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Rugby: Matson talks to the Blues
Crusaders assistant coach Tabai Matson was yesterday in Auckland to talk to Blues' players and board members about joining the team and Sir John Kirwan from next year.

Scotty Stevenson: Colin you're much too good
Can someone please tell Colin Slade to tear up that overseas contract and stay a while?

Crusaders' playoff hopes get a boost
There has been a quiet confidence within the Crusaders that their season is anything but over, but the results at the weekend have made their playoff dream a more realistic one.

Rugby: Crusaders crush Reds
A rampant attack and a generous opponent combined to provide a fitting farewell for a quintet of Crusaders tonight

McCaw keeps emotions in check
Richie McCaw is managing to temper his emotions ahead of the probable end of an era for several Crusaders teammates.

Rugby: Hurricanes too strong
The Hurricanes beat the Crusaders in Wellington tonight and every one of their four tries were worthy of the highlights reel.

First take: Two in-form first fives
Colin Slade or Beauden Barrett? Beauden Barrett or Colin Slade? The starting order would not matter, the All Blacks would be happy with either at first five eighths.

Canes ready to KO Crusaders' campaign
On the weekend of boxing's biggest fight in years, the Crusaders look weak at the knees.

Crusaders banish the blues but hard yakka needed for playoffs
The Crusaders got more traction when they kept the ball instead of hoofing it downfield but still look a little uncertain about their attacking methods and transition, writes Wynne Gray.

Basics can turn a season
If the Crusaders want to feature at the top end of the table, a handful of individuals need to take greater responsibility for their performances, writes Richard Loe.

Bowden backs Carter to come right for ABs
Blues' first-five Dan Bowden knows what it's like to play outside Dan Carter and he insists the struggling All Black isn't finished yet.

McCaw will be OK, but Carter a worry
Tell me if you've heard this before: Richie McCaw is looking old, the Crusaders are on the wane, Dan Carter is a shadow of his former self?

Failure to grab game by scruff of neck a concern for Crusaders
After watching the demolition job the Chiefs did on the Crusaders, there was one really disappointing aspect to emerge.

Stats show McCaw must lift his game
Richie McCaw knows he's playing short of his peak - and the statistics support that assertion.

Rugby: Chiefs crunch Crusaders
The Chiefs easily recovered from the first-half loss of Aaron Cruden to secure a memorable double over the Crusaders in Christchurch tonight.

As it happened: Crusaders v Chiefs
Relive all the action from the Super Rugby clash between the Crusaders and the Chiefs at AMI Stadium in Christchurch.

First take: Something wrong with Crusaders
Something's just not right with the Crusaders. They tinker with their combinations, often swapping test men for test men but progress is marginal.

McCaw, Carter bolster Crusaders' chances
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder is anticipating another "epic battle" in his team's derby with the Chiefs this weekend.

Departure adds to coach's headache
Colin Slade's decision to play overseas next year has just made Todd Blackadder's rebuilding job at the Crusaders in 2016 a whole lot tougher.

Colin Slade's $700k gig
Crusaders pivot Colin Slade has signed a three-year contract with French club Pau, where he will earn about $700,000 a season.