Condensed Super Rugby season unveiled

A Super Rugby season condensed by the 2015 Rugby World Cup will open next year with the Crusaders hosting the Melbourne Rebels in February.



Seven-time champions and beaten finalists this year, the Crusaders' first game on February 13 will be part of a bumper weekend of sport in Christchurch.

The opening game of the cricket World Cup will be played there a day later, when New Zealand face Sri Lanka.



The defending champion New South Wales Waratahs begin their campaign at home to the Western Force in the last game of the opening round.

The Blues host the Chiefs while the Highlanders si…