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A masterclass of Richie Mo & # 39; unga guides the Crusaders in a great victory over the Hurricanes in Christchurch.
Scott Robertson knows better than forcing the Crusaders to train before defending their Super Rugby title.
The Robertson Crusader coach is smarter, appreciating the value of keeping the men fresh for the final against the Lions at the AMI stadium. Christchurch on Saturday night. Rather than asking players to pack in practices, he will do everything possible to monitor their workload after chewing a mountain of tackles in recent weeks.
"You have to find the right balance of the week, physically and emotionally," Robertson said. "We need to make sure we build for Saturday night, and that's something we excel at."
Coach Crusaders Scott Robertson celebrates after his team's 30-12 win over the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby semifinal at Christchurch.
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The Head Coach Crusaders Scott Robertson saw his team make nearly 200 tackles Death-Crack Games against Hurricanes and Sharks
None of this is a foreign territory for Robertson, whose appointment as Todd's replacement Blackadder before the 2017 season has proved an unequivocal success.
Under their new coach the Crusaders lost just one game in the regular season last year and beat the Lions 25-17 in the final in Johannesburg.
After consecutive home defeats against the Hurricanes and Highlanders in the fourth and fifth rounds this season, the Crusaders won 14 victories. He has never lost to Christchurch since Robertson took control.
Previously, he drove Canterbury to three provincial premier titles, and the New Zealand under-20 team won D crown under his watch in 2015. So he has some ideas on how to keep men in decent shape for a final.
"We have to make sure we continue to fill these levels of energy, we spent four weeks at home and we made a lot of tackles against those teams." you need a lot.
"We have to do everything for Saturday night."
In the semifinals and quarterfinals against the Hurricanes and Sharks, the Crusaders made 109 and 90 tackles, respectively
Attention to detail is crucial Crusader coaches met Sunday afternoon and gathered at their base at Rugby Park at 6:30 am the next morning to increase the work week.
Performance Lions in their 44-26 win over the Waratah semifinals in Johannesburg will have been analyzed, although it's unlikely that anything they've done has left the crusaders in shock.
"Their platoon is a huge force and they It's obviously an international number 10, and some pavers on the wings, "said Robertson. "They have a good overall side, they probably have not had the same consistency in recent years with their performances during the season, but what we saw in the semifinals, in a single match, that's
"It's vital to realize that what happened before is just that."
To earn titles in his first two years in charge would be a remarkable achievement for Robertson. Christchurch, where the Crusaders have not played in a final since 2008, which would make it even sweeter.
While he was sitting in the dressing room of the AMI stadium after his team has beat the Hurricanes 30-12 in the semifinals last weekend, he was already in the final
"You sit with the boys and think about what you did during the week and what's going on. happened. Then, you think about the opportunities that we have and all over again. And then you go to work and you go up there. "
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