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Crusaders 61 Fijian Drua 3
FULLTIME
Drummond feeds, and goes to Hickey who kicks on the blindside.
The siren goes as the Drua come up with possession. Nawai knocks on, so the Crusaders have it back.
Barrett makes ground inside the Drua half, before Fainga'anuku kicks over the top.
Reece is chasing, but Ravouvou gets there first, and grounds it.
That's game. Too good from the Crusaders.
80 mins
Time off. Someone needs an HIA, it's Ennor. Not sure if this is for that first hit to the head, or a new one. Reece returns to the field in his place.
Drua scrum, 10m inside the Crusaders' half. Nawai feeds it, before Tela sets Ravouvou away, but he loses it.
Crusaders scrum.
79 mins
Drua kick-off, straight to Drummond who kicks into touch for a lineout.
Ikanivere throws, and this time gets it right.
Nagusa runs, but it's turned over and the Crusaders can run. Barrett knocks on, and the Drua have it back.
They go wide through Ravouvou and Nawai, both tackled.
The referee deems no advantage, so we'll go back for a Drua scrum.
77 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
Klein throws, Gallagher wins it and the Crusaders go wide.
Ennor kicks through and Bridge keeps it in on the right wing. Offside advantage against the Drua, so the Crusaders go to the left.
Ennor draws in the last man, before finding Christie unmarked outside him - and he dives in for his second of the night.
Burke, looking for his eighth conversion from nine attempts, and he only goes and gets it.
CRU 61 FIJ 3
74 mins
The Drua kick off, and Ennor wins it. Gardiner breaks up the middle, but he knocks it on.
We go back for an offside advantage against the Drua.
Crusaders lineout.
72 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
Crusaders lineout inside the 22. Klein throws and Gallagher wins it as they drive.
Drummond has the ball at the back, before Burke kicks for Bridge on the right.
There's not enough on it, and Droasese claims it for the Drua.
The Drua give away a penalty for not releasing though, and the Crusaders go quickly!
The ball goes from the right to the left, as Ennor spots a gap, hits the line to score and bring up the 50 for the Crusaders!
Burke with another kick, and he gets this one too - his seventh.
CRU 54 FIJ 3
70 mins - YELLOW CARD FIJIAN DRUA
Change for the Drua, Nawai replaces Matawalu at halfback.
Lineout, Klein throws and Gardiner wins it. Ennor looks like he's taken a knock to the head in a tackle.
Bridge runs, but he's lost the ball for a Drua scrum.
Play is stopped and we'll look at that incident between Ennor and Ravutaumada.
It's head on head, but it's mitigated. That'll be a yellow card for Ravutaumada.
He's just gone off for an HIA, so his replacement Mataiciwa has been sent back to the bench.
69 mins
Drua scrum, Matawalu feeds but they've lost it as the Crusaders snap the ball up.
The Drua turn it over in response though, and have a crack inside the opposition half.
Nagusa gives away a penalty though, not rolling away.
Crusaders clear for a lineout.
67 mins
Drua scrum, and they run from the back.
Nagusa runs it inside the Crusaders' 22, as Barrett gives away another penalty.
The Drua want another scrum.
66 mins
The bench is emptied by the Crusaders, as the Drua kick off.
Ennor is clobbered in a tackle, knocks it on.
The Drua can't get the ball free, so play is stopped and we'll play a scrum after the knock on.
64 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
Hickey finds touch for a lineout in the corner. Jackson throws and Whitelock wins it.
The Crusaders drive as Williams has a go from the 5m line, tackled short. Gallagher goes as the Drua give away advantage.
The Crusaders go wide, as Burke is tackled trying to dance through. Whitelock goes again, before Drummond goes to Fihaki on the right.
Jager goes, tackled. Williams goes again, tackled. They go to the backs again, as Fihaki throws a cutout pass to the wing for Bridge, and he scores!
Burke keeps the kicking duties, and lines it up from the left. And he bangs this one over as well.
CRU 47 FIJ 3
61 mins
Slight delay as Minimbi comes on as a sub at lock for the Drua, replacing Rotuisolia.
Ikanivere throws, and it's over the top again. Jackson gets there to snatch it for the Crusaders.
They go to Ennor, who finds Fainga'anuku on the left. Advantage for the Crusaders, so Hickey goes to the air looking for Bridge.
Bridge is tackled, so we go back for the penalty.
59 mins
Ikanivere throws again, and it's awful again. The Drua bring it down, but the Crusaders turn it over inside their own half.
The Crusaders go wide to Fihaki, who clears into touch for another lineout.
58 mins
Ikanivere throws as replacement hooker, but it's a shocker as Barrett steals it. The ball goes back to Burke, who clears into touch for another lineout.
