Crusaders 48Force 13A trip home to face the Force has proved a predictably effective tonic for the Crusaders. “I liked the effort from the boys to keep putting the Force under pressure,” captain Scott Barrett told Sky Sport. But braces to Leicester Fainga’anuku and Macca Springer also owed as much to set-piece ascendancy as they did the wingers’ elusive footwork. We’re stoked to see him back.”The Force will be stoked they can forget about the Crusaders for another year. It took the Crusaders a quarter to establish control but McAlister’s opener offered more than a hint of what was to come.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 06, 2023 05:45 UTC