The Crusaders scored through backrower Tom Christie in the 24th minute and when the Blues were down to 14 men with Joshua Fusitua in the sin-bin, scored through Jordan to level the scores.

The Blues have won four straight and lead the tournament with 19 points with a round remaining. The New Zealand champion Crusaders were a point behind on the standings following a 29-21 win over ...

What's going to happen While the Crusaders will be firm favourites, if the Blues can impose their gameplan early like they did last weekend, it may well turn into an intriguing clash of styles.

Following the Crusaders’ statement 19-42 victory over the Blues at Eden Park, here’s our five takeaways. Top line A derby clash between New Zealand’s most successful and proud Super Rugby ...

The Blues won the last time the pair clashed for the title, a 21-17 win at home in 2003, that victory avenging their 1998 defeat away to the Crusaders.

The Blues take on Shelbourne in the Europa Conference League at Tolka Park (7.45pm) with more than bragging rights to play ...

Auckland – The Auckland Blues took apart the Canterbury Crusaders in a thumping 34-15 Super Rugby win on Friday, outscoring their illustrious New Zealand rivals by five tries to none at Eden Park.

The Canterbury Crusaders and Auckland Blues have yet to hit peak form in Super Rugby Pacific but their mutual animosity is already boiling over ahead of the re-match of last year's final at Eden ...

The Blues, who go into Sunday's match on a five-game unbeaten run at Eden Park, have possibly the only pack in the competition that can go toe-to-toe with the powerful Crusaders' forwards.

The rampant Crusaders put the Blues to the sword in their Super 14 match in Christchurch on Saturday, recovering from a sluggish start to run up a 39-10 victory.

Referee: Glen Jackson (NZL) TV: Live, FoxSports 1 TAB Sportsbet: Crusaders $1.30 Blues $3.30 Steve Samuelson writes: It’s been more than nine years since the Blues triumphed in Christchurch.