age_master
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Yes it is still a loss in Sydney but the grounds are quite different in terms of atmosphere and it is not their home ground.Still a loss in Sydney, doesn't matter where you play . The most annoying thing is how the commentators and even those writing the match report stressed it was the first game at ANZ stadium when the Waratahs have played there before and got trashed 51-10 in a semi final iirc. Sure the stadium wasn't named ANZ back then was I think Telstra but even so was still the same ground.
As for the Tah's playing badly, I think it was more then that, I honestly think the Crusaders outplayed the Waratahs.
If the Crusaders had outplayed the Tahs they would have put on 40 points. The Tah's definately lost that match rather than the Crusaders winning it.