The Canterbury Crusaders won their tenth Super Rugby title at home against Jaguares in 2019.
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22 Facts About Canterbury Crusaders
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The Canterbury Crusaders have won their 11th and 12th title in both editions of Super Rugby Aotearoa in 2020 and 2021.
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Canterbury Crusaders have been led by only three CEOs throughout their 27-Year history; former New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew, Hamish Riach and incumbent Colin Mansbridge.
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Canterbury Crusaders franchise was created as one of five New Zealand teams in the Super 12.
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The Canterbury Crusaders struggled in the inaugural season and finished bottom of the table with only two wins.
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Canterbury Crusaders won their first title in 1998, despite starting the season with three losses in their first four games.
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The Canterbury Crusaders finished second in the round-robin, earning them the right to host a semi-final in which they faced the Highlanders at Jade Stadium.
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Canterbury Crusaders bounced back dramatically in 2002 when they went through the Super 12 season unbeaten, achieving their fourth title.
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An unbeaten run of sixteen matches was nearly halted when the Canterbury Crusaders drew with the Western Force in Perth in round eleven.
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The Canterbury Crusaders players were Chris Jack, Richie McCaw, Greg Somerville, Reuben Thorne, Dan Carter, Leon MacDonald, and Aaron Mauger.
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Canterbury Crusaders were top of the table going into the last round of the Super 14 before the play-offs.
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Statistically, the Canterbury Crusaders had the best defensive record of the 2009 competition – conceding just 198 points.
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The Canterbury Crusaders lost the final at the Suncorp Stadium to the Queensland Reds.
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The Canterbury Crusaders won the overall title in Super Rugby Aotearoa 2020, winning 7 out of 8 games.
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Club adopted Canterbury Crusaders's traditional sporting colours of red and black, as worn by Canterbury Crusaders.
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The Canterbury Crusaders management led by Colin Mansbridge, revealed a new logo to replace the knight and sword in late 2019.
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The Canterbury Crusaders usually took one game each year to another part of the franchise area, most often when the New Zealand cricket team was playing at AMI Stadium.
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In 2006, the Canterbury Crusaders did play a pre-season match in Melbourne against the Western Force at Olympic Park Stadium.
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Canterbury Crusaders have fielded a development team in competitions such as the Pacific Rugby Cup and in matches against other representative teams for several seasons.
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Canterbury Crusaders were coached in their first season by Vance Stewart, who was assisted by Aussie Mclean.
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