George Bridge will be one of 11 current or former All Blacks bringing star power to next week's Super Rugby clash between the Crusaders and Waratahs at Nelson's Trafalgar Park. Trafalgar Park is hosting its first Crusaders home game in five years with Saturday's opening round fixture against Australian side the Waratahs. READ MORE:* 'Just pure happiness' for victorious Tasman Mako* Nelson to host Crusaders Super Rugby season opener* Trafalgar Park near capacity for Crusaders v Hurricanes* Trafalgar Park gets Super-sizedThe Crusaders last played at Trafalgar Park in 2015, when they defeated the Hurricanes 38-15 in a match that featured 24 All Blacks across both teams. JOHN DAVIDSON/PHOTOSPORT Despite some changes to the Crusaders brand post-March 15, Nelson rugby fans will still see the popular horsemen at next week's Super Rugby clash against the Waratahs. After a 40-19 win over the Hurricanes in Ashburton, the Crusaders played their final pre-season fixture in Wanaka against the Highlanders on Friday.

Source: Stuff January 26, 2020 00:11 UTC