Crusaders thrash the Hurricanes to keep their home playoff hopes alive

At One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders 47 (Sevu Reece tries 9min, 77min, Noah Hotham try 25min, Johnny McNicholl try 31min, Christian Lio-Willie try 35min, Manumau Letiu try 62min, Kyle Preston try 72min; Taha Kemara 5 con, Reece con) Hurricanes 14 (Brad Shields try 12min, Pouri Rakete-Stones; Callum Harkin 2 con). HT: 26-7

The Crusaders might just get a chance to put their vaunted home playoff record on the line.

They've done all they can, hammering the top-seeded but under-strength Hurricanes 47-14 in Christchurch on Friday night.

Now, they must wait and cross their fingers and toes, hoping the Chiefs knock over the Blues in Hamilton on Saturday night.

If their nemesis do them a favour, the Crusaders will surge past the Blues and secure the No 3 seed, which would grant them a first round playoff fixture at One New Zealand Stadium next Saturday afternoon.