HIGHLIGHTS | HIGHLANDERS v CRUSADERS | Super Rugby Pacific 2024 | Round 12

HIGHLIGHTS | HIGHLANDERS v CRUSADERS | Super Rugby Pacific 2024 | Round 12
The Highlanders have snapped an unwanted streak of 19 consecutive defeats to New Zealand sides in Super Rugby, upstanding the Crusaders in Dunedin to increase the likelihood of a playoff berth in 2024.
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[@cormacdoyle2433]

I am telling you I am enjoying seeing the crusaders being bad

[@ManaBlack208]

Shit yeah,wat makes it even sweeter is they're trying their little hearts out but still no good 🤣

[@RollestonRails]

Well time to put in the towel for these lossers...

[@ManaBlack208]

@RollestonRails 🤣 Yep they're gone gone gone now yeehaa

[@PepeAgain1025]

Love seeing those Crusaders fans still hanging onto hope like their still a chance. Like no Crusaders are just bad rn

[@RollestonRails]

@@ManaBlack208 I'll support the drua or highlanders now

[@DavidLimofLimReport]

Great night of Super Rugby in NZ. This and the Blues v Canes game earlier. Wow

[@bremCZ]

Both awesome games to watch!

[@handlemozart]

This game, as far as running rugby goes, was by far the better game. Blues /Canes game was tense, but the majority of the tries were through boring forward play.

[@anxiousdylan]

@@handlemozart thats cause the blues and canes defense is far better lmao. Standings show that

[@Revelation14315]

Yeah mate go Super rugby

[@benjaminmuller9473]

That last try, is such bs. The ref says tackle - release, so dude needs place the ball, yet he just keeps moving when on the ground? Bizarre

[@garethpearce5255]

These are the weird rulings that keep putting me off rugby

[@ashinch0r]

The WHOLE GAME was full of terrible calls by Angus.

[@cordlxze9559]

@@garethpearce5255 It's ridiculous when one man is lying on the ground and somehow the ref considers that a ruck - And gives away a silly penalty when a (non tackler) touches the guy on the ground.

[@AntoniusMalan]

After the SA teams left i was looking for a new team to support and this season ive finally came to conclusion. Im a big fan of whoever beats the Crusaders.

[@bremCZ]

Everyone?

[@Savantjazzcollective]

this says more about your psychological state than it does about your favourite team.

[@AntoniusMalan]

@@Savantjazzcollective ok?

[@valerielosell5211]

it’s called schadenfreude. got to say as a chiefs fan, i feel the joy of revenge after the chiefs getting robbed last year.

[@nickbenfell4327]

So good to see the Highlanders in great form and drive another nail into the Crusader coffin.

[@watsonmuaau483]

Good game🔥 and good crowd of 20k beautiful🔥🔥💯

[@jdhif]

My weekend is going great as a Landers fan. Although one complaint, why can a player be released from the tackle and still score?

[@blairansellfraser]

A tackled player is allowed to place the ball...but a tackler doesn't have do walk back with their hands in the air...lol

[@filthymutt6029]

​@@blairansellfraserYou're correct, but if the defending team have to release then the attacking team shouldn't be allowed to continue driving the player forward.

[@s2561828]

Yeah that’s a weird one hey, they should have to play the ball backward as you would after being tackled. I wonder if the ref got this one wrong because it is quite an unusual circumstance to be fair - this should be a double/second movement penalty no?

[@TreeNinja1]

Folau Fakatava living up and beyond expectations of a #9. Great work bro 🩵

[@Revelation14315]

What a game, what a crowd 👍

[@safilip1]

Boy does Millar strikes the ball off the tee cleanly!

[@tmaktmak1464]

Hated by many but respected by all.tough luck to my beloved Crusaders. 7 years of plenty followed by 7 of famine. Well done Highlanders, u played with so much courage

[@kdt110]

7 years of Famine might be a bit of a stretch, Crusaders just took out the championship in U21 comp

[@tmaktmak1464]

@@kdt110 well you never know with Penny at the helm. Rember the famine between 08-17 the great Blackadder drought. Those were really dark days yet we had the biggest names I can rember

[@mikescudder4621]

@@tmaktmak1464 Such a great coach that Blackadder...

[@tmaktmak1464]

@@mikescudder4621 you must be a chiefs fan😂😂😂😂

[@mikescudder4621]

@@tmaktmak1464 nah bro, Crusaders all the way!

[@petermay1149]

And I bet the top teams are breathing a sigh of relief for this result

[@gvz2899]

I wish south africa was still in super rugby so that our teams could thrash the sader as well.

