This made my day seeing the boys play well! So happy that DMAC is back in the roster and amazing performance from his conversions and from the team in general! Cheers Waikato love from America! 🇳🇿😁
Well played Chiefs! Crusaders fan here, and it hurts a little seeing the lads lose at home haha but it’s an easy loss to take when we were beat fair and square👏🏽 until next time, Chiefs💪🏽💯
Huge difference with the speed up from the ref's. More running rugby and tired bodies which means more gaps. Could be a huge positive sign for the better for rugby in general. There was barely any scrums and no "water breaks". Fans want to watch running rugby not stop start rubbish..
Though I agree bro love watching running rugby, but maybe it's our undoing, when the North historically favor a Forward dominated game and it shows our lack of dominance when we play them, especially of recent times. The trick is to Master both sides of the game n be a well balanced side like we used to be,so like the *A.B side of 96.*
McKenzie new goal kicking style number one solid stuff, that was a solid set piece try from the chiefs at scrum time threw a dummy then a inside pass sidestepped fend and a try solid stuff.
Well done to the mighty Chiefs. To beat the best you have to play mean as, never easy to defeat the Saders especially at Home. Now Chiefs fans, fill the Park
This is going to be a special season for us Chiefs!! Finally got all our best players back so I always backed us tonight but didn't think we'd do this well, anyway one game a a time!
We should care because in a rwc that's a red card. Don't see the point of these new rules when they won't be using them in international 4ugby come the RWC
Richie Mounga has no left foot kicking game. Chiefs targeted shutting down his right like the Sprinkboks did, forcing him to pass or take contact, limiting the crusaders (and ABs) attack options.
Cortez ratima future all black 9, makes things happen, brad webber only holding chiefs starting spot purely on experience and his big engine. Good start chiefs keep it up
Awesome! Great to be able to enjoy NZ footie again. I'm not English, so their Championship doesn't interest me. Ireland and The Provinces are looking bloody good just now. Mum was from Eire. The Saders and Chiefs have clearly been busy off-season. All Blacks regulars showing why they are All Blacks regulars, barring knock-ups. "Chons da Mordir Nowydh dhe 2023."
That ship's already sailed: I think if they were going to bring him in they would have. He'll go to one of the Six Nations post-RWC or possibly French club rugby for a while, and maybe try again in a few years.
How good was this game?!? (Even though Crusaders lost) The pace was awesome few stoppages and a great spectacle. I hope these new rules hit the international stage sooner rather than later. Congrats Chiefs we'll get ya next time 😉
3:42 how come tmo didnt see the cleanout where tamaiti was in no position to even contest for the ball but cheifs number 20 ducks in the tackle and blackadder gets carded.
Pitty the Super Comp no longer sees the South Africans. I would still be following these two teams going toe to toe. But as a Saffa there's just no point any longer .. I do think that the combined arrogance of the ARU and the likes of Andrew Mertens was ample motivation for the South Africans to kiss it g'beye
NZRU also played a lot of mental games around signing the SANZAAR contracts. Lots of shenanigans and stirring to try and get some advantage but it just eventually got too much. It will be interesting to see how the national teams go in the Rugby Championship this year after they have had a proper go in the other competitions. I don't know if we will see it or not but I think the All Black intensity will drop over a period of years. Can't see how they will produce it play against the current teams in "Super" Rugby.
I wish the SA teams are still in the competition so very much, and I genuinely believe our test performance suffered from their departure. The Saffas bring a level of mongrel to the match like only they can.
The Blackadder Yellow was ridiculous. The Chiefs player dips his head and basically headbuts him on the shoulder. If the ball carrier chooses not to stay upright then that needs to be full mitigation unless it is a swinging arm etc.
@@djc351993 Nah he is actually right. Under the protocols, it was a yellow, but let's be perfectly honest here, these protocols put *zero* responsibility on the ball carrier and actually apportion 100% of the blame to the tackler for what is essentially an accidental contact. We need to change the protocol to a more common sense approach or we might as well throw in the towel now. BTW, I am neutral here.
@@Karma-qt4ji Yeah agree, ball carrier responsibility needs to be a bigger aspect. There are hundreds of these tackles in League and they rarely cause head injuries because they carry upright much more. Probably because they aren't worried about being held in a choke tackle (another bad Union rule).
