Eye on the Crusaders
There are two things you can be sure of in life: a lame album from Cliff Richard at Christmas, and a lame start to the Super Rugby season from the Crusaders.
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Uphill marathon for early losers
No team ever lost the Super Rugby title in the first week. But one could be about to lose it in the second.
Marshall's Chalkboard - The Crusaders' vertical formation
Justin Marshall explains what the Crusaders are trying to achieve with their vertical stacking formation on attack and why it's not working.
Super Rugby wrap up
Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray discuss the winners and losers from the first weekend of Super Rugby.Rugby Herald will be with you every week as the season unfolds.
Rugby: Injuries add to the Blues problems as Crusaders loom
Two on the Blues' skimpy best list will miss the Crusaders' match and probably the side's trip to Africa.
Justin Marshall: Big questions for losing duo
It is easy to write off the Crusaders' loss to the Chiefs on Friday as a bad night in front of the posts, writes Justin Marshall. But for me the Crusaders' concerns should run deeper than that.
Super Rugby: Depleted Chiefs rise to occasion
The injuries continue to mount and the possession stats are still deficient, but the Chiefs keep on winning.
Richard Loe: Coaches prepared for crisis
The Chiefs had injury dramas before they played the Crusaders, now they have even more but frankly, I doubt whether it will slow them down much, writes Richard Loe.
Rugby: Crusaders 'own worst enemy'
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie laments the penalties and the injuries but will take the win, Richie McCaw and Todd Blackadder say the Crusaders didn't take their chances and were 'thier own worst enemy'.
As it happened: Crusaders v Chiefs
Join us here for tonight's live blog from the Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and the Chiefs from AMI Stadium in Christchurch.
Rugby: Crusaders set for the Chiefs
Aaron Mauger updates nzherald.co.nz on the Crusaders as they prepare to start the 2014 season against raining champions the Chiefs, we ask what's different and how can they regain the Super Rugby crown?.
Super Rugby kicking off
Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray look towards the start of the NZ matches in the 2015 Super Rugby season, who will win and who will fail?. Herald Rugby will be with you every week as the season unfolds.
Wynne Gray: Crusaders need fast, strong start
Five seasons and counting. Recollections of the Crusaders' supremacy are fading as they continue to go through their close-but-no-cigar routine, writes Wynne Gray.
Rugby: Blackadder's change of tack
As a coach, Todd Blackadder is prone to all manner of sayings, and one of his standard lines is the one about the definition of insanity being the inclination to do the same thing over and over again, all the while expecting a different result.
Rugby: Moody refuses to be counted out
Joe Moody credits his wrestling background with providing him with the requisite mental strength for top rugby and he will need all of that determination this season as he battles back from ankle surgery.
Chiefs to win again?
The Rugby Herald team give their expert opinion & analysis on the upcoming 2014 Super Rugby season. Radio Sports Nigel Yalden joins Gregor Paul from the Herald on Sunday and Patrick McKendry from APNZ newswire to 'crystal ball' the season ahead.
Rugby: Crusaders triumph without star trio
The Crusaders have started its 2014 season on a winning note, despite missing its superstar trio.
All Blacks: Napier wins in test agenda
The All Blacks' home test schedule for next year has been confirmed, with Napier to host a Rugby Championship fixture against Argentina in September.
Rugby: Crusaders make big call
Fijian-born wing Nemani Nadolo probably won't be available for the Crusaders until the end of February which means he will miss the start of the season.
Rugby: Fierce rivals to start Super season
New Zealand's Super rugby conference is primed for a high-octane start next year with a clash between the Chiefs and Crusaders.
Crusaders forced to wait on Savea
The Crusaders continue to wait on Julian Savea, with an apparently straightforward process - stay with the Hurricanes or move on - looking increasingly complicated.
Rugby: Savea close to saving day for Crusaders
The Crusaders have made a big step towards making up for the loss of Dan Carter next season with the expected signing of All Blacks wing Julian Savea from the Hurricanes.
Season report card: Crusaders
The Crusaders had momentum going into the play-offs, but tripped up again. Not good enough for a team with seven titles, writes Patrick McKendry.