[@watsonmuaau483]

Everyone needs a turn now 😂

[@seanyshepfit]

So many people take great pleasure in the Crusaders losing. Normally a telling sign when you don't have your own wins to celebrate so you celebrate someone else's losses 😂 Tough luck for the Crusaders, errors to fix but some positives such as Hotham. Where has that kid come from?! Quality.

[@mikescudder4621]

You're a sharp one mate. Almost the whole competition is in front of the saders on the table - which means they are all doing more winning.

[@sevenhelmets]

As a Hurricanes supporter, it has nothing to do with having no wins of our own, and more to do with just being sick of seeing the Crusaders winning the cup so many times … it just got bloody boring.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Tough luck? Na. They deserve the losses. They've had it too good for too long, receiving the rub of the green and reliant on entitled players who expect wins. Let's hope they keep losing for 7yrs

[@user-hu2bw2pq4w]

Okay, those Otago jerseys got me feeling lots of feels ❤

[@learntonganwithandrew]

Feeling lots of feels? Your grandfather would be so disappointed to see you talk like this.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Awesome to see the Crusaders reeled in by the whistle and revealed to be human! Great to see them losing and struggling when things dont go their way.

[@patrickdelahunty7193]

that first try pretty much sums up the whole season for the Crusaders, that and the coach

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

And the Waratans were heavily criticised by Kiwis for letting Penney go, saying he was harshly treated. Yet, look at the teams he is coaching. Both are terrible. Is it the coaching, or the players?

[@HowardDeHoedt-zo6kk]

Crusaders forever ❤ we will bounce back in style

[@mikaelebiciro5149]

This new crusaders team will be dangerous in future. They are young but scored some hard tries.

[@DrissZyani-bu5mo]

Dangerous in the future but with a top coach ! Penney is not the man for the job !

[@khankake9576]

And how far into the future will that be? 10? 20 years?

[@mikaelebiciro5149]

@khankake9576 when they lose a lot and it's time for enough is enough then you'll see. It happens before. Chris jack time, Aron Major, Richie Mac Caw was really young that time.

[@JINXakaIsh]

2 years ​@@khankake9576

[@mikescudder4621]

real danger.

[@andreafranceschini3889]

Wow, such a close game. Reece Is the best thing of the Crusaders season so far

[@kelbatt7729]

if i had to pick the ABS tomorrow-it will only have a couple of saders in it , barrett, reece, and not much else.

[@CH-ku1qe]

So many ABs in the crusaders - time to realize that Havilii and co are over - get new blood in!!

[@ManaBlack208]

Yeah I agree but early worrying signs with razor wen he starts telling Penney who to select and where wtf?stay out of it razor your the ABs coach not the saders coach

[@seanyshepfit]

Not Reece though. He's on fire

[@CH-ku1qe]

@@seanyshepfit Reece cannot perform at International level - all of his tries are those that were created by other players! Highly overrated player in my view.

[@ManaBlack208]

@@CH-ku1qe Your over rated

[@kelbatt7729]

@@CH-ku1qe Still one of NZs top 5 wings

[@DrissZyani-bu5mo]

Millar good prospect 10 all blacks

[@heniwinitana2849]

It's called out played

[@user-sn5zs9qh4w]

The way the crusaders number 10 ran and how he kicks its totally a shame that the selectors still have their job Number 7 can catch the try scorer number 10 jogs in without helping to defend Shame on the crusaders number 10

[@puravidadew7031]

That was a very entertaining and well played match.

[@LawrencePrasad-dx2ni]

Good game ❤🎉

[@KernowekTim]

Beauty Landers!

[@aarondekker1834]

That sin bin penalty try on the highlanders #9 was pretty marginal I thought, but anyway, good win

[@honahwikeepa2115]

Happy for Highlanders 👍💪

[@Androsmack]

These jerseys go hard

[@DanSeabright]

sivu reese has been around for donkeys years and is still scoring regular as clockwork. brilliant player

[@bremCZ]

He's been in Super Rugby for what? about 5 years?

