Crusaders to retain name for 2020, logo to be changed

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Super Rugby Final - Crusaders vs Lions - AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand - August 4, 2018 - Sam Whitelock of the Canterbury Crusaders holds the trophy as he celebrates with team mates after they defeated South Africa's Lions. REUTERS/Stringer

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Canterbury Crusaders will retain their name for the next Super Rugby season at least but their logo will be changed following an outcry in the wake of a mass shooting in Christchurch almost three months ago, the team has said.

The March 15 shooting at two mosques in the team's home city killed 51 people and prompted calls for change with their branding and name, which are associated with religious wars between Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages.