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Crusaders vs Highlanders · Super Rugby Pacific

Super Rugby Pacific · 2026Full time
Crusaders
29–18
Highlanders

Match report

Crusaders beat Highlanders 29-18 at Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch in round 5 of the Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday, 14 March 2026.

Jordan Way refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

7
Crusaders wins (70%)
0
Draws (0%)
3
Highlanders wins (30%)

Last 10 meetings, since February 2021

Biggest Crusaders win
52–15
3 Mar 2023
Biggest Highlanders win
33–12
2 Apr 2021

Last 5 meetings

  • 14 Mar 2026Crusaders29–18Highlanders
  • 13 Feb 2026Highlanders25–23Crusaders
  • 23 May 2025Crusaders15–12Highlanders
  • 26 Apr 2025Highlanders10–43Crusaders
  • 11 May 2024Highlanders32–29Crusaders

Lineups

Avg. age
28.2
Avg. age
26.6

Crusaders

  1. 1Finlay Brewis(26)
  2. 2Codie Taylor(35)
  3. 3Fletcher Newell(26)
  4. 4Antonio Shalfoon(29)
  5. 5Tahlor Cahill(23)
  6. 6Ethan Blackadder(31)
  7. 8Christian Lio-Willie(28)
  8. 9Noah Hotham(23)
  9. 11Sevu Reece(29)
  10. 12David Havili(31)
  11. 13Braydon Ennor(29)
  12. 15Will Jordan(28)
Replacements
  1. 16George Bell(24)
  2. 17George Bower(34)
  3. 18Seb Calder(24)
  4. 20Xavier Saifoloi(23)
  5. 21Kyle Preston(27)
  6. 22Leicester Fainga'anuku(27)
  7. 23Dallas McLeod(27)

Highlanders

  1. 1Ethan de Groot(28)
  2. 2Jack Taylor(23)
  3. 4Tomás Lavanini(33)
  4. 5Mitchell Dunshea(30)
  5. 7Sean Withy(25)
  6. 8Lucas Casey(23)
  7. 9Folau Fakatava(26)
  8. 10Cameron Millar(24)
  9. 11Jona Nareki(28)
  10. 12Timoci Tavatavanawai(28)
  11. 15Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens(25)
Replacements
  1. 18Rohan Wingham(23)
  2. 19Oliver Haig(24)
  3. 22Adam Lennox(23)
  4. 23Reesjan Pasitoa(24)