The two teams played in the rural Canterbury town of Kirwee, where the crowd of around 3000 people was nearly triple Kirwee's population. Rob Penney's Crusaders coughed up two tries to the Blues while ...

The tiny Canterbury town of Kirwee is counting down to kick-off between the Crusaders and Blues next Friday. In 7 days, Kirwee Rugby Club will host the biggest match in its near 120 year history.

FOR someone who really loves rugby, I am relieved that there is no local action this weekend and I’m pretty sure some of the players feel that way as well.

Kunawave says his dream of representing the All Blacks Sevens has come true, and he is proud of the hard work that has ...

Crusaders failed to threaten Walsh’s goal thereafter and Healy’s men held on for yet another win, but not before they lost Matthew Fitzpatrick to a red card late on for his second bookable ...

It's rare that a team ... Check out rugby.com.au's breakdown of every Super Rugby Pacific squad for 2025. The club is coming off a rough 2024 that saw them undefeated against the Crusaders ...

David Havili will captain the Crusaders for the upcoming Super Rugby season. Havili will become the first back to captain Super Rugby’s most successful franchise, replacing Scott Barrett who ...

Sir Steve Hansen says 2025 is the year we'll learn exactly how good Scott Robertson's All Blacks are after a promising yet imperfect 2024.

ONCE Crusaders wrapped up a 3-0 win over Knockbreda in the Irish Cup ... Lowry and a beautiful drive from Jordan Forsythe. The PIL team rallied briefly late in the first half, but Forsythe ...

Gregor Townsend sprung a surprise on Monday by adding unheralded back-row Alex Masibaka to his squad for the Six Nations.