Crusaders have qualities to match former champions - Blackadder


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 01 Aug 2014

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Todd Blackadder believes his team have all the necessary qualities to emulate the great Canterbury Crusaders teams of the past and bring the Super Rugby trophy back to Christchurch for the eighth time this weekend.

The former All Blacks lock captained the Crusaders to the first three of their seven Super Rugby titles from 1998 to 2000 but is still looking for his first as a coach in his sixth season in the job.

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