The battle between Quade Cooper and Daniel Carter will be key to tomorrow's Super 15 final.

Before embarking on their history-making season, the Reds watched video footage of the deadly floods which swamped their state.

Cantabrians will be in Brisbane to cheer on the Crusaders in this weekend's Super 15 final, but they might not necessarily be in the stands.

Richie McCaw is among a handful of All Blacks labelled "serial infringers" by former Wallaby coach Bob Dwyer, who says McCaw "would be guilty six times of obstruction in every game".

The Crusaders have embarked on the final leg of their Super Rugby journey and are en route from Cape Town to Brisbane.

The Crusaders will win the Super 15 title and for the best possible reason.

The Crusaders drubbing of the Stormers told you everything you need to know about the 2011 version of Super rugby's most dominant franchise.

The Southbridge magician against the Tokoroa conjurer. The best five-eighths in rugby will face off again on Saturday.

A sublime first half performance propelled the Crusaders into their 10th Super rugby final after they downed the Stormers this morning.

A breakdown of the key match-ups going into the two Super 15 semifinals this weekend.

The addition of a UK-based former Springbok to the Stormers has given Todd Blackadder cause to get his Brits in a tangle.

The Crusaders will ask superstar first five-eighth Daniel Carter to run more in a bid to snap him out of a "quiet" patch.

The All Blacks are booked to play a test in Christchurch next year, but that match and the Crusaders' home fixture list remains in limbo.

Stats guru Tracey Nelson crunches the numbers from the elimination round where Stephen Brett tackling continues to be a liability for the Blues.

If there was a surprise to come out of last night, it was the length of time it took the Crusaders to rid themselves of a troublesome case of mediocrity.

The Crusaders convincingly beat the Sharks 36-8 in tonight's Super Rugby playoff final at Trafalgar Park in Nelson.

Herald rugby writer Dylan Cleaver looks ahead towards the Super 15 elimination finals. Will both NZ teams advance?