[@user-bq8np7ml5d]

Fascinating Player To Watch ..... Elusive Light On His Feet And Fast A Magician 💥💥👍👍

[@s2561828]

@@bremCZyeah but that’s like 15 winger years

[@DA-xm6hq]

Good game

[@khankake9576]

Neither team will beat the Blues

[@DA-xm6hq]

Blues fan here my bro

[@synthwave8548]

Biggest crowd after Drua crowd

[@thomasedwardking7286]

Amazing weekend of home derbies. Not this year for the the red n black pack 😌

[@nickbenfell4327]

Never was never will be

[@leitulaveauele7375]

Everyone beating crusaders this year😂

[@khankake9576]

Everyone except Melbourne

[@Koroibete21]

@@khankake9576 Chiefs also lost 2nd game against them

[@jaymeetan6483]

Crusaders have been at the top for 7 years straight...can they do that every year? No...but let's see another Team dominate the way they have, they have shown though this year that in years to come they will only get better, they are a young side and with more experience it won't be long for them to be at the Top again

[@tb-nz]

Havili punch at 4:29, classy crusader

[@rabbitss11]

Great result for the Landers in what looked like a great game, not the Crusaders year is it

[@robbinmunene4596]

That boy Noah Hotham is special

[@DrissZyani-bu5mo]

Future all blacks

[@ManaBlack208]

He's OK ratima better

[@rusty816]

Last try's kinda funny😅

[@StayBoosting582]

If Richie mounga was there it be a different story

[@garethpearce5255]

What was the Highlanders 9 doing wrong in that play where he was sinbinned?

[@nickbenfell4327]

Yes I wondered that too - looked like a fair clean out to me.

[@seanyshepfit]

No clear release before going back on the ball. I thought it looked fair to me. But then again, I've been binned 4 times for the same infringement 😂😂😂

[@tewaewae]

nothing.

[@tewaewae]

@@seanyshepfit ref has a whistle and he's gonna blow it.

[@jamesgill9223]

Reece is a try machine

[@tewaewae]

And a wife beater

[@sumboi2321]

If only the Landers defence could do the bare minimum, would’ve been a more comfortable score

[@ManaBlack208]

Crufaders are trying their little hearts out but still losing🤣its amazing to watch,hard on material 🍌

[@brycefairbairn389]

No clear release after a tackle around the hips then moving to jackle the ball??

[@khankake9576]

The Crusaders are gone, can't see them making the Finals, especially with a tough run home against the Brumbies, and the competition-leading Blues, they finish the regular season against Moana Pasifika, but on current form, they'll struggle even against them, it's evident that the balance of power is shifting North. I'm predicting a Blues v Hurricanes Final.

[@ManaBlack208]

Wat do u mean can't seem them making playoffs they're completely finished for the year, kaput,gone burgers,they had to win the rest of their games b4 quarters,now they go to Canberra to face brumbies,another loss for sure.

[@DDSistemeGraficeDDSistemeGrafi]

The coaching staff, especially Rob Penny, the management of the Crusaders team, are pitiful clowns.

[@DrissZyani-bu5mo]

I don’t understand how the saders president choised Penney coach ! This guy is rubbish . We saw him with waratahs.

[@bremCZ]

@@DrissZyani-bu5mo Did we? The Warratahs didn't do any better when they got rid of him and they were a shambles the year before. Was it 4 championships in a row with Canterbury? Coach of the year in the Pro14 and bringing the Shining Arcs up to constant play off competitors. If anything the Warratahs year is the anomaly for him. We've seen damn good NZ coaches go overseas and get nowhere and then leave and have success again. Hard to put that all on the coaches shoulders. They lost a lot of senior players and leadership in the Crusaders, more than any other team, he has a free year to build and we can judge his success on next year.

[@ManaBlack208]

It's funny coz no one was jumping up and down wen they found out Penney was the coach,as soon as they start losing they all come out like wolf's in the dark,no matter who coached them other teams knew these bastards are vulnerable let's get em 😂

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

As good as coach as Robertson is, what happens if the All Blacks do not win instantly in their first few games? Will there be the same criticism from fans?

[@user-bq8np7ml5d]

Spanked Again ..... But Still And Will Always Be Regarded As The Most Successful Franchise In The Competition Ever Hell Yeah ..... Canes Got Caned Should Went Wide Not Up The Guts You Would Of Certainly Won Nemine Up Da Blues Yeeeaaahh 👍👍👍👍Well Done Patrick And Team ......

[@LakeShow2022]

All teams breaking records against crusaders 😂😂

[@jimsquire-chestnuts8381]

How many Springbok fans here watching this because URC can’t do decent highlights?

[@pioburese3775]

90s jerseys

[@mikescudder4621]

Such BS that last try. If the player is tackled surely he can't then dive forwards over the line. Isn't it a form of double movement? Don't think one dynamic movement applies in this case. But you see this in the middle of the field too, ref says he's "tackled", "release", but he's still propelling himself forwards or being propelled forwards.

[@jamesstevens3178]

Rugby has to have some of the softest laws in any contact sport god ots painful to watch

[@capez17]

That last try was not a try how can you say release so that person can score a try. Check you rules IRB its the reason you cant fill seats in stadiums. Warriors are losing and yet they sell out stadiums

[@LUAPIGNAR]

Hotham amongst some great new young 9's.

