The Crusaders have further cemented their standing at the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific table with another gut-wrenching loss to the Waratahs in Sydney.
Hopes were high for the reigning champions in round eight after a statement win over the Chiefs in their last outing, but any chance to claw themselves off the bottom of the ladder was postponed by an eager Tahs outfit who came ready to fight fire with fire.
A chaotic start saw Sevu Reece claim the opening try of the game within the first minute, but Lachlan Swinton wasn’t prepared to see his side drop to their seventh loss of the season and barrelled over the try line just two minutes later.
That response was indicative of what would become a seesaw match with a dozen lead changes leading to golden point and a dramatic finish.
“It hurts. The feeling out there is what anyone at home would expect. It hurts,” Crusaders captain Tom Christie told Stan Sport after the…
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