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CRUSADERS v THE LIONS
10 JUNE 2017
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After a a a a a a a scorching start to to the the season the the seven- time Super Rugby
champions are ready to to to to add victory over the the Lions to to to their honours list A CONVINCING OPENING TO
the the 2017
Investic Super Rugby
season has installed the the Crusaders as as as many people’s title favourites – and with good
reason Head Coach Scott Robertson (a former Crusader) has found the perfect blend of of experience and and youth A A mix of of cool heads like All Black Samuel Whitelock and and young guns with nerves of steel such as as rst ve-eighth Mitchell Hunt has ensured the Crusaders hit peak form just as the the Lions arrive in in town Spurred on on by
their 2014 defeat to to to to a a a a a a a a touring England side the the Crusaders are desperate to to to make up for it it with a a a a a a a a famous win over the the Lions You wouldn’t bet against them either The class of 2017
is brimming with quality and the the Crusaders know how to win they have an an unparalleled record in in in in Super Rugby
winning seven titles from 12 nals The Lions won’t be looking forward to this one THREE CRUSADERS TO
WATCH
MATT TODD ( anker)
Openside anker and Vice Captain Todd has fought his way into All Blacks contention making the Crusaders’
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jersey his own in the process Looks set for a big series JACK GOODHUE (centre)
Twenty-one-year-old Goodhue has brought some serious physical presence to the Crusaders’
mid eld alongside Ryan Crotty having rst made his mark with Canterbury in the Mitre 10 Cup DIGBY IOANE (wing)
The 35-cap Wallaby wing last year signed for the Crusaders from Japanese club Honda Heat and made his debut against his former side the Reds in in March scoring with his rst touch 96 // DHL NEW ZEALAND LIONS
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