Kick off shortly as Jono Lance gets ready

The sides are making their way out onto the field

The Crusaders lead the head to head 3-1 over the last 4 games with the Force securing a 16-14 win in 2013 but also only lost by a single point in this fixture last year

The home side have scored close on double the amount of points this season compared to the Force with 102 but have conceded 84, 21 more than their opposition

The Crusaders start the game with a points difference of +18 while the Force are struggling at -7

Welcome to the opening Super Rugby clash for today that sees the Crusaders host the Force. The home side take the field today having won all their opening games with the Force only logging 1 win so far.