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Heavyweight battles in Super Rugby don’t get any bigger than the Crusaders playing the Chiefs. Join us for live scores and commentary from 5:20pm (AEST).
The early season game between these two saw the Chiefs blow the Crusaders off the park with a convincing 40-16 victory.
They come into this off the back of a bye and regain Sonny Bill Williams and Charlie Ngatai from injury.
Rising star Brad Weber will start in the scrum half position, while there is some stability in their forward pack which will remain unchanged.
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie said, “The Crusaders are a quality side. Our previous encounters with them have been of Test match intensity and this is a must win game for both sides to remain in touch with the Hurricanes.”
The Crusaders will add experience to their starting line-up after a disappointing loss to the Highlanders last week.
The Crusaders dominated for much of the first half but couldn’t get away from the Highlanders, who are one of the competitions most improved sides.
Daniel Carter and Richie McCaw will start for Ryan Crotty, who is recovering from a head knock, and Matt Todd, relegated to the bench, respectively.
This time last year the Crusaders won a nail-biter 19-18 in Waikato, but they lost their game at home last year 18-10.
Something tells me this is going to be another tight one, and a very enjoyable game to boot.
Prediction
A tough game to pick and with so much at stake it’s unlikely we will see a blowout, so I’m going to go with a draw.
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