The Crusaders battered the Blues 25-8 to get back to winning ways in Super Rugby.Less than a week after their loss to the Chiefs, the three-time defending champions have run in three tries to one to extend their unbeaten run against their old rivals to now 11 games.It means the Blues were the only New Zealand team not to win this week. The Highlanders left it late to beat the Brumbies in their match in Canberra.The southerners looked to have lost the game until Teariki Ben-Nicholas barged over in the 83rd minute to steal an unlikely victory, winning just 23-22. The Hurricanes enjoyed a more comfortable victory, beating the Sharks 38-22 in Wellington.The Chiefs thumped the Sunwolves 43-17 in Tokyo to continue their hot start to the Super Rugby season, despite being without a handful of usual starters.LISTEN ABOVE AS TONY JOHNSON REVIEWS THE WEEKEND WITH MARTIN DEVLINSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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