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![Chiefs fan 'Possum' backs Crusaders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Chiefs fan 'Possum' backs Crusaders
An avid Chiefs supporter is switching his Super Rugby allegiance - but just for one night.
![Wynne Gray: Crusaders won't win super showdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Wynne Gray: Crusaders won't win super showdown
Give the Super Rugby trophy to the Waratahs now. Bookies in NZ are clinging to the notion that the Crusaders are on a roll, but Wynne Gray doubts that.
![Brian Ashby: Sub-plots tasty backdrop to mouth-watering showdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Brian Ashby: Sub-plots tasty backdrop to mouth-watering showdown
Mic Check versus the Silver Fox. The sub-plots in finals week are almost as interesting as the Big Show. The volatile Michael Cheika versus the understated Todd Blackadder.
![Justin Marshall: Big Fijian gives Crusaders their x-factor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Justin Marshall: Big Fijian gives Crusaders their x-factor
In today's column I want to have an in-depth look at Nemani Nadolo and the way the Crusaders have improved him out of sight and vice versa.
![Voices of experience lay out path to a Crusader victory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Voices of experience lay out path to a Crusader victory
The week of a grand final can be difficult to get right in terms of preparation, but for the Crusaders the experience of Richie McCaw and Kieran Read is shining through.
![Rugby: Dagg's imminent return from injury a poser for Hansen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rugby: Dagg's imminent return from injury a poser for Hansen
The All Blacks' policy of injured players not losing their places when they return to fitness could be given its sternest test if Israel Dagg returns to the fold.
![Rugby: Crotty backs big boys to nullify opposition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rugby: Crotty backs big boys to nullify opposition
It ended in failure but the Brumbies' efforts in their semifinal against the Waratahs in Sydney have provided the Crusaders with plenty of encouragement.
![Rugby: Waratahs refuse to worry about 11-game losing streak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rugby: Waratahs refuse to worry about 11-game losing streak
The Waratahs aren't worrying for a single second about their drought against the Crusaders going into Saturday's Super Rugby final.
![Wynne Gray: Blueprint for victory - stop Dan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Wynne Gray: Blueprint for victory - stop Dan
The Waratahs are concocting a plan to suffocate Daniel Carter in the Super Rugby showdown.
![Rugby: Crusaders dial up intensity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rugby: Crusaders dial up intensity
The Crusaders' forwards, who provided the platform for their semifinal victory over the Sharks with a dominant performance that at times embarrassed the big South Africans.
![All Blacks: It's show time for Crockett](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
All Blacks: It's show time for Crockett
Wyatt Crockett's work-load is about to ramp up even more with a Super Rugby final then a starting role for the All Blacks in their world-record winning quest.
![Wynne Gray: Experience sure to be key in Super showdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Wynne Gray: Experience sure to be key in Super showdown
So you don't believe in history's influence on rugby games?
![Carter puts emphasis on improving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Carter puts emphasis on improving
Dan Carter, refreshed after his break away from the game and energised by his performance against the Sharks and the opportunities of the week ahead, is promising more.
![Justin Marshall: Blackadder spot-on with tactics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Justin Marshall: Blackadder spot-on with tactics
The semifinal was a really good win for the Crusaders; it was a great win for Todd Blackadder and his staff.
![Beware Brumbies next year - Fisher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Beware Brumbies next year - Fisher
Departing coaching director Laurie Fisher is convinced the Brumbies are close to ending their decade-long Super Rugby title drought.
![Wynne Gray: Momentum rides with Waratahs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Wynne Gray: Momentum rides with Waratahs
We've got the Super Rugby final we wanted as a tantalising entree to the Bledisloe Cup, writes Wynne Gray.
![Paul Lewis: Standing against the winds of change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Paul Lewis: Standing against the winds of change
Some years back, the Aberdeen Evening Express in Scotland reported on a big storm. At its height, a coastguard was asked by marine authorities to estimate wind speed.
![Rugby: Waratahs to chase first title on home soil](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rugby: Waratahs to chase first title on home soil
It's off to Sydney then - which will host it's host final after the Waratahs clawed and scrapped their way into the last two.
![Crusaders stroll into final](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Crusaders stroll into final
The Crusaders juggernaut rolls on for another week, the Sharks dismantled piece by piece in Christchurch tonight by a team who look in clinical, and ominous, form.
![As it happened: Crusaders v Sharks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
As it happened: Crusaders v Sharks
Watch a replay of tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby semi-final between the Crusaders and the Sharks from AMi Stadium in Christchurch.
![Rugby: Sink the Bismarck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Rugby: Sink the Bismarck
Corey Flynn's journey to tonight's semifinal, his 150th match for the Crusaders and a clash against Bismarck du Plessis, considered the best hooker in the world, has been a long and often painful one.
![Brian Ashby: Home team must avoid repeat of horror show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Brian Ashby: Home team must avoid repeat of horror show
It's a very fine line between hero and zero. No one is more acutely aware of that than Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder.
![Wynne Gray: Changing tack tough for Tahs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=806)
Wynne Gray: Changing tack tough for Tahs
Why the inquiry, surely it's superfluous? Why would the Waratahs alter an adventurous playing pattern that has vaulted them to the top of the Super Rugby series?