Slick Drua continue Penney’s nightmare

Super Rugby Pacific round-up
By TOM JEFFREYS

Crusaders' miserable start to their new era continued with a third straight defeat as Fijian Drua picked up their first win of the season.
Rob Penney’s side went down 20-10 to equal their worst ever start to a Super Rugby season in 1996.
Despite big changes in the close-season the fivetime reigning champions entered the campaign as clear favourites but they are looking exposed both sides of the ball as they battle to plug gaps left by the high profile departures of Richie Mo’unga, Sam Whitelock, Leicester Fainga’anuku, and injuries to Will Jor...

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