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    Crusaders still without captain Scott Barrett but welcome back Ethan Blackadder and Levi Aumua from injury

    The Crusaders are still without captain Scott Barrett but welcome back Ethan Blackadder and Levi Aumua from injury into the run-on side to face the Blues with prop Tamaiti Williams and midfielder Dallas McLeod on the bench


    Rieko Ioane, Hoskins Sotutu, Mark Tele'a and Patrick Tuipulotu return from a mix of injury and rest to start for the Blues with Stephen Perofeta starting at fullback in his first game back from a shoulder issue.



    Jordie Barrett captains the Hurricanes in Friday's blockbuster match against the unchanged Chiefs in Hamilton, with usual skipper Brad Shields sidelined along with DuPlessis Kirifi.

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     27 Jan: New Zealand Rugby interim boss Steve Lancaster has confirmed the urgency with which they need a new All Blacks coach is why they have limited their search parameters
     27 Jan: New Zealand's second gold medallist at this edition of Aspen's X Games has seemingly completed the feat on a whim
     27 Jan: A former All Black and Crusaders lock is back with the Super Rugby champions in a coaching capacity
     26 Jan: New Zealand Rugby insists it won't have to work to lure back the coaches it wants to apply for the vacant All Blacks role
     26 Jan: New Zealand Rugby interim CEO Steve Lancaster says their All Blacks coaching policy change, to only accept candidates with test experience, isn't admitting they got it wrong with Scott Robertson
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