Championship Crusade | Crusaders v Brumbies 25th May 2002 | Title Four

During the 2002 season, the Crusaders beat the Waratahs 96-19, scoring 14 tries, in a final round match between the teams who were ranked one and two on the point’s table. Crusaders rebrand and remove the pre-fix 'Canterbury' to better reflect the region the Club represents - the 'top of the South Island' and the six provincial unions of the club; Buller, Canterbury, Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury, Tasman & West Coast unions. A convincing 31-13 win over the ACT Brumbies in the final enables the Crusaders to become the first side to win all 13 matches of a Super 12 season, on the way to claiming the team’s fourth title in five years. Reuben Thorne is named as All Black captain after the match. Subscribe to Crusaders Rugby! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crusadersrugbyteam/?hl=en Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crusadersrugby?lang=en Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crusadersrugby/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crusadersrugby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor