Carter stays a Canterbury man
Loyalty played a major role in rugby star spurning a massive offer
from Auckland to remain with Canterbury.
Crusaders fighting to keep Dan Carter
Reports that Dan Carter is poised to join the Blues next year have
been hosed down by Canterbury chief executive Hamish Riach.
Bulls book final spot
The Bulls claimed hosting rights for next weekend's Super 14 final.
McCaw confident of success
Skipper Richie McCaw declared himself satisfied with the Crusaders' preparations for their Super 14 semifinal with the Bulls and now hopes his side can do themselves justice, believing they still have their best game left in them.
Bulls v Crusaders
The big, bulldozing Bulls from Pretoria have the inside rail to the
Super 14 crown after narrowly grabbing hosting rights at their
Loftus Versfeld fortress.
Bulls lock Botha cleared to face Crusaders
Bulls lock Bakkies Botha will be available for a Super 14 semi-final against the Crusaders this weekend after escaping punishment at a disciplinary hearing in Pretoria on Monday.
Nel banned for four weeks
Centre JP Nel will miss the Bulls' Super 14 semi-final after he was
suspended for a dangerous tackle.
Crusaders go back to the future
You could excuse the Crusaders coaching staff for thinking they've
been here before.
Monday Maul
IN THE end, "playing ugly" led to the Waratahs' premature ejection from the Super 14.
Milestones cold comfort to Tahs as finals slip by
WARATAHS captain Phil Waugh has had to play with a lot of pain and injuries in his many years as an elite player … broken bones, torn cartilage, deep bruising, cuts and abrasions.
Crusaders beat Blues
Fullback Leon MacDonald kicked four penalties and the decisive drop
goal to lift the Crusaders to a narrow win.
Blues v Crusaders
Although they have control of their finals destiny, the last place
the Crusaders would want to go to secure a top-four berth is
Auckland, where the seven-times champions possess "only" a 50 per
cent winning record.
Reds smashed by Crusaders
The Crusaders' Super 14 semi-final hopes have been boosted by a 32-12 victory over injury-ravaged Queensland in Christchurch.
Crusaders v Reds
The Crusaders will be the envy of every other team still in the
semi-finals hunt as they've drawn the battling Reds when they've
been torn apart by injury.
MacDonald finished with New Zealand rugby
Crusaders fullback Leon MacDonald is returning to the Japanese club
scene after this year's Super 14, bringing an end to his lengthy
All Blacks career.
NZ team of the week
The Chiefs and Hurricanes dominate the team for round 12.
Question mark for McCaw
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder is prepared to play a waiting game
with an injury cloud over Richie McCaw.
Crusaders claw past Lions
The defending champion Crusaders kept their Super 14 playoff hopes
alive with a 32-20 bonus-point victory.
Lions v Crusaders
The Crusaders are desperate for a bonus point win to keep their
title defence alive after a shock loss to the Cheetahs and have
lost superstar Richie McCaw to injury.
Injured McCaw out for Crusaders
The Crusaders are going to have to keep their Super 14 semifinal
hopes alive without their skipper.
Cardiff Blues woo Laulala
Injured Crusaders centre Casey Laulala may soon join former
Crusaders teammate Ben Blair in Wales.
Cheetahs shock Crusaders
The Cheetahs upset the Crusaders at Vodacom Park effectively ending the Canterbury team's finals hopes.
Cheetahs v Crusaders
The Crusaders are on a roll and should keep edging their way up the
ladder towards the top four with a bonus-point win over the cellar
dwellers.
It's time to rest workhorses, say Crusaders
The Crusaders will risk breaking up their in-form loose forward trio this weekend as they balance the need to manage workloads with the high stakes territory of the business end of the Super 14 season.
Crusaders shock Sharks
Defending champions continue their charge to the finals by knocking
the Sharks off the top of the ladder.
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