Owen Franks played 150 games for the Crusaders from 2009 to 2019, winning three Super Rugby titles. While the Crusaders looked into bringing Franks back into the squad, Robertson said they didn't have the space to facilitate it. He's been great to us for a long period of time, but it's a professional sport and the timing didn't quite work," he said. Franks played 150 games for the Crusaders from 2009 to 2019, winning three Super Rugby titles with the club. He understands how to get the best out of his body, knows his way around a competition – he's played plenty of them, and more importantly he's a world-class scrummager and he can hand down all that craft that he knows.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 13, 2021 01:18 UTC