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Mar 25, 16 •
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Match: Sharks v Crusaders @ Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban Date: Saturday 26 March 2016 Kick-Off: 17:15 SA Time Referee: Jaco Peyper AR1: Jaco van Heerden AR2: Cwengile Jadezweni TMO : Johan Greeff Sharks: 15 Willie le Roux 14 JP Pietersen 13 Paul Jordaan 12...




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Mar 24, 16 •
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BNZ Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made seven changes to his starting fifteen to take on the Sharks this weekend. The BNZ Crusaders are in Durban preparing for the battle at Kings Park on Saturday evening (local time). Joe Moody and Codie...




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Mar 17, 16 •
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Match: Crusaders v Kings @ AMI Stadium, Christchurch Date: Saturday 19 March 2016 Kick-Off: 19:35 local / 8:35 SA Time Referee: William Houston AR1: Brendon Pickerill AR2: Angus Mabey TMO: Chris Wratt TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Crusaders: 1...




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Mar 17, 16 •
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The BNZ Crusaders will host the Kings at AMI Stadium this Saturday night in the first of three South African challenges. Following the Kings, the squad will head to South Africa to play the Sharks in Durban and then the Lions in Johannesburg. Head Coach...




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Mar 3, 16 •
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Match Crusaders v Blues @ AMI Stadium, Christchurch Date Friday 4 March 2016 Kick-Off 19:35 local / 08h35 SA Time Referee Paul Williams AR1 Chris Pollock AR2 Brendon Pickerill TMO Ben Skeen TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Crusaders: 15 David Havili...




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Mar 2, 16 •
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The BNZ Crusaders will host the Blues at AMI Stadium this Friday night in round 2 of the Investec Super Rugby competition. Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made just one change to the side that played the Chiefs last weekend – Pete Samu comes into the...




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Feb 25, 16 •
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Match Crusaders v Chiefs @ AMI Stadium, Christchurch Date Saturday 27 February 2016 Kick-Off 19:35 local / 08:35 SA Time Referee Chris Pollock AR1 Jamie Nutbrown AR2 Kane McBride TMO Glenn Newman TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Crusaders: 1 Joe Moody...




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Feb 25, 16 •
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The BNZ Crusaders will kick off the 21st Crusade at AMI Stadium this Saturday night when they take on the Chiefs. Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named a run-on fifteen that includes three Crusader debutants – Tim Boys at loose forward, Richie...




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Feb 17, 16 •
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The BNZ Crusaders will play their final pre-season game against the Hurricanes this Friday afternoon, and Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made just three changes to the starting fifteen that drew with the Highlanders last week. Mitchell Drummond will...




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Feb 12, 16 •
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Around fifty aspiring Crusaders are attending a training camp at Lincoln University today and tomorrow, with the Crusaders Knights squad for 2016 to be selected out of a trial game tomorrow afternoon. The Crusaders Knights squad is the BNZ Crusaders’...




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Feb 9, 16 •
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The BNZ Crusaders will play their second pre-season game this Thursday night against the Highlanders. The game wlll be played at Fred Booth Park in Waimumu as a feature of the Southern Field Days. After a pleasing 31 – 3 win against the Queensland...




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Feb 7, 16 •
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Photo: QRU/Sportography The St.George Queensland Reds have lost 31-3 to the Crusaders in their opening pre-season match at Ballymore Stadium. Playing in front of 6,721 fans in wet conditions, the Reds took a 3-0 lead into half-time, but made multiple changes...




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Feb 5, 16 •
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Some of the world’s best goal kickers have hailed from here, and now BNZ Crusaders fans will have the chance to join the goal kicking hall of fame and earn a share of $2 million in the process. This season’s new Mobil Golden Boots competition will see one...




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Feb 3, 16 •
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The BNZ Crusaders will kick their pre-season off with a game against the Queensland Reds this Saturday. A raft of players are set to pull on the BNZ Crusaders strip for the first time, and a new captain will lead the team onto Ballymore Stadium. ...




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Dec 21, 15 •
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The BNZ Crusaders are teaming up with the Christchurch City Mission to bring some Christmas joy to those in need this year. On Wednesday morning the BNZ Crusaders team will erect the marquee that will house over 600 people for Christmas dinner thanks to the...




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Dec 10, 15 •
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The new training home of Canterbury Rugby and the Crusaders was officially opened by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. John Key, at a special opening celebration today. The Prime Minister arrived at Rugby Park in style with local rugby legend Richie McCaw...




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Dec 6, 15 •
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Last night’s Canterbury Rugby Awards evening was a celebration of success in the Canterbury and Crusaders region. The annual event at Horncastle Arena is to recognise and reward the hard work of many of those involved with rugby in this region, from...




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Dec 3, 15 •
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Crusaders past and present will face off in a cricket match for charity this Sunday. The event has been running for over 30 years to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis NZ. Justin Marshall, who played for the Crusaders between 1996 and 2005, will...




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Nov 27, 15 •
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They’re some of the best rugby players the region has seen, but we’re about to find out whether they can play cricket. Members of the 2016 BNZ Crusaders squad will pit their skills against some past Crusaders legends next Sunday, 6 December, in the...




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Nov 24, 15 •
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The BNZ Crusaders have today announced that Todd Blackadder will step aside as Head Coach at the conclusion of the 2016 Investec Super Rugby season. “This will be my 8th season coaching the Crusaders, and every minute in the role has been a...




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Oct 27, 15 •
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The BNZ Crusaders will contest the 2016 Investec Super Rugby competition with a squad strong in experience but also brimming with new talent. Eleven players join the squad for the first time in 2016, and a further four players have been promoted from the 2015...




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Oct 15, 15 •
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Southland flanker Tim Boys, who has just been named the Southland Stags Player of the Year for 2015, will join the BNZ Crusaders for the 2016 season. He will provide another option to Matt Todd at openside flanker, especially with Jed Brown being forced to...




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Mar 26, 15 •
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Photo: Marcell van Aswegen Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke restored props Morné Mellett and Trevor Nyakane to the starting line-up for their Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Crusaders at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Both props played off the bench in...




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Feb 25, 15 •
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Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby halfback Willi Heinz will head to England at the end of this year’s Investec Super Rugby season, to play for the Gloucester Rugby Club. Heinz said he would find it really hard to leave his teammates at the Crusaders and...




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Jan 23, 15 •
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In twenty days tomorrow the Crusaders will host the opening game of the 2015 Super Rugby season, and mark the official start of their twentieth Crusade. Crusaders fans have already been securing their seats at AMI Stadium, with 4,000 season tickets sold...



