Preview: S15 Round Three, Part Two
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Two of Super Rugby's most successful teams - the Crusaders and Bulls - appear to be up the creek without a paddle.
The seven-time champion Crusaders, without a title since 2008, travel to Hamilton to face compatriots and two-time champions the Chiefs.
However, it is trouble within their own ranks, as much as the opposition that could trip them up again.
After this intriguing opening to Saturday's derby-day action, we hop across the Tasman Sea where the Rebels host Brumbies in an all-Australian encounter in Melbourne.
Then it is the long trek across the Indian Ocean to Pretoria …
The seven-time champion Crusaders, without a title since 2008, travel to Hamilton to face compatriots and two-time champions the Chiefs.
However, it is trouble within their own ranks, as much as the opposition that could trip them up again.
After this intriguing opening to Saturday's derby-day action, we hop across the Tasman Sea where the Rebels host Brumbies in an all-Australian encounter in Melbourne.
Then it is the long trek across the Indian Ocean to Pretoria …
