Christchurch — The Crusaders will be without bruising flanker Jordan Taufua for this weekend’s Super Rugby final against the Lions after he suffered a broken arm against the Hurricanes. Coach Scott Robertson also faced a question mark over backline leader Ryan Crotty and was grappling with a dwindling stock of hookers on Sunday as he began to prepare for the showdown in Christchurch. Robertson viewed Saturday’s semifinal victory over the Hurricanes as a sign that his defending champions were tracking well to claim a ninth title, with discipline, defence and the skills of flyhalf Richie Mo’unga working as planned. "We wanted to be really clean and I think we gave four penalties away for the whole game and that’s way below average," he said. "We defended amazingly and its given us a chance of one more week. Richie’s controlling everything. He’s got time, he’s brave and made some big tackles," Robertson said. After the Crusaders cruised to a 30-12 semifinal victory, Hurricanes coach Ch...
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