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The Star Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi<br />
Thursday March 16 2017 47<br />
What Blues must do to end drought against Crusaders<br />
• By Patrick McKendry<br />
AFTER THE Blues’ dreadful<br />
performance in losing to an<br />
injury-hit Highlanders team last<br />
week, here are five things they<br />
must change before their match<br />
against the Crusaders tomorrow<br />
night (bearing in mind they have<br />
lost their past five matches to the<br />
red and blacks).<br />
1. Win their own ball. Their<br />
first task is self-explanatory, but<br />
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their lineout was a shambles<br />
against the Highlanders – they<br />
lost five lineouts on their own<br />
throw. Some of it might be a<br />
lack of combinations, as this<br />
was hooker James Parsons’<br />
comeback from a concussion<br />
suffered in September last year.<br />
But they can’t afford to continue<br />
that against a Crusaders second<br />
row featuring All Blacks Sam<br />
Whitelock and Luke Romano.<br />
2. Hang on to it. The Blues<br />
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coughed up 24 turnovers at<br />
Eden Park. They couldn’t build<br />
pressure and were therefore<br />
easy targets for the Highlanders’<br />
defence. The Crusaders base a lot<br />
of their attack on the counter –<br />
so that’s another dangerous trend<br />
to continue on.<br />
3. Use their attacking weapons.<br />
Rieko Ioane. Rene Ranger.<br />
George Moala. Even Matt<br />
Duffie. They are all dangerous<br />
on the carry and must get their<br />
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hands on the ball more often.<br />
Preferably in space.<br />
4. Direction. Coach Tana<br />
Umaga suggested a change might<br />
be coming at No 10, with Piers<br />
Francis a possibility to replace<br />
Ihaia West. But whoever plays<br />
first-five must navigate his team<br />
around a track where the Blues<br />
have struggled for years. And if<br />
that means kicking the ball, then<br />
kick wisely – deep or contestable.<br />
5. Attack, attack, attack. The<br />
Crusaders have won two on the<br />
bounce at the death, backing<br />
up their thrilling finish against<br />
the Highlanders with another<br />
against the Reds in Brisbane.<br />
They are clearly a very fit team,<br />
but there is a sense that their<br />
opponents have sat back slightly<br />
once building good leads. If<br />
the Blues are leading in the<br />
final quarter at AMI Stadium<br />
tomorrow night, they must keep<br />
attacking. – NZ Herald<br />
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