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2014 Super Rugby Final: Waratahs v Crusaders
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<blockquote data-quote="Jaguares" data-source="post: 660380" data-attributes="member: 63264"><p>Crusaders team named:</p><p> </p><p>1. Wyatt Crockett</p><p>2. Corey Flynn</p><p>3. Owen Franks</p><p>4. Dominic Bird</p><p>5. Sam Whitelock</p><p>6. Richie McCaw (c)</p><p>7. Matt Todd</p><p>8. Kieran Read</p><p>9. Andy Ellis</p><p>10. Colin Slade</p><p>11. Nemani Nadolo</p><p>12. Dan Carter</p><p>13. Ryan Crotty</p><p>14. Kieron Fonotia</p><p>15. Israel Dagg</p><p> </p><p>Reserves:</p><p></p><p>16. Ben Funnell</p><p>17. Joe Moody</p><p>18. Nepo Laulala</p><p>19. Jimmy Tupou</p><p>20. Jordan Taufua</p><p>21. Willi Heinz</p><p>22. Tom Taylor</p><p>23. Johnny McNicholl </p><p></p><p><strong>ANZ Stadium set to be a sea of blue for Super Rugby final:</strong></p><p></p><p>A State of Origin-esque sea of blue, an Australian Super Rugby crowd record and the biggest take-up of corporate packages since the Manchester United exhibition match say ANZ Stadium will be the furthest thing from a ''neutral venue'' when the Waratahs take on the Crusaders this Saturday. </p><p>As Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder and countless New Zealand pundits latched on to the notion the All Blacks' 54 per cent win record at the Homebush Bay venue would take the sting out of the Waratahs' home ground advantage this weekend, match organisers were putting the finishing touches to a plan to ensure it will do anything but. </p><p>ANZ Stadium will be turned sky blue, a ''Tah-Train'' NSW Rail carriage will transport match-goers to the stadium free of charge, Cathy Freeman Park will be bathed in blue floodlight and even the Crusaders' team hotel in the Olympic Park precinct will be cloaked in Waratahs colours.</p><p></p><p>Ticket sales were expected to reach 50,000 overnight on Wednesday, with Suncorp Stadium's 2011 final mark of 52,000 looking vulnerable and leaving plenty of time to break the all-time Super Rugby record of 55,000. </p><p>Interest in corporate packages left stadium officals gobsmacked, with 195 of the venue's 230 suites and boxes sold on Wednesday. </p><p>Stadium general manager of sales and sponsorship Shane Stoddard said interest from the big end of town was the biggest the stadium had seen since 2012, when tickets to Manchester United's pre-season exhibition.</p><p>But the Australian Rugby Union will also have been heartened to learn that 50 per cent of tickets sold on the first day of general sale were bought by people outside the traditional rugby communities of Sydney's northern and eastern suburbs.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/sport/anz-stadium-set-to-be-a-sea-of-blue-for-super-rugby-final-20140730-zyk92.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/sport/anz-stadium-set-to-be-a-sea-of-blue-for-super-rugby-final-20140730-zyk92.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaguares, post: 660380, member: 63264"] Crusaders team named: 1. Wyatt Crockett 2. Corey Flynn 3. Owen Franks 4. Dominic Bird 5. Sam Whitelock 6. Richie McCaw (c) 7. Matt Todd 8. Kieran Read 9. Andy Ellis 10. Colin Slade 11. Nemani Nadolo 12. Dan Carter 13. Ryan Crotty 14. Kieron Fonotia 15. Israel Dagg Reserves: 16. Ben Funnell 17. Joe Moody 18. Nepo Laulala 19. Jimmy Tupou 20. Jordan Taufua 21. Willi Heinz 22. Tom Taylor 23. Johnny McNicholl [B]ANZ Stadium set to be a sea of blue for Super Rugby final:[/B] A State of Origin-esque sea of blue, an Australian Super Rugby crowd record and the biggest take-up of corporate packages since the Manchester United exhibition match say ANZ Stadium will be the furthest thing from a ''neutral venue'' when the Waratahs take on the Crusaders this Saturday. As Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder and countless New Zealand pundits latched on to the notion the All Blacks' 54 per cent win record at the Homebush Bay venue would take the sting out of the Waratahs' home ground advantage this weekend, match organisers were putting the finishing touches to a plan to ensure it will do anything but. ANZ Stadium will be turned sky blue, a ''Tah-Train'' NSW Rail carriage will transport match-goers to the stadium free of charge, Cathy Freeman Park will be bathed in blue floodlight and even the Crusaders' team hotel in the Olympic Park precinct will be cloaked in Waratahs colours. Ticket sales were expected to reach 50,000 overnight on Wednesday, with Suncorp Stadium's 2011 final mark of 52,000 looking vulnerable and leaving plenty of time to break the all-time Super Rugby record of 55,000. Interest in corporate packages left stadium officals gobsmacked, with 195 of the venue's 230 suites and boxes sold on Wednesday. Stadium general manager of sales and sponsorship Shane Stoddard said interest from the big end of town was the biggest the stadium had seen since 2012, when tickets to Manchester United's pre-season exhibition. But the Australian Rugby Union will also have been heartened to learn that 50 per cent of tickets sold on the first day of general sale were bought by people outside the traditional rugby communities of Sydney's northern and eastern suburbs. [URL]http://www.smh.com.au/sport/anz-stadium-set-to-be-a-sea-of-blue-for-super-rugby-final-20140730-zyk92.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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