Home teamCrusadersAway teamBluesVenueOne NZ StadiumCompetitionSuper Rugby PacificKick off time5:35 am (UK)Watch Live in the UKSky Sports+
Crusaders vs Blues Super Rugby Pacific qualifying round preview as the sides meet at the One NZ Stadium, hoping to make it to the semi-final stage.
The Crusaders ended the season on 41 points, three points ahead of the Blues, despite both teams having the same record of eight wins and six losses. The Blues conceded 412 points in their 14 games compared to the 388 points conceded by the Crusaders. Only the bottom three teams in the league conceded more points than the Blues.
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Crusaders vs Blues confirmed lineups
CrusadersBluesForwardsBrewis1Ofa Tu’ungafasiTaylor2SlaterBower3RenataShalfoon4TuipulotuHannah5DarryBlackadder6BarnesFainga’anuku7SegnerLio-Willie8Wrampling-AlecBacksHotham9NockKemara10PerofetaReece11ClarkeHavili12AhkiMcLeod13TaeleFihaki14LamMcNicholl15SullivanReplacementsLetiu16OudenrynSexton17TupaeaBrown18YatesCahill19BeehreGardiner20SotutuPreston21ChristieReihana22EvansEnnor23Spencer
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Crusaders (Home team):
ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScoreWon28th May 2026Super RugbyHurricanes47-14Won22nd May 2026Super RugbyChiefs36-32Won8th May 2026Super RugbyBlues36-20Loss1st May 2026Super RugbyHurricanes38-31Won24th April 2026Super RugbyWaratahs35-20
The Crusaders have won three in a row and four of their last five to make a push to have a home game in the qualifying finals. In the last round, they picked up a convincing win against the Hurricanes, who have finished top of the table and had nothing to play for in this game. They scored a brilliant seven tries in the game and are still unbeaten since the launch of the One NZ Stadium.
Blues (Away team):
ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScoreLoss30th May 2026Super RugbyChiefs59-34Loss16th May 2026Super RugbyHurricanes24-47Loss8th May 2026 Super RugbyCrusaders36-20Won2nd May 2026Super RugbyMoana Pasifika19-45Won25th April 2026Super RugbyReds36-33
The Blues have lost three in a row to finish the season and therefore lost out on a home match in this game. In the last round they suffered a huge 25 point loss to the Chiefs. The match was close at halftime with an AJ Lam try leaving the match at 19-15. They then conceded six tries in the second half and lost 59-34.
Crusaders vs Blues head-to-head record (last five matches):
DateCompetitionWinnerScore8th May 2026Super RugbyCrusaders36-207th March 2026Super RugbyBlues29-1313 June 2025Super Rugby PlayoffsCrusaders21-1418th April 2025Super RugbyCrusaders25-2222nd March 2025Super RugbyCrusaders19-42
Crusaders have won four of the last five matches against the Blues, and have won each of the last five matches played in Christchurch against the Blues. The two games this season were won by the home team by 16. The two meetings before that were won by seven or fewer by the Crusaders at home.