a day agoa day agoThis article originally appeared on stuff.co.nz and is reproduced with permissionThis could have been as pretty as an overflowing ashtray. Instead, the Crusaders delivered a large bouquet to their hardy fans, who braved the frigid Christchurch air to watch their team score nine tries during the 61-3 win over the Fijian Drua at Orangetheory Stadium on Friday night. Often, when a powerhouse franchise like the Crusaders sends out an understrength side against a struggling outfit such as the Drua in Super Rugby Pacific, you inhale deeply and mumble to yourself about searching for gold nuggets in a compost heap. When the Crusaders kept turning up the heat on the Drua, who struggled to get any dividends out of their kicking strategy in general play, they dished up plenty of free-flowing footy. Watch every game of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season, streaming ad free, live and on demand only on Stan Sport.

Source: Stuff May 20, 2022 09:56 UTC