Hurricanes are 5m out. Massive pressure on the home team.

Hurricanes choosing to go wide early but the ref brings them back as the Crusaders were offside. The Hurricanes choose not to take the points and rather set up a lineout on the 22m.

Crusaders knock the ball on and we have our first scrum of the game near halfway.

Crusaders receive the ball off the kickoff and clear. The Hurricanes counter attack and manage to get into the Crusaders 22m before knocking it on. The Crusaders clear the ball once again.

Both teams are on the park. Kickoff seconds away.

Welcome to today's coverage of the Crusaders vs Hurricanes from AMI Stadium, Christchurch. Both teams will be desperately unhappy with their results this year and the time is fast approaching where they will need to start performing if they are to feature in this years Super Rugby. The last 5 matches between these teams have resulted in the Crusaders winning three times, and the Hurricanes winning twice. The average score between the two teams is 28 - 19 in favour of the Crusaders. A special congratulations goes out to Crusaders captain and IRB world player of the year Kieran Read who plays his 100th Super rugby game tonight. Ultimate Rugby will bring you all the updates.