Chiefs out to spoil Crusaders' last dance in Super Rugby final

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Chiefs out to spoil Crusaders' last dance in Super Rugby final
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Waikato Chiefs have been the standout team of the Super Rugby Pacific this season but the chances are that Canterbury Crusaders coach Scott Robertson will be breakdancing on the Hamilton turf at the end of Saturday's title-decider. Robertson has performed his hip-hop routine after title triumphs in each o

Waikato Chiefs have been the standout team of the Super Rugby Pacific this season but the chances are that Canterbury Crusaders coach Scott Robertson will be breakdancing on the Hamilton turf at the end of Saturday's title-decider.

This year, the South Islanders have reprised their knack of peaking at the right time and romped to the final, scoring a combined 101 points in demolitions of the Fijian Drua and Auckland Blues in the knockout rounds. "The Crusaders are clearly a quality side who will come here well prepared, with a lot of belief and a legacy of turning up on the big stage. We respect that ... but we aren't daunted by the task at hand either."

It was almost the same scenario for the Crusaders last season, however, but they hit their stride in the playoffs and downed the similarly dominant Blues 21-7 in the final at Eden Park.

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