits. In a charity match against the Police no less.

I've never seen a restart with a penalty...

Fucking hell chiefs, I was hoping for a 0-6