Crusaders

Tamaiti Williams of the Crusaders Photo: Photosport The Crusaders ended the Brumbies perfect start to the Super Rugby Pacific season with a 35-17 win in Christchurch on Friday night. After a mixed start to the season the…

Radioactive Ugly Surreal, there’s almost no other word for it — Studio Retroware has announced that it is producing a side-scrolling beat-’em-up based on short-lived ’90s cartoon Toxic Crusaders. The Tromatastic release is expected to…

The Crusaders play the Fijian Drua in Christchurch on 20 May 2022. This time round the Drua made the most of being on home turf, Jamie Wall writes. Photo: Photosport Ltd 2022 www.photosport.nz It had been predicted that as soon…

Photo: PhotoSport / Martin Hunter Fijian Drua recorded the biggest win of their two seasons in Super Rugby Pacific with a stunning 25-24 upset of the defending champion Canterbury Crusaders in front of a passionate home crowd…

The Chiefs have started the new Super Rugby Pacific season in style. Chiefs celebrate their winning streak Photo: Photosport Despite being at the Crusaders fortress in Christchurch, the visitors have come-from-behind and then…

Will the defending champion Crusaders and Chiefs Manawa reign supreme again this season, or can someone usurp the Super Rugby thrones? The Crusaders and Chiefs Manawa are favoured to defend their titles. Photo: Photosport Super…

The feature of the Blues squad is the inclusion of Rob Rush. Rob Rush. Photo: PHOTOSPORT The Northland blind-side flanker Rob Rush is the son of former All Black and Sevens legend, Eric Rush. Rush along with prop, Josh Fusitu'a…

And that has further opened the door to Cannon-Brookes to stamp his influence all over AGL, as evidenced a few weeks back when the company’s attempt to install its choice of a new chairman, Paula Dwyer, was stymied by shareholders,…

The All Blacks have swung the axe by sacking two of their assistant coaches following the 2-1 series loss to Ireland. Jason Ryan has been a Crusaders assistant coach since 2017. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Forwards coach John Plumtree…

The Crusaders are the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific champions, defeating the Blues 21-7 in the final at Eden Park tonight. Crusaders celebrate a Bryn Hall try during the Final of the Super Rugby Pacific rugby match between the Blues…