CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The defending champion Crusaders kept their playoff chances alive with the upset of the season Saturday, beating the Auckland-based Blues 29-27 in Super Rugby Pacific. The win could lift them as high as ninth, within reach of the top-eight playoff zone, ahead of their last regular-season match against Moana Pasifika. The emotion was heightened because Kepu …
SYDNEY — Will Harrison kicked a dropped goal in the fifth minute of golden point extra time Friday to give the New South Wales Waratahs a 43-40 win over the Crusaders in an extraordinary Super Rugby match which featured 12 lead changes. “It’s special to close out this one tonight.” Friday’s match began in extraordinary fashion with a try to …