{"id":16033,"date":"2022-06-02T20:59:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T08:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/?p=16033"},"modified":"2022-06-04T00:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T12:18:12","slug":"crusaders-end-qld-reds-super-rugby-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyheartland.co.nz\/wp\/2022\/06\/02\/crusaders-end-qld-reds-super-rugby-season\/","title":{"rendered":"CRUSADERS END QLD REDS&#8217; SUPER RUGBY SEASON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A wobbly scrum has cost an audacious Queensland Reds in their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final defeat to the Crusaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hosts prevailed 37-15 in Christchurch on Friday night, ending a Reds season crippled by constant key injuries that contributed to a 0-6 record against New Zealand teams.<\/p>\n<p>But the Crusaders were made to work for an 11th straight head-to-head win, Reds five-eighth Lawson Creighton missing a penalty kick from 40 metres out, almost directly in front, that would have put them up 18-16 with 30 minutes to play.<\/p>\n<p>At that point the Reds were daring to dream of breaking a 19-game losing run away from home against New Zealand opposition, let alone notch their first win in Christchurch since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>But the set piece let them down, the Crusaders preying on it and eventually breaking the game open when Richie Mounga scored from another scrum penalty.<\/p>\n<p>They iced their semi-final passage when Sevu Reece finished a slick 80-metre move started by hot-footed fullback Will Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>Reds co-captain Tate McDermott was badly concussed during that sequence, while earlier in the half All Blacks hopeful Ethan Blackadder left the field with a suspected broken wrist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VbyLzsZ7AIA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Those injuries were a nod to a brutal, high-intensity game that the Reds &#8211; other than in the scrum &#8211; matched the powerhouse side.<\/p>\n<p>Heavily involved winger Filipo Daugunu had arguably his best night of the season, scoring off a slick line-out move and lovely short pass from Creighton to begin the second half.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds&#8217; only won half of their scrums and gave away nine penalties &#8211; many of them lazy or ill-disciplined &#8211; to two in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>But still it was only an eight-point margin at the break, a Will Jordan knock-on in the lead-up denying the hosts a bonus try from a missed Reds lineout after the halftime siren had sounded.<\/p>\n<p>A faulty Crusaders lineout led to the Reds&#8217; early try, Harry Hoopert with fantastic hands and Jordan Petaia busting the line to set up Suliasi Vunivalu.<\/p>\n<p>The flying winger had plenty of work to do though, fending off one tackler then riding two more as he slid into the corner successfully.<\/p>\n<p>The Crusaders scored first when Will Jordan rolled over, but it was otherwise penalties that built their lead in a fiery, high-stakes atmosphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wobbly scrum has cost an audacious Queensland Reds in their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final defeat to the Crusaders. The hosts prevailed 37-15 in Christchurch on Friday night, ending a Reds season crippled by constant key injuries that contributed to a 0-6 record against New Zealand teams. 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