Phil Gifford: Crusaders fail to rattle Beauden Barrett this timeHANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES Beauden Barrett of the Hurricanes makes a break against the Crusaders at Westpac Stadium. Cooper's coach, Robbie Deans, was able to paper over his defensive limitations by moving him to fullback when the All Blacks had the ball. Poor Pocock was so ragged his ability to wrestle the ball at breakdowns was severely limited. This was the Pocock option, but what the Canes brought to the party was something no plan in the world could accommodate. In broken field play the V shaped defensive line of the Crusaders' defence at set pieces couldn't hold Barrett down, because he was getting great ball in broken play.

Source: Stuff March 10, 2018 09:11 UTC