Blues-Crusaders clash shapes up as ABs trial

Veteran sports commentator Tony Kemp says tomorrow’s Super Rugby final between the Blues and Crusaders will be the biggest game of the year. The Aucklanders hope to break the so-called […]


Veteran sports commentator Tony Kemp says tomorrow’s Super Rugby final between the Blues and Crusaders will be the biggest game of the year.

The Aucklanders hope to break the so-called ‘Carlos Curse’ and take the title after a 19-year drought, and they’re well prepared.

“Leon McDonald and Don MacKinnon in there and Andrew Hore, the CEO, have done a really good job, built the team with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and the Ioane brothers, everything’s looking really good for the Blues. Add Beauden Barrett to the mix and you’ve basically got an All Black trial so everyone should be looking forward to that game,” he says.

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