CRUS
No.Name
15Tom Taylor, FB
14Johnny McNicholl, W
13Rey Lee-Lo, C
12Kieron Fonotia, C
11Nafi Tuitavake, W
10Tyler Bleyendaal, FH
9Willi Heinz, SH
1Tim Perry, P
2Corey Flynn, H
3Nepo Laulala, P
4Jimmy Tupou, L
5Joel Everson, L
6Jordan Taufua, FL
7George Whitelock, FL
8Luke Whitelock, N8
Replacements
16Ben Funnell, R
17Joe Moody, R
18Siate Tokolahi, R
19Scott Barrett, R
20Matt Todd, R
T
21Andy Ellis, R
22Adam Whitelock, R
23Rob Thompson, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Apollo Projects Stadium
8:35 AM, June 17, 2014
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

100'Stuart Lancaster singles out Matt Kvesic as his Man of the Match ...'I think it was his best game for England"
83'7-38 End of half
83'7-38 End of half
82'The kick drifts right and that is the last action of the evening.
81'The hooter goes as the scrum sets, Crusaders look to run it but almost lose possession with a poor pass, break, and then do lose possession and from that Chris Pennell chases through a cip from Brad Barritt and scores in the corner.
81'+27-38 End of second half
81'+17-38 Try - Chris Pennell , England
80'The hooter goes as the scrum sets, Crusaders look to run it but almost lose possession with a poor pass, break, and then do lose possession and from that Chris Pennell chases through a kick and scores in the corner.
79'England suddenly spark into life and a lovely 40 seconds ends with a knock-on. That was one of the slickest moves of the match
77'Crusaders have 52% of the possession and 56% of the territory. But that doesn't matter as they have not been able to do much with it
77'Substitute on - Siate Tokolahi , Crusaders
77'Player substituted - Nepo Laulala , Crusaders
75'The last few minutes have been scrappy and a little tired, Crusaders doing more attacking but lacking penetration
68'Scrappy defence from England for the first time. Crusaders have a 5m scrum. and from it they press really hard but yet again knock-on just as the defence looks as if it is about to wobble
68'Player substituted - Dave Attwood , England
68'Substitute on - Michael Paterson , England
68'Player substituted - Rey Lee-Lo , Crusaders
68'Substitute on - Rob Thompson , Crusaders
67'Lovely tackle by Chris Pennell piles Jordan Taufua into touch as he dived for the line. Taufua then asks Owens to refer to the TMO and he does.
66'England caught loitering by a quick tap-penalty but the Crusaders can't make them pay and normal service is immediately resumed, Crusaders attacking without any product
61'Crusaders straight back into the attack, pile over and Nigel Owens refers upstairs. It did seem as if Joe Moody got the ball down but there were a lot of players between the referee and the ball. But the TMO has no clear view either and they go with Owens first reaction that the ball was held up and so we have a 5m scrum
60'And that's half-time. England have taken their chances, running in four tries, and while the Crusaders have shown skill they have too often been on the back foot and not been able to mount any sustained pressure. It will be interesting to see what Stuart Lancaster does at the break
60'Substitute on - Dave Ward , England
60'Player substituted - Joe Gray , England
60'7-33 Conversion - Stephen Myler , England
59'Stephen Myler could not ask for an easier first kick of the evening
59'7-31 Try - Anthony Watson , England
58'Anthony Watson shows pace to score England's fifth try, taking the ball 35m out, brushing off two tackles and diving over under the posts
57'Substitute on - Joe Moody , Crusaders
57'Player substituted - Tim Perry , Crusaders
57'Player substituted - Corey Flynn , Crusaders
57'Substitute on - Ben Funnell , Crusaders
57'Player substituted - Alex Goode , England
57'Substitute on - Chris Pennell , England
57'Player substituted - Henry Trinder , England
57'Substitute on - Jonny May , England
57'Substitute on - Kyle Sinckler , England
57'Player substituted - Henry Thomas , England
57'Substitute on - Nathan Catt , England
57'Player substituted - Alex Waller , England
56'Nathan Catt, Kyle Sinckler, Jonny May and Chris Pennell come on as Lancaster rings more changes
55'Deft chip through from Myler just bobbles into touch ahead of the chasing Anthony Watson
54'England now on the attack, Trinder and Barritt both go close but are held up ... England camped on the Crusaders 5m line
51'The fullbacks play swap-the-kick while the rest of the players stand in the middle like stargazers
51'Player substituted - Kieron Fonotia , Crusaders
51'Substitute on - Adam Whitelock , Crusaders
51'Player substituted - Willi Heinz , Crusaders
51'Substitute on - Andy Ellis , Crusaders
49'Crusaders still doing all the attacking but not really getting deep into the England 22 as the defence holds firm
48'Player substituted - Danny Cipriani , England
48'Substitute on - Stephen Myler , England
48'Player substituted - Lee Dickson , England
48'Substitute on - Richard Wigglesworth , England
47'England make their first changes. Richard Wigglesworth on for Lee Dickson, Stephen Myler on for the impressive Danny Cipriani
46'Crusaders till showing lots of effort and intent without any result. England holding firm
42'Eventually the Crusaders' attack ran out of steam and their attack ended up going backwards, and once more handling eventually let them down
