Rugby-Super Rugby season opens with Crusaders victory
By Andrew Both
Rugby Sport News
Super Rugby season opens with Crusaders victory
BALLARAT, Australia : Ten-time champion Canterbury Crusaders romped to a season-opening 42-32 win over the Wellington Hurricanes as a new era of Super Rugby got underway over the weekend with the addition of two Pacific Island teams.
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