Crusaders coach worried he wouldn't get 'fairytale' end

If the Chiefs bushed the Brumbies, past Scott Robertson tin beryllium blessed his last lucifer astatine the helm of the Crusaders astatine location was a win.

The result of Saturday afternoon's contention volition determine wherever the last is held. In immoderate case, it'll beryllium successful New Zealand. 

If the Chiefs win, past they'll big the last successful Hamilton. If the Brumbies win, past they caput to Christchurch.

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A packed assemblage attended what whitethorn beryllium to beryllium the farewell for Robertson, who volition permission his station arsenic the Crusaders caput manager earlier joining the All Blacks.

Coach Scott Robertson of the Crusaders interacts with the assemblage up of the Super Rugby Pacific semi last lucifer against the Blues. (Joe Allison via Getty Images)

Robertson said helium was tense astir the imaginable of the semi-final against the Blues being his last quality and not knowing wherever the last mightiness beryllium held should they win.

"Mate, I really was a small spot tense beforehand," helium explained.

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"Potentially your last game. It's a final, you don't ever get a fairytale ending. 

"I was a small spot nervous, but aft the archetypal 20 I was similar 'oh, present we go. We're on'."

The Crusaders yet romped location to a mammoth 52-15 win.

Dallas McLeod and Will Jordan of the Crusaders observe a effort during the Super Rugby Pacific semi final. (Peter Meecham via Getty Images)

Robertson hailed the squad for nailing its fundamentals erstwhile the Blues tried to beryllium "too fancy" astatine times.

"Because we had a six-day turnaround, what we concentrated connected was conscionable the elemental things," said Robertson.

"Carry height, support the shot successful beforehand of us, tally onto it, and we did. 

"Obviously erstwhile we got into their 22 we executed with a mates much tries, conscionable stayed connected apical of them."

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Asked what the speech was similar astatine half-time erstwhile the Crusaders led 32-3, Robertson said the absorption was connected "scoring first" successful the 2nd half.

"You've inactive got to score," helium said.

"You tin commencement concentrating connected 'oh they're going to commencement throwing the shot around, they've got to play drawback up' but if your mindset is to people first, you're on. 

"You're not truthful overmuch concentrating connected them. And they did, they enactment immoderate bully phases together, but our defence was great."

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