Saders vs Blues Live Chat

 Crusaders have a really good run thru the backs & that was missing last week. A good sign.

 Sam Whitelock is out injured. There goes my lock. Tuipulotu is not a bad replacement though.

 Try saders!

 Intercept , Blues try?

 Try Blues 10-8.

 13-11 Blues. Tight game with some silly mistakes from both side.

 I saw the last 15 minutes of the first half JW.Seems to me ou Jackson is making his name mud again. The rules, as Sir Justin Marshall says, requires that a scrum be square. Is ou Jackson squint or something!! 
Amazing intercept try by Blues.
Crusaders pack lacking authority
Go Cloudy's Blues! 

 campo says Read has been quiet - probably a physical game! Hahahahahahahaha

 Stats showed reid & kaino doing well.

 Typical "playoff" type game, tight.

 Luatua is playing like he did last year. Hansen really gave him an effective kick in the butt.

 Yes not much creativity. The side with a bit of boldness could well win. Very conservative stuff. 
Makes one look forw ard to the Saffa games eh JW!

Does SA have such a word as "creative" in their rugby vocab.

 That animal Nonu takes out Slade. 

Nonu's hit was legitimate beeno, this is not netball

 What happened to Fruen, I always rated him as a center?
JW you saw the Lions match. Or take a look at the Cheetahs this afternoon. Bulle and sharks score some nice tries. Stormers have improved on attack.  

 I missed the Lions game but I saw some stats, Whitely had a great game but he will never be a Bok with the current mentality of the game plan. The sharks and bulls are more typical of SA "creativity". The fact that the teams you list as creative are at the low end  of the table shows it is not in the SA blood. Sorry beeno, you have to watch kiwi rugby to see creative 

Saders in front 14-13. A real arm w restle.

 Like to see ou Nonu receive some reciprocation. 
Tough penalty against Blues and crusties lead by 1. 

 Braid is  off, damn, I had him on my fantasy rugby team

 Braid is  off, damn, I had him on my fantasy rugby team

 Try saders!

 Try to the crusties at last! Shpowing more go than the blues in closong stages of the game. Fijian wing Ndala scores. Nice import!

 Carter nails the conversion & probably the game as saders are up by 8 now.

 C arter converts and crusties lead by 8 . Game over?

 Looks like the central contracting & "cooperation" from the ref will  mean saders go through to the playoffs
  Visualization: kiwis getting the job done
                  .  I told ya!!!