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Tony Johnson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1691 total appearances

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Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

And it was just him.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

And I don't know what sort of press he can do because a lot of power in those quads to hold him up on the ground and get a turnover.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

So there was that monster.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

I think that 50-22, as you say, 22-22 was a turning point in the game.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

Also was the guy that popped up and scored a crucial try.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

Just a true leader's performance.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

And it did make me think,

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

If you're sending a team to South Africa, and I know John Hart did it in 1996, there was almost a distinctly a test team or Saturday team and a midweek team.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

And I know Hart did it as well, John Hart, when he took a team to the UK in about 1997 and he named John Mitchell as his midweek captain.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

You could do worse than have a guy in the mix with that express purpose of being the guy who captains the midweek team.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

I'm not saying they should do it or they will do it.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

It's just something that there is a bit of a precedent there.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

But just back to the present, his value to this Crusaders team, the leadership, but also the all-round contributions that he can make, fully evident in a

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

Getting back to your point about the Hurricanes, I think they might rest a few because they remember they had a bye week one and they were the first team to have the second bye.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

And so they've played a whole heap of games on consecutive weeks now.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

The good thing is they've got a deep squad.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

There's no pressure on them.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

It'll be an opportunity that I'm sure some players would absolutely relish in that last game.

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

So yeah, I think they'll certainly, I wouldn't say they'll make wholesale changes, but I think Clark just alluded to it at the end that I think they'll use their depth as much as they can just to try and keep some key players

Aotearoa Rugby Pod
The Forgotten All Black Making A Serious Push

freshened up for the playoffs.