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Crusaders face off against Blues in Super Rugby Pacific Round 13 on Fri 8th May 2026 at One NZ Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 08:05. In South Africa it’s at 09:05 SAST on SuperSport, 19:05 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 17:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 00:05 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Blues won the last encounter but Blues are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 6 places in the league table with Blues in 2nd and Crusaders in 8th as such Blues are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Crusaders vs Blues will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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