[@petersadlier9692]

Rugby died tonight with that last try. RIP Super Rugby🙏

[@ManaBlack208]

Did u take your bipolar 💊 meds tonite?

[@mikescudder4621]

@@ManaBlack208 haha

[@mikescudder4621]

Bit over dramatic aren't we? These rules apply to international footy too - if it was in fact ruled correctly.

[@petersadlier9692]

Must be all Crusaders supporters! Go home and wipe your tears! Pathetic performance! LETS GO CHIEFS!😅🤣😂

[@Revelation14315]

Mate super still alive

[@user-ym5dm9xd5w]

Then Highlanders just sacked the crusaders coach.

[@MrBernardo.]

Crusaders was once of the greatest teams....what happened?

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

They, like the All Blacks got too accustomed and dependent on winning, and now can't handle a few losses. Welcome to what every other team in Super Rugby goes through. Fans are appalled. They feel entitled to instant wins 😂😂

[@zabaleta66]

Losesaders!! Can't even beat the Highlanders!! 😆

[@Ese96Agoaye]

I'm not following this Super Rugby lark, but I hear Crusaders are struggling. Why?

[@kelbatt7729]

go away then

[@Samizouza]

I can see why Razor is trying to lure Richie back from Japan here with the gloomy season the Saders are having at the moment, and not just for All Blacks duty.

[@khankake9576]

Too late now, one player won't make a difference.

[@Samizouza]

@@khankake9576 Exactly

[@DrissZyani-bu5mo]

All blacks have McKenzie beauden Brett cameron Perefota and new youngers millar morgan jacomb cashmore kehanna rivez… for the future and others will come .

[@Samizouza]

@@DrissZyani-bu5mo And I've seen them first hand, don't think Richie will be needed anyway

[@RandallMaarman-sb2sr]

Who tould havili hes a 10???

[@troymomma]

Yea and doing well

[@Rayzajw]

I think Rivez is a better 10 but the coach is desperate for something

[@RandallMaarman-sb2sr]

They not doing good atm so still finding themself but a very talented team rivez will be the 1 taking them foward why not let him get the experience now for the next season just my 5 cents🤔

[@shamiromrimmoy5964]

Atlast a Landers win over Crusaders after a long time. It's been a while though Chiefs & Blues for the Grand Finale this season with ChiefsMana winning it 👊

[@GB-kp6hf]

Rugby rules 🤣🤣🤣 the fk was that last try?!? No wonder the game has gone to sht.

[@user-ym5dm9xd5w]

Wow it's goes for bad to worse for the Crusaders. Will be impossible for them to make the final now. First time is Super rugby history they don't make it. Hats off to the Highlanders. Well done.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

That's a good thing! Great to see other teams make the final and not the blessed Crusaders for once

[@debaterofeverythingpresent2775]

Last try was ugly. Please fix the rules.

[@arenzoapollus4773]

Poor Crusaders, can a team please give them a win. They a disgrace to New Zealand rugby. Just wondering if this poor performance of the Crusaders or should I say Poorsaders will have an affect on the Allblacks. Just saying

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

So because the Crusaders are suddenly having a losing season they are a disgrace to rugby? Geez, Kiwis can't handle losing can they 😂😂. So dependent on being utterly successful all of the time. The All Blacks lose once and it's suddenly kill the coach, sack the players etc. Welcome to the lows of rugby that every team must go through

[@jamesgill9223]

Mcnichles plays so good for super rugby but was garbage for Wales

[@garrith.moolman7312]

Havili is no 10

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Havili isn't a class anything! He's the Reece Hodge of Kiwi rugby. They play him everywhere rather than stick him in one position and let him thrive.

[@juvetb1]

The way the Crusaders are going - why not just cut your losses and get Penney out now? It’s untenable. It’s not like he has a shit team. It’s still stacked with stars

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

But hang on, the Tahs got rid of him and copped an outcry of criticism from Kiwis! Suddenly it is different hahah😮

[@tewaewae]

First yellow card was a BS call. Fakatava had both hands off the player on the ground. TMO said nothing. Fortunately the good guys won.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Well, the Crusaders have been gifted the rub of the green with the refs in the past 7 seasons. Old habits by the referee creeping back in to punish great opposition play against the Crusaders and reward them 😂😂

[@jamianeockhuys6011]

Crusaders wait till playoffs, crusaders forever🍻🍺still 3 to go💞its not like they beat you 100-50 it's 32-29

[@sililopakometeao4530]

Great game looks like the Crusaders are done for the year new team new coach a lot of injuries and players playing in unfamiliar positions lets go the blues