Chiefs flanker Sam Cane will get his first Super 15 start of the season on Saturday after being named today in the side to face the Crusaders in Napier.
All Black lock Brad Thorn is set to return from injury when the Crusaders face the Chiefs in a Super 15 match in Napier on Saturday.
Crusaders fullback and All Black hopeful Israel Dagg faces a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup after undergoing surgery on his quadriceps injury yesterday which will keep him out of rugby for three months.
Key All Blacks Richie McCaw and Dan Carter will return to action for the Crusaders in their Super 15 match against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Sunday morning.
Crusaders captain Richie McCaw is back in the No 7 jersey for the Super 15 rugby match against the Stormers at Cape Town on Sunday morning (NZT).
All Black captain Richie McCaw will make an appearance off the bench in Friday's Super 15 rugby match against the Chiefs in Mt Maunganui, but first five-eighth Dan Carter has been ruled out after his hamstring tightened during training today.
Richie McCaw has been named to start the Crusaders' Super 15 match against the Western Force in Perth on Saturday night and will lead the side providing he gets through today's training run.
All Black captain Richie McCaw's comeback to Super 15 rugby action has been shortlived.
The Crusaders team has been named to play the Chiefs in a Super 15 match at Mt Maunganui on Friday.
Three changes have been made to the Crusaders starting 15 for a Super 15 rugby match against the Bulls in Timaru on Saturday night.
Star first five-eighth Dan Carter leads nomadic New Zealand team the Crusaders into their impromptu Super 15 match in London acknowledging he "dodged a bullet" when the 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch last month.
Steve Walsh will referee the Super rugby match between the Crusaders and the Sharks at Twickenham on Monday morning.
The Crusaders' earthquake-disrupted Super 15 rugby campaign could still benefit from a sixth-round match against the Sharks at Twickenham in London.
The English Rugby Union has turned down a request from the Canterbury Crusaders to host their Super 15 match against the Sharks at Twickenham this month.
Sonny Bill Williams has recovered from a stress fracture in his left leg and will make his debut for the Crusaders against the Waratahs in Nelson on Friday night.
The Crusaders team to play the NSW Waratahs in round three of the Super 15 in Nelson on Friday has been named.
The Crusaders will play at least their next two "home" Super rugby games at Nelson's Trafalgar Park and train in North Canterbury in the wake of Christchurch's devastating earthquake.
The Blues and Crusaders teams to meet in round one of the Super 15 in Auckland on Saturday have been named.
All Black and Crusaders captain Richie McCaw will miss the start of the Super 15 rugby season after sustaining a stress fracture to his right foot.
The Highlanders team to play the Crusaders in a Super 15 pre-season rugby match in Oamaru on Friday has been named.