Crusaders chopper gaffe ahead of Super Rugby semifinalFACEBOOK/ BNZ CRUSADERS Garden City Helicopters were called in to help dry out AMI Stadium. The Crusaders said that they had called in the air cavalry in the form of a former captain ahead of their Super Rugby semifinal against the Chiefs in Christchurch - but it turns out it wasn't Richie McCaw. Following a week of bad weather in Christchurch, a helicopter was called in on Saturday to help dry out the turf at AMI Stadium. However, despite the Crusaders posting on their Facebook page that it was their former captain, it was in fact a pilot in a chopper from Garden City Helicopters - not the company McCaw flies with. READ MORE:* Hot topics: Analysing the SBW call* Tamanivalu turns down Chiefs* Savea shuffle nudges CJ out- Stuff

Source: Stuff July 29, 2017 03:04 UTC