Support the Tahs for the S14 Finals! Tahs win semi!!

[blueandblack]

...but supporting NSW is genetically impossible for me....sorry Chook!

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same. even for mungo.

[jono]

aye.
the reds will win origin this year!

[sloppy]

go the tahs

[BLR]

Is there anything opposite to bleach that darkens clothes? I think this may be a way to fully integrate chook into the Force brotherhood.

[jono]

did you end up shaving your head chook?

[James]

james if the boot was on the other foot there aint a hope in hell of other provinces supporting us, where was their support when we were establishing the perth franchise? all they did was winge that we were stealing all the players, and diluting the talent pool. roll on next season when the tahs return to mid table modiocrity......go 'saders....

Perhaps the Union bosses wouldn't but the every day fans like Chook and Moses would be screaming out in support of the Force. Or I'd like to think anyway. Hell maybe we'd have even seen Waratah Jesus in a more manly shade of blue.

I met a guy from Sydney in Salzburg the other day and he said he was a Tahs fan but for the first 8 or 9 weeks he was on the Force bandwagon.

[Flamethrower]

Is there anything opposite to bleach that darkens clothes? I think this may be a way to fully integrate chook into the Force brotherhood.

It's called dye.

Chook really is a full blown Force supporter, he just has to keep up the act because of the dodgy crowd he mixes with over there

[BLR]

It's called dye.

Chook really is a full blown Force supporter, he just has to keep up the act because of the dodgy crowd he mixes with over there

Well I feel stupid.

Maybe chook was never taught to stay away from the bad kids and on extension of that the saying 'would you jump off a cliff if they told you to?'(or however that saying goes).

[jono]

what happens if you were at blackwall reach BLR?
thats a cliff you can jump off, so who would say no?

[LarryNJ]

How could you not root for this team?

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[JediKnight]

they get my vote.......what a fine looking bunch!!!

[no.8]

The odds will clearly be in favour of the Crusaders when they host the Waratahs in the 2008 Super 14 final in Christchurch on Saturday.

The six-times champions qualified for their ninth final in 12 years with a 33-22 win over the Hurricanes, whilst the Waratahs booked their place in the showpiece match with a 28-13 win over the Sharks.

The Crusaders have much in their favour – home advantage, experience of playing in finals, superiority over the Waratahs in previous Super Rugby encounters and a reputation as the most successful team in the competition’s history.

The Waratahs, who will be making only their second appearance in the final, will have to rely on the element of surprise, the bounce of the ball, and making optimum use of the sparse chances that present themselves in a final.

In their previous 14 encounters, the Crusaders have won 10 and the Waratahs 4.

The Waratahs last won in Christchurch in 2004, which was also their last win to date over the men in red and black.

The two met in the 2005 final that was won 35-25 by the Crusaders. In that season, they ended up first and second in the standings as they did in 2008.

The Crusaders biggest win over the Waratahs was a 96-17 thrashing in 2002. That game was described “the perfect match” in the year in which the Crusaders won all 13 of their Super Rugby matches.

When they met earlier in the 2008 campaign, the Crusaders triumphed 34-7 at home.

Previous Super Rugby meetings since 1996
Crusaders have won 10, Waratahs have won 4

2008 Crusaders 34 Waratahs 7 in Christchurch

2007 Waratahs 33 Crusaders 34 in Sydney

2006 Crusaders 17 Waratahs 11 in Christchurch

2005 Waratahs 27 Crusaders 33 in Sydney and Crusaders 35 Waratahs 25 in Christchurch (Final)

2004 Crusaders 19 Waratahs 43 in Christchurch

2003 Waratahs 34 Crusaders 31 in Sydney

2002 Crusaders 96 Waratahs 19 in Christchurch

2001 Waratahs 25 Crusaders 22 in Sydney

2000 Crusaders 22 Waratahs 13 in Christchurch

1999 Waratahs 22 Crusaders 38 in Sydney

1998 Crusaders 33 Waratahs 12 in Christchurch

1997 Waratahs 25 Crusaders 8 in Sydney

1996 Crusaders 21 Waratahs 16 in Christchurch



Previous Super Rugby Finals

Crusaders – 8, six wins

1998 beat the Blues 20-13 in Auckland
1999 beat the Highlanders 24-19 in Dunedin
2000 beat the Brumbies 20-19 in Canberra
2002 beat the Brumbies 31-13 in Christchurch
2003 lost to the Blues 21-17 in Auckland
2004 lost to the Brumbies 47-38 in Canberra
2005 beat the Waratahs 35-25 - in Christchurch
2006 beat the Hurricanes 19-12 in Christchurch

Waratahs – 1, no wins

2005 lost to the Crusaders 25-25