Crusaders

The 15th week of the ongoing Super Rugby saw Crusaders stretch their winning streak to claim the pole position in the overall standings and Lions and Waratahs have managed to remain in top three despite their mixed outing in the second half.

Crusaders maintained their impressive run as they went on to defeat Hurricanes 24-13 in their Super Rugby face-off at AMI Stadium on Friday.

Crusaders prop Owen Franks has been handed a two-week suspension following the recently concluded Super Rugby encounter against Blues at Eden Park.

A dominant first-half performance saw Crusaders then overcome Blues with a 24-32 triumph in their Super Rugby encounter at Eden Park on Saturday.

New Zealand and Crusaders prop Joe Moody has been handed a suspension of two-weeks following the recently concluded Super Rugby game against New South Wales Waratahs at AMI Stadium.

Crusaders made a terrific comeback from being 0-29 behind to go on to beat New South Wales Waratahs 31-29 in their Super Rugby clash in Christchurch on Saturday.

Crusaders ran an eight-try riot as they trounced Melbourne Rebels 10-55 in their Super Rugby encounter at AAMI Park on Friday.

Manasa Mataele scored a double in the first half as Crusaders went on to beat Brumbies 8-21 in their Super Rugby encounter in Canberra on Saturday.

Crusaders ran five tries as they overcame Sunwolves with a 33-11 victory in their Super Rugby face-off at AMI Stadium on Saturday.

The defending champions Crusaders have claimed the top position in New Zealand Conference following a 14-40 bonus point win over Jaguares in their Super Rugby clash at Estadio Jose Amalfitani.

Jack Goodhue's brace helped the Crusaders to overcome Bulls by 33-14 at Christchurch in the Super Rugby fixture on Friday.

Fly-half Lima Sopoaga contributed with 15 points as Highlanders went on to claim the top position in the Super Rugby 2018 table with a 25-17 triumph over Crusaders.

The Hurricanes have defeated the reigning Super Rugby champions, the Crusaders in their Super Rugby encounter at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday.

Crusaders came up with a seven-try dominant performance as they went on to trounce Stormers 45-28 in their Super Rugby encounter at AMI Stadium on Saturday.

Crusaders ran a seven-try riot as they started the Super Rugby title defence with a 45-23 win over Chiefs at AMI Stadium on Saturday.

New Zealand skipper Kieran Read is set to miss a decent amount of 2018 Super Rugby season for Crusaders as he will undergo a spinal surgery on Saturday.

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.