The Rebels have brought in the services of Dom Shipperley and Mike Harris, which will certainly help the Rebel cause. The Crusaders have fielded a very strong side which includes Dan Carter and Richie McCaw.

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the opening round of Super Rugby between the Crusaders and the Melbourne Rebels. The Crusaders will look to put poor preseason form behind them when they take on a Rebels outfit that has had a few good preseason results against the Reds and the Highlanders. The Crusaders ended the 2014 season with a loss to the Waratahs in the Super Rugby final, thanks to a penalty kick in the dying moments, while the Melbourne Rebels had a poor season which saw them end last in the overall log. However, the Rebels have been known to cause upsets against top teams.

Yes!!!!

ii

Finally