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Last five results
13 Feb 2010 Highlanders v Crusaders 17-32 Christchurch
07 Mar 2009 Highlanders v Crusaders 6-0 Dunedin
17 May 2008 Highlanders v Crusaders 26-14 Christchurch
14 Apr 2007 Highlanders v Crusaders 3-38 Dunedin
11 Feb 2006 Highlanders v Crusaders 15-38 Christchurch
Highlanders overall record against the Crusaders
Played 18 , Wins 6, Losses 12 , Draws 0
Match : Highlanders vs Crusaders
Date: Sat 19 March
Venue : Dunedin
Kick Off local: 17.30
Kick Off GMT: 04.30
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant Ref 1:Mike Fraser
Assistant Ref 2:Joey Salmans
TMO:Richard Kelly
Teams
Highlanders :1. Chris King , 2 Mo Schwalger , 3 David Te Moana , 4 Josh Bekhuis , 5 Tom Donnelly , 6 Jarrad Hoeata , 7 Adam Thomson , 8 Nasi Manu , 9 Jimmy Cowan (C) , 10 Tony Brown , 11 Siale Piutau , 12 Shaun Treeby , 13 Kendrick Lynn , 14 James Paterson , 15 Ben Smith
Replacements : 16. Jason Rutledge , 17. Bronson Murray/Jamie Mackintosh , 18. Nick Crosswell , 19. Alando Soakai , 20. Aaron Smith
Crusaders:1. Ben Franks ,2. Corey Flynn ,3. Owen Franks,4. Brad Thorn ,5. Sam Whitelock,6. George Whitelock ,7. Matt Todd ,8. Kieran Read (Capt),9. Andy Ellis ,10. Daniel Carter ,11. Adam Whitelock,12. Sonny Bill Williams,13. Robbie Fruean,14. Sean Maitland,15. Israel Dagg
Reserves: 16. Quentin MacDonald,17. Wyatt Crockett,18. Chris Jack,19. Jonathan Poff,20. Kahn Fotuali'i,21. Matt Berquist,22. Zac Guildford
The Highlanders still lead the New Zealand Super rugby conference and many believe that the Crusaders are the team with the best form currently so this match should be a cracker.
The Highlanders and Crusaders have played each other 18 times and the Highlanders have won just six times. Two of those wins came in the last three clashes and one was even in Christchurch.
Before that though the Highlanders had not toppled the Crusaders since 2001.
On average in these matches the Highlanders score 21 points against the Crusaders who score 28 points on average against the Highlanders.
The Crusaders have named a predictably strong team for the Highlanders with Zac Guildford and Kahn Fotuali'i coming on to the bench for the first time this season.
The Crusaders starting line up is pretty much first choice players. Guildford started on the wing last year and scored a try for the Crusaders in this match.
