Kieran Read gets his knee looked at after picking up an injury during yesterday's game between the Crusaders and Chiefs. Fortunately for the Crusaders, Read's knee - "tweaked" according to Robertson - isn't as bad as first feared. A Crusaders spokeswoman confirmed to the New Zealand Herald this morning that Read is on his way with the rest of the squad. "You get this far and the opportunity is really close and we have to perform for one more week. No side has won a final away from home since 2007 when the Bulls beat the Sharks in Durban.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 30, 2017 00:56 UTC