Rugby - Slick Crusaders march to eighth Super Rugby title

By Nick Said

 

Super Rugby - Lions v Crusaders - Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - August 5, 2017 - Crusaders' Kieran Read scores a try. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

 

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Canterbury Crusaders showed all their precision and guile to claim an eighth Super Rugby title with a 25-17 victory over South Africa's Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.

 

Tries from wing Seta Tamanivalu, centre Jack Goodhue and number eight Kieran Read extended the Crusaders' record as the most successful team in the competition.

 

The Lions played for 41 minutes with 14 men following a red card for flanker Kwagga Smith.

 

The home side hit back with two tries in the final 15 minutes through hooker Malcolm Marx and prop Corne Fourie to add some life to the closing stages, but the Crusaders closed out the match.

 

They become the first side to cross the Indian Ocean to win the Super Rugby final. The Lions are still waiting for their first title, having now been losing finalists twice running.

 

There were guts from the home side, but no glory in what was the final match in charge for coach Johan Ackermann, who will join English side Gloucester this coming week.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-08-06

 

Those damned (good) Kiwi players! 

I see the jappies whinging about the red card.

 

They may have won otherwise. 

roll on the championship starts 19th august, new zealand,australia,south africa and argentina.

On 7/8/2560 at 9:21 AM, meatboy said:

roll on the championship starts 19th august, new zealand,australia,south africa and argentina.

first up tomorrow walabies v all blacks kick off 5pm.thai time.

55 minutes ago, meatboy said:

first up tomorrow walabies v all blacks kick off 5pm.thai time.

Don't cry for me Argentina (include Australia in that)  

31 minutes ago, lvr181 said:

Don't cry for me Argentina (include Australia in that)  

3games in all tomorrow,the other 2 i will have to catch the replay's.

they are on when its beddy byes.

cos 2AM.thai time its the other lot,LEEDS V ST.HELENS.

5 hours ago, meatboy said:

3games in all tomorrow,the other 2 i will have to catch the replay's.

they are on when its beddy byes.

cos 2AM.thai time its the other lot,LEEDS V ST.HELENS.

"...LEEDS V ST.HELENS."  Who?   

 

Okay, I am from the Southern Hemisphere   

18 hours ago, lvr181 said:

"...LEEDS V ST.HELENS."  Who?   

 

Okay, I am from the Southern Hemisphere   

RHINO'S V SAINTS ? RHINO;S made hard work of it but got there in the end.

so thats a semi final place at home.

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