Super Rugby Stats & Facts: Hurricanes v Crusaders
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A look at 10 stats and facts ahead of the Super Rugby round 7 clash between Hurricanes and Crusaders at Westpac Stadium.
1. The Crusaders have won their last three Super Rugby games against the hurricanes.
2. Kieran Read will make his long-awaited return on Friday having not played since New Zealand's end-of-season tour last November.
3. The Hurricanes have won their last five Super Rugby games on the bounce at home against the Crusaders
4. The Crusaders head the Super Rugby standings on 19 points despite suffering their first loss in more than a year last Saturday when they were beaten 20-12 by the Waratahs in Sydney.
5. The Crusaders are undefeated in their last 10 NewZealand derbies in SuperRugby (W9, D1)
6. The Hurricanes' only loss this season was to the Crusaders in Christchurch on February 23.
7. Hurricanes forwards Vaea Fifita and Ricky Riccitelli will make their 50th appearances for the club.
8. Ben Lam has scored five tries in five Super Rugby games against the Crusaders, including three in his last two and one when he was playing for the Blues.
9. TJ Perenara needs just one more try to bring up a half-century for the Hurricanes.
10. The Crusaders suffered their first defeat since 2017 when they went down to the Waratahs in Sydney last week.
