Not wanting to be too arrogant, but we have a good record against the Saders at home (admittedly, I think it was mainly because each time they came they treated it like Mad Monday, but I'm still claiming it)
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Not wanting to be too arrogant, but we have a good record against the Saders at home (admittedly, I think it was mainly because each time they came they treated it like Mad Monday, but I'm still claiming it)
Hope he takes his anti-arrogance medication regularly.
And there's no logjam a the Western Force
Nearly choked on my muesli bar 🤣
Crusaders in line to tackle Western Force
Nick Taylor | The West Australian
Tuesday, 13 February 2018 9:59AM
Nick Taylor
Jone Macilai and the Crusaders are in line to take on the Western Force.
Jone Macilai and the Crusaders are in line to take on the Western Force.Picture: Getty Images
The new-look Western Force are likely to play eight-time Super Rugby champions the Crusaders in one of a series of matches against international and Super Rugby opposition this year.
It is understood about five matches are being planned by billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Indo Pacific Rugby Championship management team. The IPRC hopes to bring the New Zealand side, other Super Rugby teams and Pacific island nations Fiji, Samoa and Tonga to Perth.
The matches are likely to be played at nib Stadium during the June Test window and after
Super Rugby finishes. There is no Test match in Perth this year.
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Force will play in the National Rugby Championship that starts in September, with IPRC set to kick off in March next year. A Force side will join five other teams in the inaugural IPRC.
Curtis Rona says a potential logjam of talent at the Rebels was one reason he turned down a spot under his former Force coach Dave Wessels in Melb-ourne and joined the Waratahs.
The Tahs take on the Rebels in a final trial on Thursday night before their Super Rugby openers a week later.
- with NewsCorp Australia
I assume it is being made worth their while to come. Hope they are planning nothing against any of the other Australian teams...not worth the aggravation if one of their little petals fell over and broke a fingernail. It would probably be all the justification it would take to reclaim the name and block the IPRC.
This from the Sea of Blue facebook group
Mike Rammelt I received this reply back from chloe.coutts@crfu.co.nz
Hi Mike
Thank you for your email.
We are currently investigating this as this has not been confirmed!
Kind Regards
Canterbury Rugby Football Union
The last thing is we need is the Crusaders in the IPRC splitting the Perth supporter base, which should solely be behind the WA side