Rugby-Fijian Drua to test injury-hit Crusaders with physical game: Byrne

FILE PHOTO: Kalaveti Ravouvou of Fijian Drua during the Super Rugby Pacific Round 14 match between the Canterbury Crusaders and the Fijian Drua at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, May 20, 2022. AAP Image/John Davidson/Photosport via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - Fijian Drua will look to test the Canterbury Crusaders' physical limits when they take on the injury-hit champions in their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final on Saturday, coach Mick Byrne said.

The Crusaders enter the playoffs with a slew of All Blacks among nine players ruled out for the rest of the campaign.