The Crusaders opened Christchurch’s Super Round with a 35-20 win over the NSW Waratahs at One NZ Stadium, giving a full house of 25,237 fans a winning start at the new venue.
Tamaiti Williams will miss the rest of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season after being diagnosed with discitis, an infection in one of the discs in his spine.
The Crusaders secured a hard-fought 29-18 victory over the Highlanders in the South Island derby, overcoming poor discipline and three yellow cards to claim an important Super Rugby Pacific win.
The Crusaders produced a stunning turnaround to defeat the Chiefs 43-33 in Hamilton, overturning an early deficit in a rematch of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific final.