The Star: July 27, 2017
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 47<br />
Sport<br />
History favours the Crusaders in semi-final<br />
• By Cameron McMillan<br />
THE CRUSADERS certainly<br />
have history on their side going<br />
into this weekend’s Super Rugby<br />
semi-final clash.<br />
As seven-time champions,<br />
they have an impressive 11<br />
semi-final victories in their<br />
history going into Saturday’s<br />
clash at home against the Chiefs.<br />
That’s the most of any Super<br />
Rugby franchise. Nine of those<br />
knockout victories took place<br />
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Something the Chiefs can take<br />
into Saturday’s clash is that two<br />
of the Crusaders five semi-final<br />
defeats have been at the hands<br />
of the Chiefs – 2012 and 2013<br />
in Hamilton. However, neither<br />
the Chiefs or Hurricanes have<br />
ever won an away semi-final. <strong>The</strong><br />
Lions achieved their first ever<br />
semi-final victory last season<br />
after previously losing their two<br />
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semi-final games in 2000 and<br />
2001 when playing as the Cats.<br />
<strong>The</strong> most damning statistic<br />
ahead of this week’s games is<br />
home advantage in the semifinals.<br />
Of the 42 Super Rugby<br />
semi-finals played since 1996,<br />
just eight have been won by the<br />
away team.<br />
If you’re thinking of a Chiefs-<br />
Hurricanes final, consider this:<br />
Only once in Super Rugby<br />
history have both the away teams<br />
won the semi-finals. That was<br />
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O U R T I P S T E R S S E L E C T I O N S<br />
in 1999 when the Highlanders<br />
beat the Stormers in Cape Town<br />
and the Crusaders beat the<br />
Reds in Brisbane. In 16 of the<br />
21 previous seasons both home<br />
teams have booked their spot in<br />
the final.<br />
•Crusaders semi-final record<br />
– 16 semi-finals (11-5)<br />
1998 – beat Sharks 36-32<br />
(home), 1999 – beat Reds 28-22<br />
(away), 2000 – beat Highlanders<br />
37-15 (home), 2002 – beat<br />
Highlanders 34-23 (home),<br />
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2003 – beat Hurricanes 39-16<br />
(home), 2004 – beat Stormers<br />
<strong>27</strong>-16 (home), 2005 – beat<br />
Hurricanes 47-7 (home), 2006<br />
– beat Bulls 36-15 (home), 2007<br />
– lost Bulls <strong>27</strong>-12 (away), 2008 –<br />
beat Hurricanes 33-22 (home),<br />
2009 – lost Bulls 36-23 (away),<br />
2010 – lost Bulls 39-24 (away),<br />
2011 – beat Stormers 29-10<br />
(away), 2012 – lost Chiefs 20-17<br />
(away), 2013 – lost Chiefs 20-19<br />
(away), 2014 – beat Sharks 38-6<br />
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