Nightmare just gets worse for Crusaders

Super Rugby Pacific round-up

By BEN JAYCOCK

Panic has set in for the Crusaders with the seven-time defending champions suffering their worst ever start to a season with a fourth consecutive defeat.
This time it was the Hurricanes who inflicted the misery as Clark Laidlaw’s side maintained their unbeaten start with a first win in Christchurch in 14 years.
The Crusaders, having already lost to the Chiefs, Waratahs and Fijian Drua, went down 14-10.
This season’s competition appears more competitive than ever, and head coach Rob Penney desperately needs a quick fix with tough fixtures to come...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login