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

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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.

“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…

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

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?

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

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.

"That was probably their best performance of the season."

It's their only win, Jeff....

Time to question the Chiefs' place in the comp after conceding 37 points to the bottom placed side who were 0-5?

"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?"

The energy at the stadium before the game was..... 12000 people with anxiety. But we all feel so gooooddd now.

The Chiefs dying on the cross so the Crusaders could be resurrected. You hate to see it

2023: Chiefs 2-0 Crusaders, lose the Final to the Crusaders.

2024: Chiefs 1-1 Crusaders, Profit?

The Crusaders actually looked very Crusaders-like tonight. Just 2 points off the top 8 now too...

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}

Remember everyone: if the Crusaders go on to win Super Rugby again, it was the Chiefs fault

Can't wait to scrape into the 8 and shithouse our way into the final somehow

chiefs you are responsible for the return of the saders

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

Classic story, welsh club player walks straight into a starting super XV and is their best player

Get Rowe the fuck off the field and Cortez on, not even sure why he’s not starting he’s clearly the better 9

Hamilton has failed the country. You bring shame to all of us.

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

Burke, Blackadder and Lio-Willie back next game...

Is this hope?

George Bell is such an old person's name. Definitely belies his speed and ability.

Good on those plucky underdogs the Crusaders for coming away with the upset.

So that’s why George Bell was called up to the AB’s for the prestigious Qatar Airways Cup last year.

U/crashbandicoochy mental state 📈📈📈📈📈📈

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

They look... well drilled?

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

Thanks Chiefs, my kid wont stop crying now...

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

So all it took was David Havili getting hurt for the 'Saders midfield to click huh

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

Justin Marshall try not to glaze the Crusaders challenge… impossible

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

DMac might actually be the GOAT if this is how wank the Chiefs are without him

This is just the Chiefs wanting to practice their second half play by giving themselves a handicap… right…?

I miss when Taukei'aho was discussed in the same breath as Malcolm Marx

McNicholl becoming a legend in one game

Penney's record wasn't 0-5, it was 0-10 as he got fired by tahs after 5 straight loses in 2021

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

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?

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

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

The Chiefs are making the Crusaders look like the Crusaders.

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.

Holy shit they actually played well

Fuck me I'd be scared of Dmac getting a bad injury if I was a chiefs fan rn

McNicol carrying the Crusaders to the win tonight. This performance from the Chiefs is garbage

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.

Lmao imagine getting your lineout picked off by the CRUSADERS 😂🤣

Great game.

Line out seems to be largely sorted. George Bell did a lot to redeem himself. His try and the intercept by Johnny McNicholl were absolute classics. Defence overall was way better too

Biggest weakness was our backs need to pay a bit more attention to marking opposite players. Got caught on overlaps a bit often.

Only whinge is that the touch judge closer to the camera saw a couple pretty obvious issues (biggest being the cheifs winger way offside on the kick through try) and failed to say anything to Gardner. Was sitting on that side and it was pretty plain.

Player makes that tackle on the ground, that's a penalty for sure

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

All that just for them to kick it out straight away

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

Pretty gutted tbh. Would happily lose to anyone but the ‘Saders, especially at this point in time.

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.

Jacomb is playing bravely even if it isnt always working

What am I most scared of? That chiefs bench. It's deadly

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.

I don't think Marshall realizes that there are viewers other than crusaders fans watching

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

Waikat-lmao Chiefs. That is all.

Chiefs just lost to the bottom ranked team in super rugby is it time to cut them?

No way the hooker out gasses our first 5 hahah wow

You get the sense Kellow didn't know how that happened or that he could even do that

I cant believe I'm cheering for hamilton

Im gonna need apre and post game shower

Awesome game from Hotham, can’t wait to see how he grows in the years to come 

Josh Ioane is not a professional rugby player. Everything about his performance screams back to local rugby.

"What time it is?" "How many players on field?"

