Beauden to Jordie and he takes contact

Riccittelli finds his man inside the Crusaders half

Hurricanes line out but an injury hold up as Toby Smith gets some attention

Crusaders take it, set up a phase and exit through Mo'unga

Gardner gets the game underway as the Hurricanes kick off

Some rain is falling as Todd leads the teams out.

The sides are getting ready to take to the field

A late change for the Hurricanes with James O’Reilly withdrawing from the clash and is replaced by Canterbury hooker Nathan Vella. Vella & Jonah Lowe are two potential debutants on the Hurricanes bench.

Both teams have 10 wins and both are on a good winning streak. The Crusaders are 8 wins on the trot with the Hurricanes unbeaten since their opening round loss to the Bulls and could set a new franchise record in this match for the most consecutive wins.

The Hurricanes have named a deadly and exciting backline with a dominant loose trio but the Crusaders are no pushover at home.
Round 15 is about to get underway