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

// If the Chiefs beat the Brumbies, then Scott Robertson can be happy his final match at the helm of the Crusaders at home was a win. The outcome of Saturday afternoon's contest will decide where the final is held. In any case, it'll be in New Zealand.  If the Chiefs win, then they'll host the final in Hamilton. If the Brumbies win, then they head to Christchurch. Watch the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season on the home of rugby, Stan Sport. All matches streaming ad free, live and on demand A packed crowd attended what may prove to be the farewell for Robertson, who will leave his post as the Crusaders head coach before joining the All Blacks. Robertson said he was nervous about the prospect of the semi-final against the Blues being his final appearance and not knowing where the final might be held should they win. "Mate, I actually was a little bit nervous beforehand," he explained. READ MORE LINKS "Potentially your final game. It's a final, you don't always get a fairytale ending.  "I was a little bit nervous, but after the first 20 I was like 'oh, here we go. We're on'." The Crusaders eventually romped home to a mammoth 52-15 win. Robertson hailed the team for nailing its fundamentals when the Blues tried to be "too fancy" at times. "Because we had a six-day turnaround, what we concentrated on was just the simple things," said Robertson. "Carry height, keep the ball in front of us, run onto it, and we did.  "Obviously when we got into their 22 we executed with a couple more tries, just stayed on top of them." Asked what the talk was like at half-time when the Crusaders led 32-3, Robertson said the focus was on "scoring first" in the second half. "You've still got to score," he said. "You can start concentrating on 'oh they're going to start throwing the ball around, they've got to play catch up' but if your mindset is to score first, you're on.  "You're not so much concentrating on them. And they did, they put some good phases together, but our defence was great." For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! If the Chiefs beat the Brumbies, then Scott Robertson can be happy his final match at the helm of the Crusaders at home was a win. The outcome of Saturday afternoon's contest will decide where the final is held. In any case, it'll be in New Zealand.  If the Chiefs win, then they'll host the final in Hamilton. If the Brumbies win, then they head to Christchurch. Watch the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season on the home of rugby, Stan Sport. All matches streaming ad free, live and on demand A packed crowd attended what may prove to be the farewell for Robertson, who will leave his post as the Crusaders head coach before joining the All Blacks. Robertson said he was nervous about the prospect of the semi-final against the Blues being his final appearance and not knowing where the final might be held should they win. "Mate, I actually was a little bit nervous beforehand," he explained. READ MORE LINKS "Potentially your final game. It's a final, you don't always get a fairytale ending.  "I was a little bit nervous, but after the first 20 I was like 'oh, here we go. We're on'." The Crusaders eventually romped home to a mammoth 52-15 win. Robertson hailed the team for nailing its fundamentals when the Blues tried to be "too fancy" at times. "Because we had a six-day turnaround, what we concentrated on was just the simple things," said Robertson. "Carry height, keep the ball in front of us, run onto it, and we did.  "Obviously when we got into their 22 we executed with a couple more tries, just stayed on top of them." Asked what the talk was like at half-time when the Crusaders led 32-3, Robertson said the focus was on "scoring first" in the second half. "You've still got to score," he said. "You can start concentrating on 'oh they're going to start throwing the ball around, they've got to play catch up' but if your mindset is to score first, you're on.  "You're not so much concentrating on them. And they did, they put some good phases together, but our defence was great." For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! https://ift.tt/ZPvj8G9 //