Well done chiefs haven’t seen the saders outplayed like that for many years. However come to finals time we know the saders will be there or there about s where will the chiefs be 🤔. But they looked awesome though
This made my day seeing the boys play well! So happy that DMAC is back in the roster and amazing performance from his conversions and from the team in general! Cheers Waikato love from America! 🇳🇿😁
Well played Chiefs! Crusaders fan here, and it hurts a little seeing the lads lose at home haha but it’s an easy loss to take when we were beat fair and square👏🏽 until next time, Chiefs💪🏽💯
We will have to see
Huge difference with the speed up from the ref's. More running rugby and tired bodies which means more gaps. Could be a huge positive sign for the better for rugby in general. There was barely any scrums and no "water breaks". Fans want to watch running rugby not stop start rubbish..
Scrum is a vital part of the game and always has been. That Rugby League shite has less if one wants that rubbish, Union was always about more
And the scrum that collapsed was play on due to ball being available! Excellent. No reset
Though I agree bro love watching running rugby, but maybe it's our undoing, when the North historically favor a Forward dominated game and it shows our lack of dominance when we play them, especially of recent times. The trick is to Master both sides of the game n be a well balanced side like we used to be,so like the *A.B side of 96.*
Agree with most of that but sometimes tight games with hard scrummaging can be absorbing and entertaining.
the Bokke whiners won't like it....
McKenzie new goal kicking style number one solid stuff, that was a solid set piece try from the chiefs at scrum time threw a dummy then a inside pass sidestepped fend and a try solid stuff.
That James Brown move before he run up 🔥🔥
Incredible win my Chiefs,U bloody beauty!!!Yeeeeehaaaaa😜
Great result for the Chiefs!
Well done to the mighty Chiefs. To beat the best you have to play mean as, never easy to defeat the Saders especially at Home. Now Chiefs fans, fill the Park
Agree. I want to be made deaf by cow bells next Home game.
And people say the crusaders would smash leinster.....
@@Mark76556 they would
@senpaigoku1496 They would in their eye, give over! Certainly not if they played like that anyway.
@@Mark76556 Chiefs maybe?
Hon John Ryan. Look after him Chiefs, he'll serve you well
Whoever is controlling that music while the ball is in play needs a bullet.
thats right. Really trying too distract players.
100%, shouldn't be allowed to play loud music when the ball is in play ffs
That’s what happens when you put Shooter at fullback 🔥
Imagine thinking that a game is decided by the backs lol
@@RugbyLover86 who won?
@@RugbyLover86 well if cru won, u could praise mounga the best 10 lmao
surely we see him in an AB’s jersey at the World Cup
@@RugbyLover86 sorry bro just giving Stevenson his flowers didn’t mean to hurt your feelings…
Welcome Back Sam Cane
DMAC ALL DAY and what a team effort
always a good game with these two
That palm on Leicester tho 👀👀👀
Yeah when your fast like Ratima the fend is a lethal weapon🔥
Chur Waikato. Mean result. Chiefs boy here but can't wait to watch Peter Lakai for canes tomorrow. Future ab!
Him and Cortez Ratima deserve a shot together
Fantastic result Chiefs 🙏😜🤜🤛🤙.
great performance from the Chiefs, and thanks for the upload
Geeee whiz that's what we're after Chiefs! Great result!
Great start to the season with a boilover in Christchurch as the Chiefs beat the Crusaders, it makes things very interesting
Ooh yeah,very interesting
Indeed!
This is going to be a special season for us Chiefs!! Finally got all our best players back so I always backed us tonight but didn't think we'd do this well, anyway one game a a time!
Hope your right bud
Massive result, well played you Chiefs
Crusaders are usually slow starters, but they usually comeback stronger
Seeing the crusaders get rolled on their home field is like a solar eclipse.
Very rare but everyone wants to see it
Happened last year and oh look what happened the Crusaders went on to pick up their 13th title(6th in a row). Its how you finish that important!!
@@murrayleckie4937 And oh, Sadders got schooled. Razor...... 🤔
@@nepiahemopo1702 Your reply is redundant - much like yourself...
@@nepiahemopo1702 Saders.
@@murrayleckie4937 intrestedingng.times ahead perhaps.
Great win boy's
Comprehensive win awesome my chiefs
Big win for the Chiefs, good for the game.
John Ryan...well done sir!
How sweet it is
Fast, exciting, direct, Chiefs big A+
Well done Chiefys
What a payback in the finals😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Crusaders Champs again 😊
You’d think a Crusaders home game to open the season would be a bit less dead no?
The Cantabs are never going to be cheering when their heroes are being soundly beaten are they.
When?
Yes boi, go the Chiefs.
Finaly someone beat the crusader good play chief 👍
Well played Chiefs. Far too good for our Crusaders this time.
