Crusaders snap losing streak
Defending Super Rugby champions Crusaders ended a five-game losing streak with a home win over the Chiefs on Friday.
Defending Super Rugby champions Crusaders ended a five-game losing streak with a home win over the Chiefs on Friday.
The hapless Crusaders were well beaten by the Blues in a clash between the teams on Saturday, suffering their fifth successive defeat of the Super Rugby season.
Head coach Rob Penney has compared the Crusaders to a misfiring engine as the defending champions look to snap their horror start to the Super Rugby season.
The injury-ravaged Crusaders have had their SOS answered by a retired 36-year-old former Top 14 and New Zealand Sevens star.
Veteran Owen Franks has been suspended, Super Rugby said on Tuesday, ruling him out of key games for the Crusaders against the Blues and Chiefs.
Justin Sangster scored a try in the final minute to give the Hurricanes a triumph over the Crusaders on Friday and keep the Super Rugby champions winless.
All Blacks lock Scott Barrett is expected to miss the next six weeks with a fractured finger, the Crusaders confirmed, adding to the woes of the winless Super Rugby champions.
Top 14 giants Montpellier is reportedly keen to secure the services of one of New Zealand rugby’s premier backline threats.
The Crusaders were stunned by Fijian Drua on Saturday for a third straight defeat, equalling their worst start to a Super Rugby season.
Former All Black winger Julian Savea scored a record 61st try in Super Rugby on Friday as his Moana Pasifika side lost to the Rebels.