Hurricanes vs Crusaders by the numbers

The Hurricanes have scored 63 tries this season with backs Vince Aso and Ngani Laumape the main beneficiaries of the teams collective approach. The great Tana Umaga's record is in danger of being broken this weekend as the Hurricanes fly to Christchurch for their Crusaders clash. See some key stats of the Hurricanes v Crusaders previous encounters below... 11 The top try scorer for the Hurricanes in 2017 is Ngani Laumape with 11 and he is just one short of equaling the Hurricanes record for most individual tries scored in a season: Tana Umaga’s record of 12 has stood since 1997. Laumape is closely followed by Vince Aso with ten tries in 2017. CAPTION: Ngani Laumape is the Hurricanes top try scorer in 2017 with 11 tries. PHOTO: Getty Sport 29 The number of times the Hurricanes and the Crusaders have met in Super Rugby matches since 1996. The Hurricanes have won 10 times, the Crusaders 17, and two matches have been drawn. 52 The Hurricanes winning percentage in Super Rugby. Having played 290 matches, they have won 160, lost 125 and drawn five. 68 The Crusaders winning percentage in Super Rugby. Having played 310, won 210, lost 94 and drawn six. 5 The Crusaders have won their last five matches in a row at the AMI Stadium. The last side to beat them at the venue were the Hurricanes, on 16 July 2016. 63 The number of tries the Hurricanes have scored so far in 2017. The seasons in which the Hurricanes have scored 50 or more tries are as follows:

Year	Total tries
1997	54
2009	50
2012	58
2015	63
2016	72
2017	63

601 The number of points the Hurricanes have aggregated in all matches against the Crusaders made up of 66 tries, 53 conversions, 54 penalties, and one drop goal. 19 The most points scored by a Hurricanes player in a match against the Crusaders, by Beauden Barrett in Wellington in 2013. 7 The most tries scored by a Hurricanes player in all matches against the Crusaders, by Christian Cullen. Next on the list is Ma’a Nonu who scored four tries. Of the current squad Julian Savea and Blade Thomson have both scored three. CAPTION: Christian Cullen has scored the most tries for the Hurricanes against the Crusaders in Super Rugby. PHOTO: Getty Sport  6 The number of tries Julian Savea has scored this year to take his tally in all Super Rugby matches to 45. The top try scorers of all time for the Hurricanes are:

Player	Tries	Matches
Christian Cullen	56	85
Ma’a Nonu	48	126
Tana Umaga	47	122
Julian Savea	45	96
TJ Perenara	40	88
Cory Jane	32	115

Hurricanes vs Crusaders previous results

Year	Venue	Won by	Score
1996	New Plymouth	Crusaders	36-13
1997	Christchurch	Crusaders	19-17
1998	Napier	Crusaders	39-17
1999	Christchurch	Drawn	18-18
2000	Wellington	Hurricanes	28-22
2001	Christchurch	Hurricanes	41-29
2002	Wellington	Crusaders	48-20
2003	Christchurch	Crusaders	37-21
	Christchurch (SF)	Crusaders	39-16
2004	Wellington	Hurricanes	37-20
2005	Christchurch	Crusaders	40-20
	Christchurch (SF)	Crusaders	47-7
2006	Wellington	Crusaders	20-11
	Christchurch (F)	Crusaders	19-12
2007	Christchurch	Crusaders	23-13
2008	Wellington	Crusaders	20-13
	Christchurch (SF)	Crusaders	33-22
2009	Christchurch	Hurricanes	30-24
2010	Wellington	Drawn	26-26
2011	Wellington	Crusaders	16-9
2012	Wellington	Crusaders	42-14
	Christchurch	Hurricanes	23-22
2013	Wellington	Hurricanes	29-28
	Christchurch	Crusaders	25-17
2014	Christchurch	Hurricanes	29-26
	Wellington	Hurricanes	16-9
2015	Wellington	Hurricanes	29-23
	Nelson	Crusaders	35-18
2016	Christchurch	Hurricanes	35-10