Relive 1 NEWS NOW's live coverage of this afternoon's Super Rugby clash between the Crusaders and Brumbies at Christchurch Stadium.
FULLTIME - CRUSADERS 36 BRUMBIES 14
The Crusaders showed their class in the second spell scoring four tries to the Brumbies one. Discipline and errors cost the visitors as they had two players yellow carded for dangerous tackles. The win for the Crusaders cements their spot at the top of the Super Rugby ladder.
80 mins - CRUSADERS 36 BRUMBIES 14
THREE! Brett Cameron has the last say of the match with a successful penalty kick at goal.
77 mins - CRUSADERS 33 BRUMBIES 14
TRY! Tevita Kuridrani finishes a great set move play for the Brumbies which began deep inside their own half.
Christian Leali'ifano converts the try from in front of the goal posts.
73 mins - CRUSADERS 33 BRUMBIES 7
TRY! Sevu Reece times his run to perfection, he intercepts the ball right on the Brumbies' 22 and runs into score under the goal posts.
Brett Cameron adds the extras from in front of the goal posts.
71 mins - CRUSADERS 26 BRUMBIES 7
TRY! Sevu Reece sparks the attack for the Crusaders with a breakout run up the middle of the park. Jordan Taufua runs a superb line off Ryan Crotty. Taufua dives over the try-line and secures the home team their fourth try of the match.
Richie Mo'unga nails the conversion from easy range.
66 mins - CRUSADERS 19 BRUMBIES 7
YELLOW CARD! Brumbies lock Sam Carter has been sin-binned after a high tackle on Ryan Crotty just inside the Crusaders' 40m line. That is the third yellow card of the match.
59 mins - CRUSADERS 19 BRUMBIES 7
NO TRY! Will Jordan is denied a hat-trick! Kieran Read's final pass is ruled to have gone to Jordan and the Brumbies have a scrum deep inside their own 22.
58 mins - CRUSADERS 19 BRUMBIES 7
TRY! Richie Mo'unga makes a sensational breakout run from inside his own 22. He takes on the fullback but is tackled just 15m out from the Brumbies' goal-line. The visitors are penalised for an offside play and Will Jordan goes for a sneaky tap and go. He is tackled high again and manages to go over for his second try of the match.
The Brumbies are lucky not to have another player in the bin. Richie Mo'unga makes no mistake this time with a tricky conversion attempt from the side-line.
54 mins - CRUSADERS 12 BRUMBIES 7
TRY! Kieran Read spins out of a tackle from the back of a scrum, he passes the ball to Mitchell Drummond. The Crusaders quickly spread the ball wide to the right and Will Jordan goes in to score the second try for the home tea. On his way to the try-line Jordan is hit high by Toni Pulu and he has been sent to the bin.
Richie Mo'unga misses his conversion attempt from the sideline.
47 mins - CRUSADERS 7 BRUMBIES 7
NO TRY! The Crusaders execute a perfect line-out set move and it appears Quinten Strange has scored their second try. Just as Richie Mo'unga goes to kick the conversion, referee Jaco Peyper blows his whistle. They review the Crusaders try and replays show Strange lost control of the ball as he grounded it over the try-line.
44 mins - CRUSADERS 7 BRUMBIES 7
TRY! Sevu Reece goes charging through a huge hole in the Brumbies' defence and he scores the first try for the Crusaders. A lovely ball from Ryan Crotty popping a perfectly timed pass for Reece.
Richie Mo'unga's conversion attmept goes sailing through the uprights and the scores are level at 7-7.
40 mins - CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 7
And we are underway! The Brumbies kick off deep towards the Crusaders.
HALFTIME - CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 7
The Brumbies have shown their intent, as they go into the break with an unlikely lead after a stellar first half performance. The Brumbies turned down several chances at goal and their gamble paid off with first-five Christian Leali'ifano scoring the only try of the match late in the first spell.
Owen Franks was penalised in the 27th minute for a dangerous shoulder charge tackle on Brumbies' centre Henry Speight. Discipline and mistakes have proved costly for the home team.
39 mins: CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 7
PENALTY! Crusaders' loosehead prop Joe Moody is penalised at scrum time for going down and the Brumbies get out of trouble. They have a line-out just outside their own 22.
