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As our advertising has fallen during the pandemic, support from you our reader is crucial. You can help us continue to provide local news you can trust simply by becoming a supporter. Become a Supporter. The final hurdle was too much for the Chiefs, who won their latest of their two Super Rugby titles in and who faced a Crusaders team unbeaten in 25 Super Rugby playoff matches at home, including seven finals.
The Crusaders led after a first half which typified contemporary New Zealand rugby. It was frantic and contained moments of great skill but there was a lack of control and of discipline from both sides.
Neither team was able to retain possession or establish a substantial territorial advantage, though the Crusaders dominated set pieces and the Chiefs appeared at times to be just hanging on. But the match slipped away when they were unable to exploit a period of more than five minutes when the Crusaders were down to 13 men with hooker Codie Taylor and winger Sevu Reece were in the sin-bin.
Taylor received a yellow card for tackling Chiefs fullback Damian McKenzie in the air and Reece for a high tackle on replacement Ace Tiatia. That back three had already made their mark on the game as winger Reece and fullback Will Jordan scored first half tries which gave the Crusaders the upper hand.
The opening round has been run and won, and there's been plenty of movement on the ladder after two close finishes and one blow out on Saturday. Despite New Zealand's franchises dominance over the weekend, Australian rugby shouldn't be written off just yet following some exciting results. Catch up with all the weekend's talking points from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman here.
Former All Blacks captain and two-time World Cup winner Kieran Read has announced his retirement from professional rugby. Across the five weeks, ESPN will rank all 10 teams, from top to bottom, taking into account which teams are playing the best rugby, injuries, each team's recent opponents, and which teams are looking most like title contenders. Australia and New Zealand have agreed to retain replacements for red-carded players and goal-line drop-outs in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition after trialling the rule innovations in domestic seasons, organisers said on Monday.
The Crusaders had to scrap for it but overcame a courageous Chiefs team in a thrilling final to retain the Super Rugby Aotearoa title at their Christchurch Stadium fortress on Saturday. The Chiefs have had an amazing season, but they face a monumental task in Christchurch. Super Rugby Trans-Tasman is already proving to be an uphill battle for Australia's five teams, so will things get any better in Round 2?
Stay across the latest team news here. There is no time to rest after the domestic competitions were run and won in Australia and New Zealand, with Super Rugby Trans-Tasman kicking off on Friday. The Super Rugby Trans-Tasman ledger doesn't make for great for Australian rugby, so will the New Zealand sides continue their complete domination in Round 3?
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