58 mins
Matawalu feeds the scrum in his own 22. The front row goes down, and a penalty is given against Williams.
The Drua clear, but it's not out. Fainga'anuku clears but it's a shocker for another lineout.
56 mins
Simon Hickey and Mitch Drummond also replace Goodhue and Hall.
Tela kicks off, and the Crusaders bring it down. They go wide to Blackadder, before Fainga'anuku kicks over the top.
Ennor comes from nowhere to try and claim it, but he loses it forwards.
Drua scrum.
53 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
Crusaders lineout. Jackson throws, and Blackadder wins it.
The Crusaders move the ball from the left all the way to the right, and there's no one in front of Reece - and he strolls in for his second of the night.
Burke to convert, but he's missed for the first time tonight.
That'll be the end of Reece's night though, as he's replaced by George Bridge.
CRU 40 FIJ 3
52 mins
Burke finds touch, and that'll be a lineout on the 5m line for the Crusaders. Jackson to throw, but he gives it too much, and Tamani runs.
He gives away a penalty for not releasing though, and the Crusaders go quickly. They've got advantage for offside, as the ball goes wide to Fainga'anuku. He looks to slip an offload to Christie, but there's a knockdown to force it into touch.
Crusaders lineout.
50 mins
Tela kicks off, and Gallagher wins it. The ball goes to Fainga'anuku, who kicks deep for Droasese to get back to.
The Crusaders are there in numbers, and manage to win a turnover and advantage.
Burke tries a kick through the line that goes into touch, so we'll go back for the penalty.
49 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
Jackson throws, Barrett wins it. Goodhue runs as first receiver, before Hall feeds Barrett.
Jackson throws a loose pass on the left, but Fihaki tidies up. Jackson goes again, before Fainga'anuku has a go on the left.
Gallagher takes the ball towards the 5m line, as does Burke. Blackadder gets them closer, as Fihaki takes it to the 5m.
Reece goes a bit closer on the right. Burke has a run, and throws a dummy before he slips over to score on the right! Great team try from the Crusaders!
Can Burke convert his own try? He lines it up from the right, and again nails it.
Williams also replaces Brewis in the front row.
CRU 35 FIJ 3
46 mins
Muntz is checked after a tackle, but he's good to stay on for now. Drua scrum.
Matawalu feeds, and goes to Muntz off the back. Ravouvour runs, before Nagusa takes it to halfway.
Tela runs before he's tackled by Jager, as his opposite Saulo gives away a penalty for illegal entry.
Crusaders lineout inside the Drua 22.
44 mins
Togiatama to throw, and the Drua win it before driving.
The Crusaders force them back, so the Drua go to the backs. Ravouvou loses the ball, and Hall clears it.
Samusamuvodre kicks, and Fihaki does brilliantly to claim it in the air. The Crusaders look to use the ball inside their own half.
Goodhue breaks, and carries into the Drua half. Hall kicks over the top, but Droasese is there and runs it to his own 22.
Ravouvou clears it, and Burke knocks it on trying to field it.
Drua scrum.
42 mins
Fihaki fields the kicks, and sends it into touch for a Drua lineout.
Togiatama throws, and the Drua win it, but Gallagher gives away a penalty for taking his man in the air.
Another lineout for the Drua.
41 mins
We're back out for the second half. Oli Jager has replaced Fletcher Newell after the break.
The Drua are unchanged from before halftime.
Tela kicks off to get us back underway.
HALFTIME
Lineout just before the break. Jackson throws for Whitelock and they drive inside the 22 as the siren goes.
The Crusaders win advantage, as the ball goes to the backs. Burke and Ennor combine, before they go wide to Reece.
Reece is through, but looks for an offload back inside him - straight to Muntz!
We'll stop for the penalty, but halftime is taken.
39 mins
Tela kicks off, before Fihaki returns fire to Droasese. The Drua run through Ravouvou, and takes it into the Crusaders' half.
Droasese has another go, but Christie turns it over for a penalty.
Burke clears for a Crusaders lineout.
38 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
Crusaders lineout. Jackson throws, and they win it and drive.
Jackson has it at the back, and wins advantage before they go wide to the left to Fainga'anuku, who keeps it alive.
Fihaki and Goodhue bring it back to the right, before the ball goes wide to the right for Reece - and he has hardly anything to do to stroll in for a try.
Burke looks to convert from the right for the first time, but he nails this one as well!
CRU 28 FIJ 3
36 mins
Lineout inside the Crusaders' half. Togiatama throws it, and the Drua bring it under control.
The Crusaders have turned it over through Blackadder, before Hall kicks downfield, as the Drua take it into touch.
Crusaders lineout.
35 mins
Hall feeds, but the front rows go down for a reset. Make that two resets.