38 mins: CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 7
DEFENCE! After a promising line-out drive by the Crusaders, the Brumbies manage to tie up the ball as the maul goes down. The Crusaders can't recycle the ball back and the Brumbies have a 5m defensive scrum with just a minute and a half remaining on the clock.
37 mins: CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 7
PENALTY! Crusaders' No.8 Kieran Read earns his side a much needed penalty at halfway. He manages to get himself over the ball in the tackle and the Brumbies are penalised for not releasing the ball in the tackle. Owen Franks' 10 minutes is up in the bin and he returns to the field.
33 mins: CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 7
TRY! Christian Leali'ifano takes on the Crusaders line, steps off his left foot twice and powers over to score the first five-pointer of the game. After another penalty the Brumbies go for a quick tap and go, and their gamble pays off.
Leali'ifano converts his own try and the Brumbies now lead 7-0.
27 mins: CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 0
YELLOW CARD! Owen Franks has been sent to the bin for a shoulder charge tackle on Henry Speight around halfway. A harsh call by the ref but replays show the All Blacks prop had no arms in the tackle.
24 mins: CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 0
NO TRY! After multiple attacking runs at the Crusaders' goal-line, the Brumbies fumble the ball over the try-line. The Brumbies have come to play as they went sideline to sideline on attack. A lucky escape for the home team as they earn themselves a defensive scrum deep in their 22.
19 mins: CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 0
PENALTY! The Crusaders are penalised for an offside play deep in their own 22. The Brumbies turn down a shot at goal from a kickable position, they kick the ball into touch and have an attacking line-out 10m out of the Crusaders' goal-line.
It has been end-to-end stuff here in Christchurch as both the Crusaders and Brumbies are happy to run the ball out of their own halves. Momentum now is favour of the visitors who have now been given back-to-back penalties deep in the Crusaders' red zone.
11 mins: CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 0
MISTAKE! Ryan Crotty has had a strong start for the Crusaders with two strong runs early in the game. The home team march their way into the Brumbies' half but their attacking momentum breaks down after a knock on just inside the Brumbies 40m line.
CRUSADERS 0 BRUMBIES 0
KICK-OFF! Richie Mo'unga gets things started with a deep kick-off towards the Brumbies.
PRE-MATCH:
The Crusaders bounced back with a 32-8 win over the Hurricanes last weekend in Wellington, after suffering their first Super Rugby loss of the season against the Waratahs a fortnight ago.
All Blacks props Owen Franks and Joe Moody bolster the Crusaders' pack. Sam Whitelock has been named on the bench for the Crusaders with Quinten Strange getting the nod to start at lock alongside Scott Barrett.
The Brumbies are still without star flanker David Pocock who is sidelined with injury. The Brumbies have had a bad track record on New Zealand soil, the last time they won in New Zealand was against the Hurricanes in March 2014.
Today's fixture will mark Owen Franks' 150th Super Rugby match for the Crusaders.
TEAMS:
Crusaders: 15 David Havili, 14 Will Jordan, 13 Tim Bateman, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Sevu Reece, 10 Richie Mo'unga, 9 Mitchell Drummond, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Matt Todd (c), 6 Ethan Blackadder, 5 Quinten Strange, 4 Scott Barrett, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Joe Moody.
Reserves: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Harry Allan, 18 Michael Alaalatoa, 19 Sam Whitelock, 20 Jordan Taufua, 21 Bryn Hall, 22 Brett Cameron, 23 Leicester Faingaanuku.
Brumbies: 15 Tom Banks, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Irae Simone, 11 Toni Pulu, 10 Christian Lealiifano, 9 Joe Powell, 8 Lachlan McCaffrey, 7 Tom Cusack, 6 Pete Samu, 5 Murray Douglas, 4 Darcy Swain, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Josh Mann-Rea, 1 James Slipper.
Reserves: 16 Connal McInerney, 17 Vunipola Fifita, 18 Tom Ross, 19 Sam Carter, 20 Jahrome Brown, 21 Matt Lucas, 22 Jordan Jackson-Hope, 23 Andy Muirhead.
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