Josh Ioane my word
So happy for him, great impact of the bench
well, well WELL⁉️ Most certainly well done the Chiefs ~ on FIRE 👊🔥
Watching this from the Northern Hemisphere, reminds me why I love watching the All Blacks play. So quick to recycle the ball.
Doesn't look like the Chiefs will be missing Garland as head coach!
Love to see it Chiefs, come by Eden Park for a doughnut sometime.
If that tackle was in the Premiership it would be the easiest red card all day
This ain't the premiership so who cares.
Cause that's the softcock division. Should of played on.
We should care because in a rwc that's a red card. Don't see the point of these new rules when they won't be using them in international 4ugby come the RWC
That is a red card all day
thanks for the upload, couldn't watch it live....on first viewing at 1:15 i thought mo'unga kissed havili....
Good to see "God-Emperor" McKenzie back!
That sub halfback scored an amazing try. Awesome fend
Richie Mounga has no left foot kicking game. Chiefs targeted shutting down his right like the Sprinkboks did, forcing him to pass or take contact, limiting the crusaders (and ABs) attack options.
ITS BAAAAACK
Bang on!
Great to see it back!
Good to see the Chiefs have a real Coach
Very disappointed to discover Blackadder's 1st name isn't Edmund.
Crusaders are the masters of slowing the game down to control it.. not any more though with these rule changes hahahaha
Yeah good call 🤙
Yeah the Chiefs MEAN BROTHERS we got the Title this year 🔥
Oh c'mon bro early days yet
@@sunnysamuel-bi6iz If the Chiefs can keep that team on the park and NO Injuries it's over for the rest of the comp
@@wolfpack9995 That's the thing they've got a history of starting strong then somewhere along the line it all turns to custard but I hope your right
@@sunnysamuel-bi6iz Yeah don't remind me please I KNOW LOL
need to finish the season how they started it, hope they can do it.
Good win great start Teezy
You don’t even know him bro gummon don’t use nicknames
@@Nrlbulldogssuck hahaha you know nothing boi lol
@@jasonphillips1064 that’s my blood Uce
@@Nrlbulldogssuck ok Aria, Pio Pio or Mokau?
@@jasonphillips1064 Pio Pio
Shaun Stevenson has to be an AB this year. Surely
good job chief I am surprised they are doing very well
😃
I think the realm of crusaders it will be done this year there are amazing teams in this super rugby!
Awesome mighty Bay of Plenty Chiefs 😎
This whole match is a highlight for the season
Love it when opposition pick each other up. Mad game by two potential champion sides
How’s blackadders a yellow. Shoulder straight to the head no mitigation?? Surely a clear red nowadays
The ball carrier is leaning downwards that’s mitigation. As a neutral yellow is the obvious right decision
Can't remember the last time I saw the Crusaders only manage 10 points in 80 minutes.
Cortez ratima future all black 9, makes things happen, brad webber only holding chiefs starting spot purely on experience and his big engine. Good start chiefs keep it up
Chiefs' halfback stock looking healthy. I don't know if Xavier Roe is still with the Chiefs, but he showed some sparks as well
Shout out to John Ryan!..folded Cyril Baille in half against Toulouse a few weeks ago!💪🇮🇪
Awesome! Great to be able to enjoy NZ footie again. I'm not English, so their Championship doesn't interest me. Ireland and The Provinces are looking bloody good just now. Mum was from Eire. The Saders and Chiefs have clearly been busy off-season. All Blacks regulars showing why they are All Blacks regulars, barring knock-ups. "Chons da Mordir Nowydh dhe 2023."
As a crusader fan I'm not worried, always slow start
Partidazo..!
Tumeke Chiefs!.👍
DJ at the stadium can FO
Just hope they don't lose 25 nil again in Waikato
Does this loss to the Crusaders mean that Razor may not get the ABs top job? Or is it too early in the season? Either way a great win by the Chief's.
No and no, he's won the competition every year so he's already good enough to get the job, one bad season won't take that away.....
He only wins when Jason Ryan is doing the coaching.
That ship's already sailed: I think if they were going to bring him in they would have. He'll go to one of the Six Nations post-RWC or possibly French club rugby for a while, and maybe try again in a few years.
@@Formakiwi Think again!,he's apparently already lined up for the AB's job after RWC this year,so I heard!
@@Formakiwi he's got the job.... That's why he turned England down for head coach...
Good man John Ryan!
