The Crusaders play their fourth consecutive South African side this weekend when they meet the Sharks in Durban. The Sharks are currently sitting near the top of the table having won 4 out of 5 games and have come off a bye last week so will be rested and rearing to go. The two...
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The Sharks have selected Frans Steyn at fullback for their clash against the Crusaders.
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The Crusaders are in South Africa this week to face Cape Town’s Stormers. Despite having won 72% of their games against the Stormers the Crusaders are taking nothing for granted. The Stormers are a formidable side that play a very physical game and on home turf they will be a force to be reckoned...
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The Crusaders take on new comers the Southern Kings this Saturday. While the Kings are new to the Investec Super Rugby tournament, their coach Matt Sexton is no stranger to the Crusaders and he will be out to show his old team mates what his South African team are made of.
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The Crusaders play their first home game of the season this Saturday night against a strong Bulls team who haven’t lost a game yet this season. The Crusaders last met the Bulls in the 2012 qualifying rounds where the Crusaders came out the victors and secured a place in the semi-final with a 28-13win....
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Utility back Jürgen Visser will start on the wing for the Vodacom Bulls in their Super Rugby clash against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday.
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The Crusaders head to Wellington this Friday to face the Hurricanes. With both teams yet to secure a win it promises to be an exciting game with plenty of action.
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Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan has named an unchanged line-up for Friday’s clash with the Crusaders at Eden Park.
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Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his starting fifteen to play the Blues in the Crusaders first season game of the Investec Super Rugby 2013 season.
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When it comes to picking the favourites to lead the South Africa conference the popular vote seems to be split between the Stormers and the Sharks.
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Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his squad to contest the 2013 Investec Super Rugby competition. It includes nine new faces and twenty three players returning from the 2012 Crusaders squad.
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The Crusaders have confirmed their team for the semi-final clash against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday. The Crusaders team that beat the Bulls in last weekend’s qualifier match will get another chance to prove they are finals quality this Friday night. Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made just one change to his...
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The first week of the Super Rugby Finals Series is complete and the winners of the two Super Rugby Qualifiers, Crusaders and Sharks, are confirmed away participants for the Super Rugby Semi-Finals.
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The Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks face tough challenges in Australasia on Saturday in the Vodacom Super Rugby Qualifiers.
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Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made two changes in the forwards and one in the backs for his team to play the Bulls in the 2012 Super Rugby qualifier match this Saturday.
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It will be a first quarter-final for all of them, but eleven players from the Vodacom Bulls match 22 have won the Super Rugby title before.
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The Chiefs, who are currently top of the Investec Super Rugby table, have announced their team to play the Crusaders this Friday at Waikato Stadium.
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Three players have recovered from injuries this week to return to the Crusaders starting line-up to play the Chiefs in Hamilton this Friday.
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Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to take on the Hurricanes this Saturday night at Christchurch’s AMI Stadium (Addington). Notably, it will be prop Wyatt Crockett’s 100th game for the Crusaders.
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Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to take on the Highlanders this Friday night and has made just three changes to the starting line-up from the team that beat the Blues two weeks ago.
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The Crusaders have made seven changes to their team which hosts the Blues this weekend.
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The Crusaders head to Melbourne tomorrow in preparation for their match against the Rebels on Saturday night.
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Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to take on the Reds at home this Sunday.
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Queensland Reds twins Anthony and Saia Faingaa join forces for the first time in 2012 after being selected for Sunday’s critical round 11 Super Rugby clash against the Crusaders in Christchurch.
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The HSBC Waratahs have named a 22-man squad for this Sunday’s clash with the Crusaders at Allianz Stadium.
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The Crusaders head to Sydney this weekend to take on the Waratahs in round ten of the Super Rugby competition.
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The Crusaders team to play the Hurricanes has been named, with just one change from the line-up that beat the Stormers at home last weekend.
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This match is our Super Rugby match of the week and we strongly suggest that if possible you watch it as it will televised across the world. It should be a huge match. Sean Maitland on the run for the Crusaders This match pits the current Super Rugby leading team the Stormers against the...
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