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Ross Karl

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1103 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

But they're all in on the seven train, that's for sure.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

you know, sort of people that have committed so much already that they're sort of just casting aside quite ruthlessly.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

And I just get the sense it's a recruitment drive to bolster the Japanese side moving forward.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

Yeah, that's the only thing that makes sense to me.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

I mean, it could be meaningful for the stars because there's less of those Category A players, you know, like it may create more opportunities for players that have, you know, experience in better leagues.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

But, yeah, it just looks to me as a plan, I suppose, 2031 World Cup and beyond.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

Yeah, look, I really commend the Crusaders' defence.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

Like, I've spoken about it a hell of a lot this year that I feel like the only way to force the Hurricanes into mistakes is to just keep coming.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

And they were quite tight, the Crusaders, and they just kept coming.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

And you saw the Hurricanes have to put in inside balls.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

They didn't throw the big bridge pass.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

For the most part, I'd say for 85% of the match, the Crusaders did so well defensively.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

Even at the breakdown, sliding ball down, not allowing Cam Roygard to have as massive impact.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

I know he scored a great try.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

But

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

That's the blueprint.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

You've just got to be able to handle the 15% of, I suppose, off-the-cuff players that they have, and that's where they did it.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

I think the Yolse down the edge with the chip infield for Roy Gard's try, we've spoken about the Billy Proctor regather and then offload to Lakai.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

It's those ones, if you can stop them like the Chiefs did,

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
ABs Selection Heats Up: Halfbacks, Centres & Locks Under the Microscope

They got a lot of entries into the 22.