Lasssko chiefs. Just a American (Samoan) supporter. Lasssskooooo
Awesome Start For The Gallagher Chiefs❤️✌️Die Chiefs Fan🙌🤩👋
Don’t know when was the last time Crusaders were beaten badly…
Highlanders did a couple of seasons ago
@@Jordan-mq4wj was it in 2021?
But they always win the final in the end 😂
Go the Chiefs!!
Why do the commentators have to act like every try is the greatest of all time?
Up the chiefs and great try from Cortez ratama
So what are the odds of Shaun Stevenson or Havili playing at fullback for the ABs this year?
SS, absolutely!..Havili, be lucky 2 make the ABs!.
😅😅😅1st game of season
Calmdown. Princess
Good result for the 2023 champions the Blues
Awesome stuff chiefs!
But history speaks, how many times have Crusaders started the season shit just to win the comp 😂
Definitely! Never write the Saders off , but you never know it has to end somewhere. Although it’s still to early to tell
McKenzies still the man..... put him in at 10 at the world cup. Moungas not all that.
Up the chiefs, shot cortez
How good was this game?!? (Even though Crusaders lost) The pace was awesome few stoppages and a great spectacle. I hope these new rules hit the international stage sooner rather than later.
Congrats Chiefs we'll get ya next time 😉
Chiefs been coming into form last few
I'm a big crusaders fan but I can see chiefs winning the competition
Ratima knocking on the ABs door.
3:42 how come tmo didnt see the cleanout where tamaiti was in no position to even contest for the ball but cheifs number 20 ducks in the tackle and blackadder gets carded.
WELL IN CHIEFS!!
Pitty the Super Comp no longer sees the South Africans. I would still be following these two teams going toe to toe. But as a Saffa there's just no point any longer .. I do think that the combined arrogance of the ARU and the likes of Andrew Mertens was ample motivation for the South Africans to kiss it g'beye
Definitely sucks for us kiwis because the SA teams were a lot more competitive than the Aussies
I miss having the South Africans in the competition. It was always fun to watch them come to play here in NZ
The commentator?
NZRU also played a lot of mental games around signing the SANZAAR contracts. Lots of shenanigans and stirring to try and get some advantage but it just eventually got too much. It will be interesting to see how the national teams go in the Rugby Championship this year after they have had a proper go in the other competitions. I don't know if we will see it or not but I think the All Black intensity will drop over a period of years. Can't see how they will produce it play against the current teams in "Super" Rugby.
I wish the SA teams are still in the competition so very much, and I genuinely believe our test performance suffered from their departure. The Saffas bring a level of mongrel to the match like only they can.
crusaders L is a new zealand W
Not really but nice try
@@sgt563 It actually is though lol
@@IzingaI that's just jealousy 😂
@@sgt563not really. Crusaders just win too much. Its like the All Blacks from 2007 to 2017, kept world rugby struggling for scraps.
@@bumwees2865 that's jealousy mate 😂 not crusaders fault we have a good program
The Blackadder Yellow was ridiculous. The Chiefs player dips his head and basically headbuts him on the shoulder. If the ball carrier chooses not to stay upright then that needs to be full mitigation unless it is a swinging arm etc.
Headbutt his shoulder lol. He needs to get lower. His shoulders were higher than the ball carrier.
@@djc351993 Nah he is actually right. Under the protocols, it was a yellow, but let's be perfectly honest here, these protocols put *zero* responsibility on the ball carrier and actually apportion 100% of the blame to the tackler for what is essentially an accidental contact. We need to change the protocol to a more common sense approach or we might as well throw in the towel now.
BTW, I am neutral here.
Red card all the way
@@Karma-qt4ji Yeah agree, ball carrier responsibility needs to be a bigger aspect. There are hundreds of these tackles in League and they rarely cause head injuries because they carry upright much more. Probably because they aren't worried about being held in a choke tackle (another bad Union rule).
Every team has had ridiculous yellow cards since the new rules came in but that's just how it is now
High tackle from number 6!?!? Bull crap!! The attacker crouched down wtf. Both teams average lol
Well done chiefs haven’t seen the saders outplayed like that for many years. However come to finals time we know the saders will be there or there about s where will the chiefs be 🤔. But they looked awesome though
CHIEFS MANAAAA
Super Rugby without South African teams is sad.
You're welcome back anytime 😊
When?
Anyone notice the thumbnail is always the team that wins. Real spoiler for anyone that doesn't know the result yet
Wow
That's impressive from the cheifs
What was the last time Christchurch Crusaders have lost the first round on Super Rugby? Genuine question, I don’t know.
crusaders will be team to beat in 2023
Goooo chiefs
Chiefs!!