Blues v Crusaders

pakman

Was Akira available?

JK

Yes - believe he was available

Duluth

Cullen Grace, Tom Christie, Tom Sanders

When was the last time the Crusaders backrow was this inexperienced? Sanders has a few SR caps but a lot are from the bench

Stargazer

@Duluth Yep. Grace is 20 and Christie 21 years old. Puppies.

Three experienced loosies in the injury ward (and a lock, which explains why they can't move Barrett to 6).

Toddy

Any Blues supporters picked up their diversity flag yet?

jegga

Any Blues supporters picked up their diversity flag yet?

The halfback in the team photo definitely has his.

Machpants

Ruru starts as he means to go on...

Steven Harris

Josh Goodhue off..Jager not looking good

Machpants

Great try blues tho, pero future running well, kicking shit 5-0

Steven Harris

Alaalatoa warming up on the sideline..!

Steven Harris

Dumb from Robinson

JK

Perofeta couldnt kick his way out of a wet paper bag

Bones

"Sotutu to the 22 then Ruru". Love it.

Machpants

Ofa second side of the ruck in a minute, this one actually penalised

Steven Harris

Now Ofa with a dumb penalty..what part of side entry don’t you understand..?

Bones

Ofa second side of the ruck in a minute, this one actually penalised

Almost hard to believe. Super dumb.

Machpants

Not that hard, the ABs have some unbelievably dumb penalties last year, carrying on with that

antipodean

Blues maul defence much improved this year.

Steven Harris

@Machpants he was lucky that the official called a hanging on penalty on the first one or he would have been pinged

Yeetyaah

Sotutu is playing real well. We've got some bloody good loose forwards in NZ.

The Silver Fern