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How the Crusaders built greatness to conquer Super Rugby

The Crusaders are approaching the 25th anniversary of their foundation, with silverware rarely eluding their grasp in their trials of combat in Super Rugby
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Matt McIlraith describes the genius thinking behind the Crusaders success

Matt Sexton laughingly calls it ‘the bedmaking test’. All Black prop Nepo Laulala passed it. So did Scottish winger Sean Maitland.
The ‘test’ was applied by Sexton’s wife Cate, while he was managing the Canterbury rugby academy, and hosted aspiring young players who were on trial to enter the development system.
While the mostly teenage players stayed with the Sexton’s, unbeknown to them, their daily living habits were being closely observed.
Whether they made their bed. Whether they helped with the washing up after d...

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