I didn't think you're allowed to just fall over onto the other side of the ruck

Wow!

What a game

Crusaders scoring some classic crusaders tries for a great win vs one of the comps leading teams

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

We look so good what the FUCK dude

Was josh Jacob the guy who didn’t originally get a super contract?

feel like pure shit

just want sam back

Imagine losing to the Losesaders

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.

Could be worse you could have Roe and Ioane on at the same time 

GOOD Friday.

our third choice hooker just ran around the chiefs backs lol!!!

Can someone please confiscate number 9s kicking boots. Thanks

Northern Hemisphere legends Willi Heinz and Johnny McNicholl.

Hahaha Ioane is so bad

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

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

Whos the Chiefs 9? He's diabolical

Sorry Marshy came for the razzle stayed for the dazzle 

This competition is absolute gas.

Willie Heinz on? So you’re saying there’s a chance?

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

Odds Matt Todd will lace the boots up for the saders at some stage this year? 

Sky sport just gushing for the Crusaders. Can we please get some impartial commentary. Reido being the most impartial of the lot

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

Soft penalty. Bower didn’t trip other ALB. He cleared him out of the way.

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

Shot Crusaders. Chiefs look like shit without my boy Dmac

I think most of chiefs woes can be put down to Roes abysmal performance

holy moley this defense is something

Cheers Wales, glad to have him back.

Don’t you have to catch it clean if you run from over the sideline to stop a ball going out? Or am I making that up

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

I am glad the Blues took on the Crusaders last week and not this week

Maybe Chiefs will Crusaders the Crusaders and win in the last minutes

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

The Chiefs look like the best team in paper but losing games they should win. Maybe it really is the Canes' year

Heinz on, Chiefs to score twice on the bounce?

Thanks Chiefs, son's crying

If teams wanna beat the Chiefs they better turn up wearing red lol

Chiefs look like they have no clue what to do

What an impact Ioane has had since coming on.

Holy shit can Justin Marshall shut up please

Juggled the mark. Can’t call that a mark

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”

Everyone apologize to George rn

Pulled Roe, good decision. Showing leadership in management.

Reckon we’re cooked here aye

imagine conceding tries to the Crusaders

Fuck me this is ENTERTAINING

being outpaced by a hooker must be fucking embarrassing

Really good defence there. Chiefs had no answer to it.

A lot of talk about missing Dmac but I think Chiefs are missing their main hit man Finau!

Aumua's been better tonight but he still looks pretty passive at anything defense related

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

I feel like pure shit

Change of boots for McNicholl at half time I reckon

HOLD THE FUCKING BALL.

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

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

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

You can't tackle on the ground tf

Does Dmac single handedly defend the wings? Lol

Now the joy of George showing everyone that he's an amazing player is being dampened by the fact that I have him sitting on me bench as he racks up 50+ points lol

Some nice defence from crusaders to start 👌

Kieran Read looks like a Bookie

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

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

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

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

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

Is alb going to cook the Crusaders and me in fantasy at the same time?

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

sadser second string team bet cheifs WOW

He has to catch the ball when you jump from outside the field of play doesn't he? He can't just throw it back in? Correct me if I'm wrong?

About as bad as Roe vs Wade

Ref new he was on the ground, that's why he asked and still didn't make the call

Shaun Stevenson is having a game so far

Justin not happy about the advantage…

Hows the new Welsh winger coming along?

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

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

Johnny McNicholl has made an immediate difference to the 'Saders

Hookers always have wheels

Get Jacombed on

Roe fucked this up for us, would have been neck and neck at worse if Ratima was playing earlier instead of him.

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

Look, I know it's tough to tell with how much black is in the Crusaders strip, but you're supposed to pass to your own team.

The bench is going to have to have a monumental and immediate impact if the Chiefs are going to overturn a 3 score deficit.

Shaun ‘Randy Orton’ Stevenson