Rugby-DMac back as Chiefs and Crusaders battle it out for Super Rugby top spot

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Japan v New Zealand - Yokohama International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan - October 26, 2024 New Zealand's Damian McKenzie during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

(Reuters) - The Waikato Chiefs travel to Christchurch to take on the Canterbury Crusaders in a blockbuster clash on Saturday which will decide which of the teams tops the standings heading into the final couple of weeks of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

For all the increased competitiveness of the Australian and Pacific islands teams this season, the New Zealand heavyweights look likely to keep the Super Rugby title on the western shores of the Tasman Sea for another year.