The Details
Venue: Christchurch, NZ (17:30 NZ)
Date: Saturday 14th February 2009
Referee: Chris Pollock (NZ)
Broadcast: 06:00 SA | CSN/SS1
2009 Pre-season Match Results
Crusaders (Last year S14 position: 1)
Western Force 19-24 Crusaders
Crusaders 40-17 Highlanders
Waikato Chiefs (Last year S14 position: 7)
Blues 17-21 Chiefs
Chiefs 36-19 Highlanders
Chiefs 38-24 Hurricanes
The Teams
Crusaders – TBA
Waikato Chiefs – TBA
The Statistics
Last result – Away loss for Crusaders by 13 points
2008 Chiefs (2) 18 v 5 (1) Crusaders (Hamilton)
Previous Results: Crusaders at home v Waikato Chiefs
Played 6 | Crusaders 5 v 1 Waikato Chiefs
Summary: WWWWWL
Year | Home Team | Tries | Score | Tries | Away Team | Pts diff
2007 Crusaders (2) 24 v 30 (2) Waikato Chiefs (- 06)
2005 Crusaders (7) 50 v 18 (2) Waikato Chiefs (+32)
2003 Crusaders (4) 36 v 29 (2) Waikato Chiefs (+07)
2001 Crusaders (4) 40 v 11 (1) Waikato Chiefs (+29)
1999 Crusaders (5) 48 v 03 (0) Waikato Chiefs (+45)
1997 Crusaders (2) 24 v 15 (2) Waikato Chiefs (+09)
All Statistics: Crusaders v Waikato Chiefs
Played 13 | Crusaders 9 v 4 Waikato Chiefs
Summary: LWLWWWWWWWWLL
Most points for: Crusaders 50 v 30 Waikato Chiefs
Largest winning margin: Crusaders 45 v 13 Waikato Chiefs
Total points for: Crusaders 398 v 261 Waikato Chiefs
Average points for: Crusaders 31 v 20 Waikato Chiefs
Average points difference per game: Crusaders by 11 > Waikato Chiefs
The Predictions
Ou Grote: Crusaders 26 v 23 Waikato Chiefs
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