Crusaders vs Blues · Super Rugby Pacific
Super Rugby Pacific · 2026Full time
36–20
Match report
Crusaders beat Blues 36-20 at Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch in round 13 of the Super Rugby Pacific on Friday, 8 May 2026.
Angus Gardner refereed.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
8
Crusaders wins (80%)
0
Draws (0%)
2
Blues wins (20%)
Last 10 meetings, since May 2023
Biggest Crusaders win
52–15
16 Jun 2023
Biggest Blues win
26–6
23 Mar 2024
Last 5 meetings
- 6 Jun 2026Crusaders52–31BluesSuper Rugby
- 8 May 2026Crusaders36–20BluesSuper Rugby
- 7 Mar 2026Blues29–13CrusadersSuper Rugby
- 13 Jun 2025Crusaders21–14BluesSuper Rugby
- 18 Apr 2025Crusaders25–22BluesSuper Rugby
Lineups
Avg. age
28.7
Avg. age
28.6
Crusaders
- 1George Bower(34)
- 2Codie Taylor(35)
- 3Fletcher Newell(26)
- 4Antonio Shalfoon(29)
- 5Jamie Hannah(23)
- 6Ethan Blackadder(31)
- 7Leicester Fainga'anuku(27)
- 8Christian Lio-Willie(28)
- 9Noah Hotham(23)
- 11Macca Springer(23)
- 12David Havili(31)
- 13Dallas McLeod(27)
- 14Sevu Reece(29)
- 15Johnny McNicholl(36)
Replacements
- 16George Bell(24)
- 17Jack Sexton(25)
- 18Seb Calder(24)
- 19Tahlor Cahill(23)
- 21Kyle Preston(27)
- 22Cooper Grant(22)
- 23Kurtis MacDonald(22)
Blues
- 1Ofa Tu'ungafasi(34)
- 2Bradley Slater(28)
- 3Sam Matenga(28)
- 4Patrick Tuipulotu(33)
- 5Sam Darry(26)
- 6Malachi Wrampling-Alec(22)
- 7Dalton Papali'i(29)
- 8Hoskins Sotutu(28)
- 10Stephen Perofeta(29)
- 11Caleb Clarke(27)
- 12Pita Jordan Ahki(34)
- 13AJ Lam(28)
- 15Zarn Sullivan(26)
Replacements
- 18Flyn Yates(26)
- 20Anton Segner(25)
- 21Finlay Christie(32)
- 22Beauden Barrett(35)
- 23Xavi Taele(21)