Todd Blackadder has vowed the Crusaders will not be using the controversial game plan that ultimately damaged their title hopes last season.
The strategy of repeatedly shifting the ball from side to side was hatched because management and players believed they had the skill, pace and fitness to keep the ball alive and stretch defenses beyond breaking point.
It was eventually canned but not before opposition teams worked out that if they held their defensive line they would not provide the gaps the Crusaders craved, which eventually resulted in the multiple phases going nowhere or possession being turned over.
The Crusaders meet the Highlanders in a preseason match tonight.
Meanwhile, they take on the defending champions the Chiefs in their opening super rugby match on the 21st of this month.
Story by: Filipe Naikaso
[Source: stuff.co]
