Crusaders

A late fightback from Lions despite being one man down did not prove enough as Crusaders completed a 17-25 victory at Emirates Airlines Park to win the Super Rugby 2017 title.

South Africa international Faf de Klerk expressed his desire to sign off from Super Rugby with a win in the final against Crusaders on Saturday in Johannesburg.

Seta Tamanivalu scored two tries in the second half as Crusaders continued their momentum into the semi-final against Chiefs with a 27-13 win at AMI Stadium to become the first team to reach the finals of the Super Rugby 2017 season.

Crusaders continued their good form into the knock-out stage as they went on to defeat Highlanders by 17-0 at AMI Stadium to reach the semi-final of the Super Rugby 2017 season.

New Zealand Rugby have confirmed that All Blacks international Ryan Crotty has penned a new deal with the Super Rugby club Crusaders.

Super Rugby champions Hurricanes have received the much needed boost ahead of their crucial clash against Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium with six All Blacks players returning to the squad.

Owen Farrell kicked four penalties as British and Irish Lions went on to defeat Crusaders 3-12 in the tour game at AMI Stadium in Melbourne on Saturday. Here are player ratings from the encounter.

As British and Irish Lions registered their second victory in the ongoing New Zealand tour with a 3-12 triumph over Crusaders, we take a look at few of the key points on the encounter at AMI Stadium.

Owen Farrell with four penalties helped the British and Irish Lions to over-power Super Rugby's unbeaten Crusaders 3-12 in a grueling affair at AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday.

Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson said that his side is expecting a tough competition from the British and Irish Lions in their tour game on Saturday.

British and Irish Lions have announced Wales international Alun Wyn Jones as the captain for the upcoming tour game against Super Rugby side Crusaders on Saturday.

Replacement Mitch Hunt scored a penalty and a drop goal in the final five minutes as Crusaders maintained their winning streak in the tournament with a 25-22 triumph at AMI Stadium on Saturday.

Jed Brown scored a double as Crusaders registered their 13th consecutive win this season after defeating Rebels 19-41 in their Super Rugby clash at AAMI Park on Saturday.

Crusaders managed to maintain their winning streak going this season as they came up with a clinical second half performance to come from behind and complete a 24-31 win over Chiefs in their Super Rugby encounter at ANZ National Stadium on Friday.

Matt Todd scored the only try in the game as Crusaders maintained their winning streak of 11 games with a 20-12 victory over Hurricanes in their Super Rugby clash at AMI Stadium on Saturday.

Crusaders ran a 10-try riot as they trounced Bulls by 24-62 in their Super Rugby encounter at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Whilst some teams have played nine, and some teams have played eight fixture thus far in the current Super Rugby campaign, this week marks the closest we’ll get to a midway point of the season.

New Zealand skipper Kieran Read is set to remain on the sidelines for up to six weeks following a fractured thumb that he sustained while playing for his club Crusaders.

Crusaders skipper Sam Whitelock has been handed a two-week ban following his yellow card incident during the recently concluded Super Rugby encounter against Cheetahs at Toyota Stadium on Saturday.

George Bridge scored a hat-trick while Richie Mo'unga contributed with 18 points as Crusaders recorded their ninth consecutive win this season with a 21-48 triumph over Cheetahs at Toyota Stadium on Saturday.