{"id":37554,"date":"2019-06-20T23:27:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T11:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/?p=37554"},"modified":"2019-06-20T23:43:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T11:43:54","slug":"super-rugby-preview-qf1-crusaders-v-highlanders-21-06-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2019\/06\/super-rugby-preview-qf1-crusaders-v-highlanders-21-06-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Rugby Preview QF1: Crusaders v Highlanders (21\/06\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby-2019-draw\/attachment\/1crusad19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1crusad19.jpg?fit=219%2C53&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"219,53\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1crusad19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1crusad19.jpg?fit=219%2C53&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1crusad19.jpg?resize=219%2C53&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"53\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby-2019-draw\/attachment\/1high19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1high19.jpg?fit=219%2C53&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"219,53\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1high19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1high19.jpg?fit=219%2C53&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1high19.jpg?resize=219%2C53&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"53\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"Opta-Striped\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders have won five of their last six completed Super Rugby matches against the Highlanders (L1), coming from behind at half-time to win two of those matches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Highlanders have lost six of their last seven Super Rugby matches on the road (W1), conceding an average of 33 points per-game in those defeats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders have won all 21 of their Super Rugby finals matches on home soil, only three times in that span has the full-time margin been in the single figures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Highlanders have lost their last three Super Rugby finals appearances, after winning four consecutive finals matches prior to that span.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders have won 12 of their last 13 completed New Zealand derbies in Super Rugby (L1), but lost in their most recent such fixture to the Chiefs (27-40).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Highlanders are undefeated in their last two Super Rugby matches against fellow New Zealand teams (W1, D1), they haven&#8217;t had a longer run of such matches without losing since a three-game stretch through March-May 2016 (W3).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders have averaged 510 metres per-game in Super Rugby 2019, the most in the competition and 78 more than the Highlanders (432).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Highlanders have conceded just 7.1 penalties per game on average in Super Rugby this year, fewer than any other side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders&#8217; Sevu Reece has made 34 clean breaks in Super Rugby this year, six more than any other player, while he&#8217;s also scored the most tries in 2019 (13).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Aaron Smith (Highlanders) has provided 11 try assists in Super Rugby 2019, the most of any player in the finals series and the second most overall (Quade Cooper \u2013 12).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders have played the Highlanders 36 times in Super rugby since 1996 and the Crusaders have won 24 matches, lost 11 times and drawn once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders 24 wins out of 36 matches gives them a record of winning 67% of their matches against the Highlanders regardless of venue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">This weekend the match will be played in Christchurch which is home for the Crusaders and the city in which the teams have met 18 times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">In those 18 matches played in Christchurch, the Crusaders have won 15 matches and lost 3. This gives the Crusaders a record of winning 53% of their matches against the Highlanders at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The average score when the Crusaders play the Highlanders in Christchurch is : Crusaders 33 Highlanders 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders have won the last four matches against the Highlanders in Christchurch and the Highlanders have not won in the city since 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Crusaders have played three elimination matches in Christchurch against<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">the Highlanders and they have won all three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Average score:<\/strong>\u00a0Crusaders <strong>28<\/strong> Highlanders <strong>20<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Last five results\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Fri, 12 Apr 2019<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Crusaders 43 v 17 Highlanders<\/span><\/strong> @Christchurch<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Sat, 16 Mar 2019<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Crusaders<\/span> <span style=\"color: #808080;\">0 v 0 Highlanders<\/span><\/strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"> (Game was called off due to the events in Christchurch &#8211; Match was declared a draw)<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Crusaders 45 v 22 Highlanders<\/span><\/strong> <em>@Christchurch<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Sat, 17 Mar 2018<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Highlanders 25 v 17<\/strong> <strong>Crusaders<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>@Dunedin<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 Elim: <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Crusaders 17 v 00 Highlanders<\/span><\/strong> <em>@Christchurch<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Crusaders overall record against the Highlanders<br \/>\n<\/strong>Played <strong>36<\/strong>, Wins <strong>24<\/strong>, Losses <strong>11<\/strong>, Draws<strong> 1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Teams<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Crusaders<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">15 David Havili, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Jack Goodhue, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 George Bridge, 10 Richie Mo\u2019unga, 9 Bryn Hall, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Matt Todd, 6 Whetu Douglas, 5 Sam Whitelock (captain), 4 Scott Barrett, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Joe Moody<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Replacements: 16 Andrew Makalio, 17 Tim Perry, 18 Michael Alaalatoa, 19 Luke Romano, 20 Jordan Taufua, 21 Mitchell Drummond, 22 Mitchell Hunt, 23 Braydon Ennor<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Highlanders<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">15 Ben Smith (co-captain), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Rob Thompson, 12 Tei Walden, 11 Sio Tomkinson, 10 Josh Ioane, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Luke Whitelock (co-captain), 7 James Lentjes, 6 Liam Squire, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Jackson Hemopo, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 1 Liam Coltman, 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Replacements: 16 Ash Dixon, 17 Ayden Johnstone, 18 Siate Tokolahi, 19 Josh Dickson, 20 Shannon Frizell, 21 Kayne Hammington, 22 Marty Banks, 23 Elliot Dixon<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Match Officials and details<br \/>\nDate:<\/strong>\u00a0Fri 21 June<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Venue:<\/b>\u00a0Orangetheory (AMI) Stadium, Christchurch<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Kick Off local<\/strong>: 19.35<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Referee<\/strong>: Jaco Peyper<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Assistant Ref 1<\/strong>: Paul Williams<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Assistant Ref 2<\/strong>: Brendon Pickerill<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>TMO:<\/b>\u00a0Ben Skeen<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36412\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allthingsrugby.store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/allthingsrugby.store noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/super-rugby\/2019\/03\/super-rugby-preview-blues-v-highlanders-22-03-19\/attachment\/emailsig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emailSig.jpg?fit=577%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"577,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"emailSig\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/allthingsrugby.store&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emailSig.jpg?fit=577%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-36412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emailSig.jpg?resize=577%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emailSig.jpg?w=577&amp;ssl=1 577w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rugbyredefined.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emailSig.jpg?resize=300%2C78&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/allthingsrugby.store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/allthingsrugby.store<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Crusaders have won five of their last six completed Super Rugby matches against the Highlanders (L1), coming from behind at half-time to win two of those matches. 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