Video Analysis: Putting the boot into the Crusaders

As discussed on our Podcast with Richard Graham, one of the key ways to nullify the key attacking threat of the Crusaders – the kick return – is to take it out of the game through contestable kicks and touch finders that can’t be played quickly.

As you’ll see, these were the tactics employed by the Cheetahs when they beat an almost full-strength Crusaders 33–20 in Round 13.

Are these tactics we’ll see from the Reds on Sunday?

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