41'Nafi Tuitavake almost made it to the line but ran out of room and was held up just short. Excellent start from the Crusaders as England look a bit cold at the re-start
41'7-26 End of first half
40'And we start the second half. England have not made any changes at the break but they are likely to come in the next 10-15 minutes
40'And that's half-time. England have taken their chances, running in four tries, and while the Crusaders have shown skill they have too often been on the back foot and not been able to mount any sustained pressure. It will be interesting to see what Stuart Lancaster does at the break
40'7-26 Start of second half
37'Cipriani, after failing to clear properly one and not finding touch, puts in a much better clearance second time
36'Crusaders again back on the attack, looking good in bursts, but a bit one dimensional, and their handling is letting them down
36'7-26 Conversion - Danny Cipriani , England
35'Another good kick from Cipriani, this time from wide on the right
34'7-24 Try - Alex Goode , England
33'Cipriani with a lovely kick which puts the Crusaders back deep in their 22, Slater steals the ball from the resulting lineout and the Crusaders are caught cold, the ball is spun wide and Alex Goode, with a jink and a shimmy, has England's fourth try
31'Substitute on - Scott Barrett , Crusaders
31'Player substituted - Jimmy Tupou , Crusaders
31'7-19 Conversion - Danny Cipriani , England
30'Good kick from Danny Cipriani from the left
29'7-17 Try - Brad Barritt , England
28'England pressure pays as Brad Barritt scores, he was tackled short of the line but used his power to get over, twisting as it seemed Willi Heinz might be able to turn him
26'England have a penalty inside the 22 but they kick for the corner rather than take an easy three points ... they win the lineout and drive for the line but are then in turn driven back
25'England now the ones attacking, Foden dives for the corner but is held up a yard short and bundled into touch
24'Boos as the crowd disagree with a Nigel Owens knock-on decision from the kick-off. He should be used to that after the first Test!
24'7-12 Conversion - Tom Taylor , Crusaders
23'Easy kick for Tom Taylor
22'5-12 Try - Matt Todd , Crusaders
21'England lost the lineout and from that Matt Todd crashed through to score from five metres out. That was coming for the last few minutes and if England thought this was a cakewalk after two early tries, they now know they are in a match
20'Johnny McNicholl on a charge only stopped by a good tackle from Alex Goode. Crusaders have upped it a gear or two. England desperately defending as the Crusaders, egged on by the crowd, hit England's defence hard inside the 22
19'Jordan Taufua absolutely thumps into James Haskell and gets up pumping his fists in delight and the crowd loved it too. Not overly sure Haskell did
19'Substitute on - Matt Todd , Crusaders
19'Player substituted - George Whitelock , Crusaders
18'George Whitelock heads off for a concussion test after the tackle on Cipriani
17'Schoolmasterly lecture from Nigel Owens to the front rows. Detention later ...
16'A loud cheer as Cipriani is hammered into touch. He gives a wry smile. A bit of a hospital pass from Alex Goode
14'Kieron Fonotia with a deft chip which England can do no more than put into touch for a lineout ten yards from the England line ... but they steal the ball to relieve the brief pressure
12'Crusaders now back in this match after being stunned by England's start, running the ball around and making England tackle hard
10'Crusaders finally put together an attack which takes them near the England 22 but it breaks down through lack of support, Cipriani with a chip through that is inches too far and allows Crusaders to take the 22
7'The kick floats to the right of the posts, always heading just wide
7'0-12 Try - Ben Foden , England
6'England throw the ball wide, Ben Foden produces a brilliant moment, scooping the ball back as it bounces into touch, over the head of the bemused Crusaders' defender and he gathers to mtouch down in the corner with an impish grin. Nigel Owens refers upstairs and waves Cipraini away as he looks to get the ball for the kick ... but the TMO rules it's good and that is a try worth watching later if you missed it
4'England win a penalty in the scrum allowing Cipriani to kick well into the Crusaders' half. If the home side are up for this then so are England's back-up players
3'0-7 Conversion - Danny Cipriani , England
2'Gray went under the posts so that was an in-your-sleep kick. Lovely play by him to set up the try, a timely reminder, as if it were needed, to Stuart Lancaster
2'0-5 Try - Joe Gray , England
1'Cipriani kicks England off with a kick deep into the 22, Crusaders kick clear and we will have a lineout inside the Crusaders half. Good rolling maul from the lineout and England within seconds are deep inside the 22 and what a start, Cipriani breaks, accelerates, commits the man, slips inside to Joe Gray who scores
1' It's a sell-out crowd here today. Our man on the spot tells us the pre-match build-up includes horses. And so it does, charging round the perimeter which is certainly different. Traditional in these parts we are told This is no normal run-of-the-mill tour match, It's more special than that and the locals areup for this. England will have no easy ride, that's for sure.
1'0-0 Start of first half