Third time lucky, as the ball goes back to Goodhue, who kicks out to Reece.
Reece tries to kick down the right touchline, but it goes out for a Drua lineout.
32 mins
Crusaders lineout after Droasese ran it into touch. Jackson's throw is over the top though, and the Drua have it.
Matawalu and Muntz put Tela in on the Crusaders' line, but he's tackled. The Drua go to their right, but Matawalu fluffs a pass.
Tamani recovers possession, but then knocks on in the tackle.
Crusaders scrum.
30 mins
Tela kicks off again, and the Crusaders control it before Burke clears down to Droasese.
Droasese tries the up and under, but Hall claims it and calls for the mark under pressure.
Great take from Hall, who just finds touch.
29 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
Hall feeds, as Goodhue runs from first receiver. Burke tries to put Ennor through, but the defence holds for the Drua.
Barrett carries inside the 22, as Gallagher has a go as well. Burke nearly slips through, before Newell slips over trying to run.
They go wide, as Reece puts Whitelock into a gap, and he beats his man to reach out and score! That's a very rare sight - a try for Sam Whitelock!
Burke lines up the kick, his easiest of the night so far, in from the left, and again he lands it.
CRU 21 FIJ 3
26 mins
Tawake is struggling for the Drua, so he's been replaced by Saulo in the front row.
Drua scrum. Matawalu feeds, and the Drua go to the backs. Muntz is tackled, as is Nagusa.
Tela and Ravouvou combine on the right, before Tela has another run up the middle.
The Drua look to go wide, again through Tela, but he knocks it on.
Crusaders scrum.
24 mins
Jackson throws, Gallagher gets up and claims it as the Crusaders drive. Hall peels off and goes blind before finding Fainga'anuku - who knocks it on as he's tackled into touch.
Drua scrum.
24 mins
Crusaders' scrum on their own 5m line. Hall feeds, and the Crusaders win advantage, and a penalty.
Burke clears for a lineout for the Crusaders.
23 mins
Muntz clears the ball for a Drua lineout. Togiatama throws, and they go short.
There's a break as Samusamuvodre hits a gap. They go wide to Ravouvou on the right, but the ball's lost in a tackle. Burke clears into touch.
But we go back for the advantage of the knock-on from Nasilasila.
21 mins
Jackson throws, and Whitelock wins it as the Crusaders drive. Jackson has the ball at the back, and they go wide. Burke and Ennor combine, but the Drua defend again.
Burke kicks for the corner, but Samusamuvodre fields it. The Crusaders give away offside advantage again, and play is stopped for the penalty.
19 mins
Stoppage in play before the scrum, Brewis is treated for a cut over his eye. He's good to carry on though.
Matawalu feeds. The ball goes back to Tela, who clears down to the Crusaders' 22 for a lineout.
18 mins
Tela kicks off, Fainga'anuku claims it and then gets smashed.
The ball eventually goes back to Burke, who kicks down to Tela.
Tela kicks it back where Fihaki wins it. This time the Crusaders go wide to Reece, who kicks over the top, but straight to Droasese.
Matawalu clears back with a box kick, and the Crusaders win it in the air.
The ball goes wide to Goodhue, before he's tackled on the left. Gallagher goes up the middle, and the Crusaders go left again.
Jackson has a run, but he knocks it on in the tackle.
Drua scrum.
15 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
Jackson throws, Barrett wins it and the Crusaders run.
Reece hits the line as they approach the 22, but the Drua defence holds.
Brewis runs and wins advantage as the Drua are offside.
They go wide to Reece, who cuts back to find Fainga'anuku. There's a huge overlap on the left for the Crusaders and they have advantage.
The ball goes wide to Christie from Goodhue, and he cuts back inside to reach out and score the Crusaders' second.
Another conversion attempt for Burke, same spot as the first one. And it's the same result!
CRU 14 FIJ 3
13 mins
Drua scrum on their own 5m line. Big scrum for the Crusaders.
Matawalu feeds, but a short arm penalty is called against the Crusaders.
Matawalu goes quickly, but Samusamuvodre kicks into touch on the full from inside the 22.
Crusaders lineout.
11 mins
Jackson throws, Gallagher wins it and the Crusaders drive.
Jackson has it at the back, before the Crusaders go wide.
Hall passes to Ennor, but it's forward.
10 mins
Jackson throws, and Barrett wins it. The Crusaders can build towards the 22 as Goodhue and Reece both make runs.
They go wide to Fihaki, but he loses the ball and Matawalu nabs it for the Drua.
The ball goes back to Tela, who clears for another lineout.
9 mins
Burke kicks off and Dolokoto fields it, before Muntz clears downfield to Burke.
The ball's kicked back, but there's a mixup at the back and the Drua are back peddling.
