Crusaders’ juggling act

That’s despite him lining up on the right wing against the Force, and Leicester Fainga’anuku bagging a hat-trick in the No 11 jersey Bridge had mostly owned since 2017.

‘‘I know, it always seems to be the case with me, though, I dunno, I just end up having to chase kicks and what not, that’s about all I do really?’’ Bridge said, laughing.

He also admitted the chip kick he put in during the second half of last week’s game was for himself, only for Jordan to steam in and gobble it up and score.

‘‘Nah, we have never worked on that. I dunno, he’s pretty good at picking his moments. He’s one of the best players in the world in terms of his support play. You sort of see where he came from in reading that play.’’

GETTY IMAGES Will Jordan catches a ball, kicked through by Crusaders team-mate George Bridge, left, before racing away to score a try against the Western Force last Saturday. Left, academy members Seb Calder and George Bell give the thumbs up after making their Super Rugby debuts against the Force.