Crusaders break record, Chiefs edge Blues, Reds too good for 'Tahs

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SATURDAY WRAP: The Crusaders' wingers crossed eight times between them as Macca Springer tied Sean Wainui's record for most tries in a Super Rugby game.

Flyers Sevu Reece (three tries) and Springer (five) tormented the Force in Christchurch on Saturday in a 55-33 victory.

It was the Crusaders' (3-1) second impressive defeat of Australian opposition after last Sunday's rout of the Queensland Reds, while the Force have lost three straight games since beginning the season 2-0.

Simon Cron's Force squad rested stars Nic White, Ben Donaldson, Hamish Stewart and Carlo Tizzano, while Dylan Pietsch (knee) and Nick Champion de Crespigny (concussion) were injured.

Crusaders 55-33 Western Force

The scorers:

For Crusaders:
Tries: Springer 5, Reece 3, Jordan;
Cons: Kemara, O'Connor 4

For Western Force:
Tries: Grealy, Harris, Williams, Potter
Cons: Burey, Miln
Pens: Burey 3

Teams: 

Crusaders: 15 Will Jordan, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Braydon Ennor, 12 David Havili (captain), 11 Macca Springer, 10 Taha Kemara, 9 Kyle Preston, 8 Christian Lio-Willie, 7 Tom Christie, 6 Corey Kellow, 5 Antonio Shalfoon, 4 Scott Barrett, 3 Fletcher Newell, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Tamaiti Williams.
Replacements: 16 Ioane Moananu, 17 George Bower, 18 Seb Calder, 19 Tahlor Cahill, 20 Ethan Blackadder, 21 Mitchell Drummond, 22 James O'Connor, 23 Levi Aumua.

Western Force: 15 Mac Grealy, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Sio Tomkinson, 12 Reesjan Pasitoa, 11 George Poolman, 10 Max Bury, 9 Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa, 8 Reed Prinsep, 7 Kane Koteka, 6 Will Harris, 5 Darcy Swain, 4 Jeremy Williams (captain), 3 Tom Robertson, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 Marley Pearce.
Replacements: 16 Ryan Coxon, 17 Nic Dolly, 18 Atu Moli, 19 Sam Carter, 20 Josh Thompson, 21 Henry Robertson, 22 Coby Miln, 23 Divad Palu.

Referee: Damon Murphy
Assistant referees: Jeremy Markey, George Myers
TMO: Brett Cronan

Chiefs 32-31 Blues

The scorers

For Chiefs
Tries: Rona, McKenzie, Vaa'i, Ratima
Cons: McKenzie 3
Pens: McKenzie 2

For Blues:
Tries: Lam, Tele'a, Evans, Renata, Ioane
Cons: Plummer 2, Taele

Teams:

Chiefs: 15 Shaun Stevenson, 14 Emoni Narawa, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Quinn Tupaea, 11 Leroy Carter, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 Xavier Roe, 8 Luke Jacobson (captain), 7 Jahrome Brown, 6 Simon Parker, 5 Tupou Vaa'i, 4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 3 George Dyer, 2 Brodie McAlister, 1 Ollie Norris.
Replacements: 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho, 17 Aidan Ross, 18 Sione Ahio, 19 Jimmy Tupou, 20 Samipeni Finau, 21 Cortez Ratima, 22 Josh Jacomb, 23 Daniel Rona.

Blues: 15 Corey Evans, 14 Mark Tele'a, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Xavi Taele, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Harry Plummer, 9 Sam Nock, 8 Anton Segner, 7 Dalton Papali'i, 6 Cameron Christie, 5 Laghlan McWhannell, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu (captain), 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 2 Kurt Eklund, 1 Jordan Lay.
Replacements: 16 Nathaniel Pole, 17 Joshua Fusitu'a, 18 Angus Ta'avao, 19 Josh Beehre, 20 Cameron Suafoa, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Stephen Perofeta, 23 AJ Lam.

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe
Assistant referees: Stu Curran, Jackson Henshaw
TMO: Glenn Newman

Reds 35-15 Waratahs

The scorers:

For Reds
Tries: Murray, Wilson, Asiata, McReight, Blyth
Cons: Lynagh 5

Waratahs 15
Tries: Reilly, Gleeson
Con: Edmed
Pen: Creighton

Teams:

Reds: 15 Heremaia Murray, 14 Lachie Anderson, 13 Filipo Daugunu, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Tim Ryan, 10 Tom Lynagh, 9 Tate McDermott (captain), 8 Harry Wilson, 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Seru Uru, 5 Ryan Smith, 4 Josh Canham, 3 Zane Nonggorr, 2 Matt Faessler, 1 Sef Fa'agase.
Replacements: 16 Richie Asiata, 17 Alex Hodgman, 18 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 19 Angus Blyth, 20 Joe Brial, 21 Kalani Thomas, 22 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, 23 Dre Pakeho.

Waratahs: 15 Andrew Kellaway, 14 Triston Reilly, 13 Henry O'Donnell, 12 Joey Walton, 11 Max Jorgensen, 10 Lawson Creighton, 9 Teddy Wilson, 8 Leafi Talataina, 7 Charlie Gamble, 6 Rob Leota, 5 Ben Grant, 4 Hugh Sinclair (captain), 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Dave Porecki, 1 Angus Bell.
Replacements: 16 Mahe Vailanu, 17 Tom Lambert, 18 Siosifa Amone, 19 Felix Kalapu, 20 Jamie Adamson, 21 Langi Gleeson, 22 Jack Grant, 23 Tane Edmed.

Referee: James Doleman
Assistant referees: Marcus Playle, Fraser Hannon
TMO: Richard Kelly