Despite finishing its maiden Super Rugby season in 1996 in last position, the Canterbury Crusaders have since become the superpower of Super Rugby competition, winning seven titles in all to become the most successful club in Super Rugby history. Its first three titles were all won away from home. The Crusaders have made the Super Rugby finals in all but three occasions in their history, thus establishing their stance as the team to beat at the start of every Super Rugby season. They continued their dominance in 2011, topping the New Zealand conference and coming agonisingly close to the title, losing 18-13 to the Reds in the final.
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Crusaders beat Blues to maintain momentum
by AAP, 19 May 2013
The Crusaders have continued to build momentum into their Super Rugby campaign with a clinical 23-3 win over the Blues that moves them into second spot in the New Zealand conference. The seven-time champions’ strategy of playing the game in opposition territory on a wet Christchurch night paid dividends as they ticked over the points [...]
Brumbies bounced by Dan Carter
by David Lord, 6 May 2013
The Brumby faithful were feeling pretty good at Canberra Stadium yesterday. Arch rivals Queensland Reds had blown two tournament points the night before, thanks to an 11-all draw with the Western Force. The fans gave favourite son George Smith a thunderous ovation as he led the side out alone to celebrate his record-breaking 137th Super [...]
Brumbies beaten 30-23 by Crusaders
by AAP, 6 May 2013
Brumbies coach Jake White says the most disappointing aspect of his side’s 30-23 Super Rugby loss to the Crusaders is that they never gave themselves a chance. The New Zealand heavyweights slowly ground their old foes down in front of 16,544 spectators at Canberra Stadium, their defence simply too strong and well prepared for the [...]
Brumbies vs Crusaders: Super Rugby live scores, blog
by Red Kev, 5 May 2013 
It is time for the final game of Round 12 of Super Rugby and hopefully we are about to see the match of the weekend as the Brumbies host the Crusaders in Canberra. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 4.00pm AEST. There is a strong rivalry between these two teams that stems from a [...]
Rebels edged by Crusaders 30-26
by Melissa Woods, 29 Apr 2013
Outstanding performances from Wallabies Scott Higginbotham and James O’Connor could not prevent the Melbourne Rebels having another Super Rugby victory snatched from their grasp as the Crusaders stole a 30-26 win. The Rebels scored three tries to the Crusaders’ two and led 26-21 midway through the second half in Christchurch on Sunday. But some poor [...]
Force left red-faced by pitch invasions
by AAP, 17 Apr 2013
Western Force officials are “embarrassed” by the pitch invasions that marred their team’s Super Rugby loss to the Crusaders in Perth on Saturday and have vowed to tighten security. The Crusaders lodged an official complaint with SANZAR, labelling security “disgraceful and unacceptable” after several spectators disrupted the closing minutes of the match won 16-14 by [...]
Western Force vs Crusaders: Super Rugby live scores, blog
by Red Kev, 13 Apr 2013
The Saturday Super Rugby marathon – there are still two more matches coming up from South Africa after this one – continues from nib Stadium this evening, with Western Force hosting the Crusaders. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 9.45pm AEST. After a slow start to the season the Crusaders are starting to play [...]
Sharks vs Crusaders: Super Rugby live scores, blog
by biltongbek, 6 Apr 2013 
If the South African conference want two teams in the playoffs then the match between the Sharks and Crusaders has just gained significant importance. We’ll have live scores from 4.10am AEDT. Not that it wasn’t important before but considering how the Reds, Brumbies, Crusaders and Chiefs have been performing of late it is vital that [...]
Stormers vs Crusaders: Super Rugby live scores, blog
by biltongbek, 31 Mar 2013
Having foiled the challenges of the conference leaders from both Australia and New Zealand, the Stormers will feel confident enough in their defensive game plan to halt seven-time champions the Crusaders this coming weekend. We’ll have live scores and blog from 4.10am AEDT. The Chiefs arrived in Cape Town a fortnight ago ready to show [...]
Crusaders rediscover Super Rugby form
by AAP, 17 Mar 2013
Seven-times Super Rugby champions the Crusaders recorded their first win from three games this season with an up-tempo 41-19 six-try win over the previously unbeaten Bulls at AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday. Backing up after last weekend’s 28-21 win over the Blues in Auckland, the Bulls never really threatened as the Crusaders overcame a [...]
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