WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Canterbury Crusaders are taking a cautious approach to Saturday's all-New Zealand Super Rugby semi-final against the Waikato Chiefs despite their opponents having made the trek back from South Africa this week.
The long haul trip from Australasia to Africa and back has almost always proved fatal come the playoffs but the Chiefs have become something of a bogey team for the Crusaders in the nine years since the seven-times champions last won the title.
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