The Crusaders (formerly known as Canterbury Crusaders and BNZ Crusaders) are one of New Zealand’s finest rugby franchises. In the short history of the Super Rugby competition, the Crusaders Rugby team have won the tournament 10 times. They also won the inaugural season of the Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament in 2020.
On this page, you can discover everything there is to know about the Crusaders Rugby Club. You can learn more about the history of the franchise, read the latest news about the team and see their upcoming fixtures and latest results.
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The Crusaders (formerly known as Canterbury Crusaders and BNZ Crusaders) are one of New Zealand’s finest rugby franchises. In the short history of the Super Rugby competition, the Crusaders Rugby team have won the tournament 10 times. They also won the inaugural season of the Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament in 2020.
On this page, you can discover everything there is to know about the Crusaders Rugby Club. You can learn more about the history of the franchise, read the latest news about the team and see their upcoming fixtures and latest results.
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Super Rugby Super Rugby Aotearoa Super Rugby Trans Tasman | Round 7 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Sharks | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 153 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
-  Crusaders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 105 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
-  Brumbies | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 115 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
-  Blues | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 134 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
-  Chiefs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 194 | 128 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
-  Stormers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
-  Jaguares | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 169 | 135 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
-  Hurricanes | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 135 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
-  Rebels | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 160 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
-  Reds | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 219 | 176 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
-  Highlanders | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 163 | -72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
-  Bulls | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 115 | 152 | -37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
-  Waratahs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 214 | -110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
-  Lions | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 200 | -91 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
-  Sunwolves | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 292 | -191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Round 7 |
|---|
| - Sharks |
| - Crusaders |
| - Brumbies |
| - Blues |
| - Chiefs |
| - Stormers |
| - Jaguares |
| - Hurricanes |
| - Rebels |
| - Reds |
| - Highlanders |
| - Bulls |
| - Waratahs |
| - Lions |
| - Sunwolves |
Given how dominant the side are now, it’s hard to believe that the Crusaders Rugby team struggled in the early days of Super Rugby (then known as the Super 12). In fact, in their first ever season in the competition, the Crusaders Rugby team came last.
However, they soon found their footing. In the next season, the Crusaders Rugby team finished sixth and then they never looked back. From here, they won three titles in a row between 1998 and 2000 despite all three finals being away from home. Ever since, the Crusaders have been almost untouchable in the competition. In fact, since 2002, there has only been one season when the team hasn’t at least made the knockout rounds of the competition. They’ve also been in the final on all but seven occasions. In most of these years, the team reached the semi-final stage.
Joe Moody Prop 
Isileli Tuungafasi Prop 
Harrison Allan Prop 
Andrew Makalio Hooker 
Codie Taylor Hooker 
Brodie McAlister Hooker 
Nathan Vella Hooker 
George Bower Prop 
Michael Alaalatoa Prop 
Oli Jager Prop 
Luke Romano Lock 
Scott Barrett Lock 
Quinten Strange Lock 
Cullen Grace Lock 
Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta Lock 
Samuel Whitelock Lock 
Mitchell Dunshea Lock 
Ethan Blackadder Flanker 6 
Ethan Roots Flanker 6 
Tom Sanders Flanker 6 
Tom Christie Flanker 7 
Sione Havili Talitui Flanker 7 
Brendon O'Connor Flanker 7 
Whetu Douglas Number 8 
Liam Allen Fullback 
Mahroni Ngakuru 
Anton Segner 
Siua Maile 
Tamaiti Williams 
Isaiah Punivai 
Fletcher Newell 
Chay Fihaki 
Ereatara Enari Scrum half 
Bryn Hall Scrum half 
Mitchell Drummond Scrum half 
Fergus Burke Fly half 
Richie Mo'unga Fly half 
Brett Cameron Fly half 
George Bridge Wing 
Josh McKay Wing 
Sevu Reece Wing 
Braydon Ennor Wing 
Manasa Mataele Wing 
Kaveinga Finau Centre 
Jack Goodhue Centre 
Leicester Fainga'anuku Wing 
Tomas Aoake Wing 
Dallas McLeod Wing 
David Kaetau Havili Wing 
Will Jordan Fullback Due to the team’s continued success, a number of the game’s great players have represented the Crusaders and the All Blacks, including Pat Lam, Richie McCaw and Dan Carter.
At present, the Crusaders Rugby team contains a number of established international stars, including lock Sam Whitelock who has been capped by New Zealand more than 120 times. The team also includes New Zealand hooker Codie Taylor and prop Joe Moody, who both have more than 50 caps for the national team.
