On a Crusade

THE Crusaders have warned their second coming as Super Rugby’s kingpins isn’t over.

The most dominant team in the competition’s history made it nine titles in 22 years with their typically ruthless 37-18 defeat of the Lions in the final in Christchurch on Saturday.

Defending their title with virtually the same team who tasted glory against the Lions in Johannesburg a year earlier, the Crusaders are set to trot out close to an identical group in 2019.