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Watch: Crusaders prodigious fullback-in-waiting scores 80m try after chip and chase

The depth at the Crusaders these days is something else.

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Tasman Makos fullback Will Jordan had a remarkable debut provincial season last year and looked certain to hit Super Rugby in 2018. The 20-year-old would have likely featured for every other team had he been on their roster, but such is the depth at the Crusaders he wasn’t able to debut.

In his second season with Tasman, Jordan is proving the Crusaders have a superstar waiting in the wings after a man-of-the-match performance against Southland, bagging two tries and having a hand in one more.

On the stroke of fulltime, he scored this special try, turning a loose ball into an 80-metre effort after chipping the defence from just outside his own 22. After waiting to regather the audacious kick, Jordan sums up his options before putting on an incredible turn of speed leaving the Southland cover defence stunned.

After scoring 19 tries in 11 matches for Christchurch Boys High 1st XV in 2015, he played in the Christchurch club system before being snapped up by Tasman on a 2-year deal. A trip to the World Rugby under-20 championships last year raised Jordan’s stock as he shone in a title-winning New Zealand side, before coming home to play Mitre 10 Cup where he impressed enough to take a Crusaders squad spot.

Jordan’s full range of skills leave no doubt here at RugbyPass the former Christchurch Boys product will be wearing black by 2023. This kid is the real deal and the Crusaders have a special fullback in the wings.

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Nickers 13 minutes ago
Highlanders vs Hurricanes takes: Roigard owns Fakatava, Canes silence doubters

The Hurricanes have had some blockbuster backlines over the years so saying the is the best ever is classic Ben Smith. I don’t think there will ever be one as good on paper as TJ, Prime Beauden, Nonu, Smith, NMS, Prime Julian Savea, and James Marshall. Special mention to Jonah, Nonu, Tana, and Cullen in the same back line too.

But if these guys actually win something who knows.



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Blackmania 23 minutes ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

A strange idea, but anyway… Ardie Savea has been the target of this kind of thinking ever since he joined the All Blacks. I remember that his critics only saw him as an impact player back in 2018, 2019, and so on.

He has been the most consistent player for the All Blacks for years now… for seven years (2019–2025). Putting him on the bench is, in a way, an insult to what he has done on the field over all those years.



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Nickers 28 minutes ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

The only reason you would do this is if his motor starts running out. If he can play a full game and still be influential in the 80th minute then that’s the obvious choice.

The 6-2 bench split is also obvious and it was bordering on dereliction of duty for Razor not to try this out. Carrying a specialist left wing on the bench is for some reason more important than a forward who has 10x the involvement in every game.



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RH 40 minutes ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

No point in putting the ALL BLACKS’ Captain on the Bench.

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DC 55 minutes ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

well dont know go with a prop who can play either side hooker lockflanker half back love barret or mckenzieand someone who can play centre 2nd 5 and wing

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fl 1 hour ago
Six Nations 2026 Awards - and our Team of the Tournament

But voting is a matter of opinion and opinions can be wrong. Table points in a round-robin tournament aren’t opinions, they are the metric through which tournament performance is quantified.

The point of a round Robin tournament like the 6N is to rank teams according to a pre-agreed criteria. Disregarding that and inventing your own criteria is tantamount to arguing that the tournament itself doesn’t matter.



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JD Kiwi 1 hour ago
Ben Kay: 'I’d put my money on Ollie Chessum being the next England captain.'

At your sneering request I posted up links showing that people from NZ, England, South Africa, Australia and even Ireland’s best ever player agree on this matter and still you persist with your ridiculous kiwi echo chamber fantasy.

The only echo chamber here is you and your deluded mate egging each other on, ignoring all evidence from around the world about how your players and sections of your fan base are viewed, while trying to trash a team culture that is highly respected internationally by leaders both within and outside the game.



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Mitch 1 hour ago
Wallabies appoint former All Blacks defence coach as assistant

As long as his defensive system is not 10 years out of date like the current defence coach, this could be a good appointment.

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Hellhound 1 hour ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

The Boks bomb squad doesn't compare? Is that why everyone changes their bench tactics? Is that why they follow in the Boks foot steps? Because the bomb squad doesn't compare? The bomb squad that brought the WC to SA? The same bomb squad who has been annihilating every team? Jealous much? A lot of very sour grapes it looks like😂😂😂

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JD Kiwi 1 hour ago
Ben Kay: 'I’d put my money on Ollie Chessum being the next England captain.'

Google is a search engine, not a news outlet. Picks up nonsense from anywhere, that anyone could have faked.

So delusional that you can't accept that your wholesome, respectful hero has such a terrible reputation worldwide, not just in NZ. You don't even remember that cowardly forearm to the face of a defenceless Welshman trapped in a ruck. To try to equate that with the sort of accidental high tackle that happens all the time simply doesn't wash.



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rs 1 hour ago
Wallabies appoint former All Blacks defence coach as assistant

He was a good defensive coach, created a system that wasn’t full blitz so they maintained their energy for their attack. They just need m attack coach that can make the most of their outside backs

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cnw 1 hour ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

Love the Boks following ABs with their Tony ball too.

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cnw 1 hour ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

Disagree Ice. We played three teams who went 6-2 last year. France C who nearly beat us twice; Scotland who dominated in the second half and nearly won and England who ran over us with their 6-2 bench. South Africa ran over France and Ireland going 6-2 but lost to NZ going 5-3. Scotland beat France going 6-2 and lost to Ireland and Italy going 5-3. England and France played to a stand still going 6-2 in the last game. It makes a clear difference.

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BigGabe 1 hour ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

Damn this guy cracked Rassie’s 2018 code, give him a beer

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Bazzallina 2 hours ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

Sometimes it should be Ardie on bench sometimes it should be Wallace sometimes it should be Cody sometimes it should be Samisoni sometimes it should be Tupou V sometimes Scootet and so on and so on …funny tho JK suggested Ardie on bench couple years back on breakdown got laughed off set

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unknown 3 hours ago
Whitney Hansen names eight new faces in Black Ferns Pacific Four squad

Where is Alana Bremner

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Fart-Fart 4 hours ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

Tamaiti got folded last season he's not strong enough for his size and Aumua is better than Taukeiaho, he was massive vs poms in 2024 and throwing was on too.

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RC 5 hours ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

The All Blacks pioneered and perfected the final 20 onslaught from 2012-2017…

The boks boring “bomb squad” doesn't compare 🤣



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Jordan 01 5 hours ago
Jamie Joseph’s simple take on where the Highlanders are struggling

Well If fakatava didn’t kick the ball back to the opposition everytime he gets the ball they might make some progress 😒

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PB 5 hours ago
Jeff Wilson on why Ardie Savea must fill All Blacks bench role

Been saying all along, trying to fit pieces around Ardie in the loose trio is costing the AB’s

Ardie is an impact player! He doesn’t want to play the Sam Cane type role that Sam Cane and Mc Caw played, and is essentially to small to play 6 or 8



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