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Twelve months ago thousands of neutral rugby fans were backing the Crusaders.
After the horrors of the two earthquakes, we hoped Christchurch could derive some shreds of momentary joy from the performance of their rugby team. No more. Some of us now hope that any team but the Crusaders wins the Super Rugby.
Richie McCaw's post-match eloquence and decency is in contrast to his coach's one-eyed remarks and hides a multitude of sins. Too many of the Crusaders intimidate referees, take cheap shots at the opposition and serially cheat around the ruck and maul.....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times...y-conning-refs
Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
I watched the highlights programme last night. I couldn't believe the TMO gave those tries to the Crusaders. Definately home ref advantage!
we couldn't see them at the game but started to get even more dissappointed when the twitter feeds rolled in about them![]()
Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
that may be truuue. the crusaders did rest richie and carter after time. The best team won.
another hour and we would have had them![]()
Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
or InnFORCEers ??
80 Minutes, 15 Positions, No Protection, Wanna Ruck?
Ruck Me, Maul Me, Make Me Scrum!
Education is Important, but Rugby is Importanter!
Thewould have had them in an hour
The InnFORCEers had them the moment we all began arriving![]()
Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
And where is this a scoop or a shock?
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
If you cut "Crusaders" and replace with "All-Blacks" the article still makes sense.
coz Stone Cold says so
Best provincial team in the world. Thats all there is too it, anyone who watched the first 40minutes of the weekends game [regardless of TMO decisions, its not just the 'saders getting the calls look at the canes chiefs one...] and thinks differently doesn't have a clue whats going on. The crusaders were so far above the force the first 40 was like a training run.
The same could be said about a lot of teams, it's very much tall poppy syndrome. People looking for reasons as to why they are always so successful I know growing up I was told you make your own luck - they do that; when your being positive in what you want to achieve more often then not luck lands on your side. They are effective and clinical in what they do and more often the not the performance reflects it
Interestingly (well, slightly anyway), in local club rugby not so many years back a certain very highly-ranked ref (did the 1st grade GF that year, among others) seemed to always do his utmost to keep a certain team captain (big tall fella, sort of a buzz-cut, played near the water) on the field, regardless of what indiscretions he may have committed.
Same same
slow news week
You can see the location's rubbing off pruc. The way I see it, they are the team in world rugby who dominates the breakdown most completely in matches and this comes from an almost universal litany of driving past the ball and falling over, binding from the side and playing the ball with the hands....all things which would be penalized against 'lesser' teams.
The force game wasn't a great example of that though, the ref actually called the saders in the second half, one of the reasons for the comeback IMHO.
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