Muntz clears into touch for a lineout.
8 mins - PENALTY FIJIAN DRUA
The Drua want the points from the penalty. Tela lines up his first shot of the night, right in front but a fair way out.
And he nails it.
CRU 7 FIJ 3
7 mins
Drua lineout. Togiatama throws, and Rotuisolia wins it. Tela tries to step through the line, before the Drua go to the right and have advantage for offside.
Tamani steps into a gap before he's tackled. Muntz takes the line on, but he's tackled by Christie.
Advantage over for the Drua, as Muntz goes again. Ravouvou does the same, but the Crusaders' defence holds
The Crusaders give away advantage again, before a penalty is blown for not rolling away.
5 mins
Tela kicks off for the Drua, and the ball again bounces as Blackadder secures it.
Burke clears into touch.
4 mins - TRY CRUSADERS
First lineout of the game, Jackson throws, Whitelock wins it and they drive.
Jackson has the ball at the back, and the Crusaders have advantage. They go to the backs, before Burke throws a cutout pass to Fainga'anuku out on the wing - and he scores with a huge overlap!
Credit to Ennor and Reece as well, taking out defenders with decoy runs.
Burke lines up his first kick of the night, wide on the left. And he shapes it through the posts.
CRU 7 FIJ 0
2 mins
The ball's allowed to bounce before Dolokoto snaps it up for the Drua. Muntz clears and the Crusaders have the chance to attack.
Hall box kicks into the corner, where Droasese fields it from fullback.
The Crusaders win a penalty from the breakdown, inside the 22 - and they want the lineout.
KICKOFF
And we're away! Fergus Burke sends the ball up to get us going for the evening!
7:04pm
And Nemani Nagusa leads the Drua out. There's a louder cheer for the visitors than for the hosts - expected from the passionate Fijian contingent in attendance.
7:03pm
Scott Barrett leads the Crusaders out of the sheds, he's making his comeback tonight after a four-week ban.
7:00pm
Right then, both sides are back in the sheds. Kick off just minutes away.
6:30pm
Good evening! We're about half an hour away from kickoff, as the Crusaders look to move second on the ladder.
We're expecting a decent turnout in Christchurch tonight, with the Fijian community almost certain to turn out in support of their team!
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Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of this Super Rugby Pacific round 14 clash between the Crusaders and Fijian Drua from Christchurch's Orangetheory Stadium.
With just two weeks of the regular season to go, everything is still in the Crusaders' hands to seal second place on the ladder, and at the very least secure themselves a home semi-final come the pointy end of the competition.
That quest starts tonight, against a Fijian Drua side 11th on the ladder, and with just two wins to their name so far in their inaugural season.
But they'll have to do so without key players in All Blacks Codie Taylor, out injured, while Richie Mo'unga, David Havili and Will Jordan have all been given a rest.
In their place, Ricky Jackson, Fergus Burke, and Chay Fihaki will all make rare starts, while Jack Goodhue shifts infield to the No.12 jersey.
Victory tonight would see the Crusaders leapfrog the Brumbies into second place on the ladder, before the Aussie heavyweights face the Blues in a top-of-the-table clash tomorrow night.
TAB odds: Crusaders $1.01, Fijian Drua $13
Teams:
Crusaders: 1-Finlay Brewis, 2-Ricky Jackson, 3-Fletcher Newell, 4-Zach Gallagher, 5-Sam Whitelock, 6-Scott Barrett (c), 7-Tom Christie, 8-Ethan Blackadder, 9-Bryn Hall, 10-Fergus Burke, 11-Leicester Fainga'anuku, 12-Jack Goodhue, 13-Braydon Ennor, 14-Sevu Reece, 15-Chay Fihaki
Reserves: 16-Shilo Klein, 17-Tamaiti Williams, 18-Oli Jager, 19- Dominic Gardiner, 20-Corey Kellow, 21-Mitch Drummond, 22-Simon Hickey, 23-George Bridge
Fijian Drua: 1-Kaliopasi Uluilakepa, 2-Zuriel Togiatama, 3-Samuela Tawake, 4-Isoa Nasilasila, 5-Ratu Rotuisolia, 6-Joseva Tamani, 7-Mesulame Dolokoto, 8-Nemani Nagusa (c), 9-Peni Matawalu, 10-Caleb Muntz, 11-Vinaya Habosi, 12-Teti Tela, 13-Kalaveti Ravouvou, 14-Selestini Ravutaumada, 15-Kitione Taliga
Reserves: 16-Tevita Ikanivere, 17-Haereiti Taliga, 18-Manasa Saulo, 19-Chris Minimbi, 20-Raikabula Momoedonu, 21-Leone Nawai, 22-Ilaisa Droasese, 23-Tuidraki Samusamuvodre
