All Black kingpin Daniel Carter has been handed his first start of the 2012 Super Rugby season and will wear the familiar number 10 jersey for the Crusaders as they take on the Lions in Joburg on Saturday. [...]
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Carter starts for Saders
29 Mar 12 08:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 3 Comments
Saders make changes for Chiefs
7 Mar 12 07:33 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has named his side to face the Chiefs in Napier and it contains a number of changes to the unit that went down unexpectedly against the Highlanders in week 2. [...]
Saders named to face Blues
21 Feb 12 15:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
The Crusaders have named a strong side to face the Blues in a tough away game on Friday. Neither captain Richie McCaw nor flyhalf sensation Dan Carter is yet available, though. [...]
Super Rugby preview – Crusaders
15 Feb 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 4 Comments
The Crusaders are always favourites to go on and take the Super Rugby title, especially at this time of the season, when all the speculation starts. A couple of seasons now without the trophy, one has to think that they will try a bit harder this season. [...]
Hurricanes and Crusaders make changes
9 Feb 12 12:08 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 8 Comments
The Crusaders and the Hurricanes face each other in a pre-season friendly in Mangatainoka this weekend, with both teams making wholesale changes to the teams that played last week. [...]
All Blacks named for Port Elizabeth
18 Aug 11 07:18 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 12 Comments
All Blacks.com reports that the All Black coaches have named the All Black team to play South Africa at 3am on Sunday morning (NZT). [...]
SW Awards – Loosehead
23 Jun 11 16:19 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 61 Comments
It’s that time of the year when all sorts of awards and prizes get handed to players who have performed well in the Super Rugby tournament. Here at Sharksworld, we tend to do things a little differently, rewarding those players that performed well, performed poorly as well as rewarding them for those idiotic moments. [...]
Crusaders ready for Blues onslaught
8 Jun 11 11:29 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 4 Comments
The game of this coming weekend is the top of the New Zealand conference clash between the Crusaders and the Blues, and will most likely decide which team will finish the top New Zealand team. The Crusaders have announced their team for this huge game, with a few big name changes. [...]
International dirty word, a ‘SupeRugby’ must
10 May 11 02:52 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 26 Comments
They refuse to use it on the international stage, but if you refuse to use it at ‘SupeRugby’ level you may just find yourself in big trouble. So I am just going to come straight out and say it – ‘Player Rotation’. [...]
Carter kept in ‘Cotton Wool’
4 May 11 06:32 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 9 Comments
Tony Smith writing in The Press reports the Crusaders will not risk All Blacks star Dan Carter for Sunday’s sold-out Super rugby clash with the Stormers in Cape Town. [...]
Crusaders not taking any chances
7 Apr 11 09:16 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 24 Comments
The Crusaders have been dealt a huge blow ahead of their match against the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday after hearing that Dan Carter will not be risked at the weekend. Carter is still struggling with the hamstring injury he sustained in the game against the Sharks. [...]
Sharksworld casts a ‘London Eye’ over the Crusaders
19 Mar 11 14:07 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 39 Comments
With Sharksworld steadily spreading its media accreditation around the world, we were able to get up close and personal with the Sharks next opponent, the homeless roaming Crusaders at Carisbrook this evening. [...]
Mealamu doing a Bakkies
8 Nov 10 09:05 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 30 Comments
New Zealand suffered a double blow on Sunday, with hooker Kevin Mealamu cited for head-butting and prop Ben Franks ruled out of the remained of their tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland. [...]