Crusaders v Blues a.k.a. NZ's festum odii

[waiopehu oldboy]

CruSadists: Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Leicester Fainga’anuku, David Havili, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Mitchell Drummond, Cullen Grace, Sione Havili Talitui, Ethan Blackadder, Sam Whitelock, Scott Barrett, Michael Ala'alatoa, Codie Taylor, George Bower. Reserves: Brodie McAlister, Tamaiti Williams, Oliver Jager, Mitchell Dunshea, Tom Sanders, Bryn Hall, Dallas McLeod, Manasa Mataele.

Loss Bleus: Stephen Perofeta, Mark Telea, Rieko Ioane (co-c), Tanielu Tele’a, Caleb Clarke, Harry Plummer, Jonathan Ruru; Hoskins Sotutu, Dalton Papalii (co-c), Blake Gibson, Sam Darry, Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Nepo Laulala, Kurt Eklund, Karl Tu’inukuafe. Reserves: Soane Vikena, Marcel Renata, Ofa Tuungafasi, Taine Plumtree, Akira Ioane, Finlay Christie, Otere Black, AJ Lam.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

TJ in the comm box at FMG tonight so Dismal & zer0 should be spared having to listen to him calling this game.....

 

[Dismal Pillock]

T-minus 27 hours for ignition sequence start on Apollo Blues V Death Star Operation MoonShart.

Boosters, stable.

Valves, stable.

Weather's looking real nice up here Houston, all systems are a go.

Houston: "Checking command modules".
Dismal: "Launch is a GO".
W.Oldboy: "Hahaha, fat bloody cha
Z.Ero: "GPS Linear Confirmation; up, please".
Cyclo: "Excuse me but why am I strapped into this silly little sideways cha
Dismal: "Guidance is internal"
Z.Ero: "Godspeed the Vortex".
Dismal: "If not today then when?
W.Oldboy: "Never you dickhe
Dismal: "Mute; check".
Z.Ero: "Mute is a go".
Cyclo: "Ewwww, are you guys..... touching yourselves?"
Dismal: "Check, small self-touch is a go".

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Was kinda hoping that (a) duck shooting-season weather would arrive early & (b) CruSadists would adjust the game plan accordingly but instead it looks to be a warm (17C) day in the Chee with high cloud & not much wind (10-14k) & will almost certainly remain that way until well after the game.

Still hoping for a little of (b), though as the fancy-pants shit hasn't been working too well lately & Aucks will surely try to go all-in at the breakdown & I'm not sure we have a 7 who can counter the dual 7's the Aucks have picked.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Joe Wheeler has obviously served his penance, back on the pre-match panel & there being no Asians in either team they'll possibly let him do some post-match interviews, too .

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

A lot of refs would've given a YC for that........

Edit: Oh dear, Plummer shanks it.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

How tf was that not accidental offside? If it didn't hit C-T it sure as shit hit KT on the way through. I s'pose we should be grateful he saw the non-grounding but tbf id rather have the scrum upfield than a gdo.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

T-minus 27 hours for ignition sequence start on Apollo Blues V Death Star Operation MoonShart.

Boosters, stable.

Valves, stable.

Weather's looking real nice up here Houston, all systems are a go.

Houston: "Checking command modules".
Dismal: "Launch is a GO".
W.Oldboy: "Hahaha, fat bloody cha
Z.Ero: "GPS Linear Confirmation; up, please".
Cyclo: "Excuse me but why am I strapped into this silly little sideways cha
Dismal: "Guidance is internal"
Z.Ero: "Godspeed the Vortex".
Dismal: "If not today then when?
W.Oldboy: "Never you dickhe
Dismal: "Mute; check".
Z.Ero: "Mute is a go".
Cyclo: "Ewwww, are you guys... touching yourselves?"
Dismal: "Check, small self-touch is a go".

Houston, do you hear me?
Ground control, can you feel me?

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Reece looking to get his AB jersey back from Clarke

At least Sotutu's realised he has to pull finger

Really just a tough training run for the Cantabs so far

 

[zer0]

Classic Rieko. Fulfils his quota of one pass per three matches and throws it straight to the opposition.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Take the 3 & take your time doing it, 15-0 at oranges is a fair half's work.

Edit: assuming you don't fuck the shot up, of course.....

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Havili's no JBar but I've seen him land kicks from there......

Just under, Loss Bleus force it, HT.

 

[zer0]

Pretty poor effort for the Crusaders to only be ahead by 12 at home. So shameful, in fact, that I believe the entire team should do the honourable thing and break out the cyanide capsules during the halftime oranges.

 

[Dan54]

Well have to say the normal Blues from previous years have returned. Papali'i is having bloody good game, but apart from a good scrum what the shit are the rest of them doing? Caleb Clarke makes a break down as far as Reece to tackle him, and where are the supporting Blues players? Think they were back down the field wonder who was going to give them the ball so they could look like a star! Geez I hate that in rugby, "YA DUMB F***S RUGBY IS ABOUT SUPPORT"!!

 

[Dan54]

Geez Havili is playing well at 12, he the Crusaders 2nd playmaker.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ AB 12 for mine (with AL-B 13, obviously ).

Dumb penalties & turnovers keeping Loss Bleus in this. Time to get Sanders out there, I think.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Black really shoulda got that.

Edit: could cost them five at t'other end........

And does. Is it too early to say "Game. Over. Mofos"? Probably is.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Ground DJ must think it's over, busting out Sweet Caroline for no obvious reason.

 

[zer0]

Man, Ioane really should've just said "fuck it" and gone full Seven's mode.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

T.R.Y.

Game. Over, Mofos.