The Crusaders travel to Brisbane to play the Reds.
The Crusaders have already claimed first position and cannot be overtaken.
Will the Reds catch the Crusaders off guard?
Or will the Crusaders simply just be a class above the Reds?
Kick-off in Brisbane at 11:40 SA time.
Ref: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
TJs: Petri Bosch (South Africa), Shaun Moore (Australia)
TMO: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Reds:
Staring XV: 15 Chris Latham, 14 Clinton Schifcofske, 13 Morgan Turinui, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Peter Hynes, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Ben Lucas, 8 Leroy Houston, 7 David Croft, 6 Poutasi Luafutu, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Van Humphries, 3 Dayna Edwards, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Coutts.
Replacements: 16 Sean Hardman, 17 Ben Daley, 18 Ed O’Donoghue, 19 Scott Higginbotham, 20 Digby Ioane, 21 Brando Va’aulu, 22 Charlie Fetoai.
Crusaders:
Starting XV: 15 Leon MacDonald, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Kahn Fotuali’i, 8 Mose Tuiali’i, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Kieran Read, 5 Ross Filipo, 4 Brad Thorn,3 Greg Somerville, 2 Ti’i Paulo, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Ali Williams, 19 George Whitelock, 20 Andrew Ellis, 21 Daniel Carter, 22. Caleb Ralph.
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crusaders look to be keen to thump the reds
Kade Poki TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Conversion missed
5 – 0 Saders
9min
Latham seems injured.
Horwill TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Conversion over
7 – 5 Reds
13min
Latham off.
let’s hope he is ready to make his century next week.
Peter Hynes TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crusaders defence worse than my daughters’
Conversion over
14 – 5 Reds
19min
penalty Saders for Dangerous tackle.
Brett going at goal.
Over
14 – 8 Reds
23min
30min
Reds 14 – 8 Crusaders.
Saders have Sharks desease. Can’t finish, even though they have 80% possesion.
crusaders leading in the handling stakes. ;wink:
Saders 9 Errors
Reds 5
31min
Reds almost score again. turned over on the line 🙁
Saders knock on their own line.
Scrum Reds
Half time / Lunch time.
Reds 14 – 8 Crusaders
back in a bit
Beef curry anyone? 😉
Missed DG by Brett
45min
Cooper TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Conversion to come
19 – 8 Reds
51min
Conversion over
21 – 8 Reds
52min
Saders changes coming on now.
No Reds! Next week!
Ellis and Carter on.
great tackle by hynes on laulala to save try.
saders getting frustrated. Starting to interfere with reds off the ball.
No dirty just obstruction here and there.
21 – 8 Reds
60min
saders get bodies over the line THREE times but the ball doesn’t make it over. 😯
Reds turn it over at the last of the three
Reds steal Saders ball on their try line AGAIN.
TMO pending for Saders.
Not awarded.
scrum 5 Saders ball
reds steal Saders ball AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!
Saders have been in reds 22 for at least 10min now and still no score.
Spear tackle by Reds on laulala.
yellow for Ioane
Laulala looks dazed and confused.
Keiran Read TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
Conversion Over by Carter
21 – 15 Saders
67min
Saders knock on 10m out
Come on Reds…
21 – 15 Reds
70min
Saders are ALL OVER them though
saders playing in WHITE again. What happened last time they played in white?
turned my back for a sec.
2nd yellow for reds
Not sure who or why the yellow was
Scrummie… blatant playing the ball from the ground and in the ruck…
13 man reds force Saders into a knock on.
Thanks Bryce.
74min
Ali Williams try being refered.
Awarded.
21 – 20 Reds
conversion to come
Carter makes no mistake from the touchline.
21 – 22 Saders
75min
Reds back to 14 men
Carter try!!!!!!!!!!
Carter doesn’t convert his BP try.
21 – 27 Saders
78min
PK Reds
Set up LO 5m out.
Hooter goes.
PK Reds
knock it on.
Game over
What a bummer…
FULL TIME
Reds 21 – 27 Crusaders
yeah but GOOD game nonetheless.
Log updated
Saders go further first 😉
Reds stay 11th.
Yeah well that doesnt affect us…so whatever…
Let’s hope the next game helps us. 😉
phew… that was a nailbiting game. Just about as bad as Force vs Chiefs last week. Even though there wasn’t much to play for.
Reds – Crusaders: 21-27
Awesome and surprising game by the Reds who came close to a victory. Crusaders only came through when their full team came back on with Carter, Williams and Ellis. If the Reds play like this, even without Latham, the Waratahs are likely to lose there next week. If WAR lose to the Stormers tonight (staying stuck on 37 or 38), their hopes look slim of making the finals given the Reds passion to beat their historic rivals.
Good luck to Sharks and Stormers… The ball in the SAF teams now…
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