WELLINGTON – Winger Johnny McNicholl grabbed two tries Friday as defending Super Rugby champions Canterbury Crusaders snapped a five-game losing streak with a 37-26 home win over the Waikato Chiefs to claim their first victory this season.
The Crusaders outscored the visitors by five tries to four in Christchurch to avenge their 33-29 defeat away to the Chiefs in Hamilton on the opening day of the season.
Having won Super Rugby titles in each of the last seven years under previous head coach Scott Robertson, the Crusaders had started the 2src24 campaign under his replacement Rob Penney with five straight losses
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