Ryan Louwrens of the Rebels kicks under pressure from Scott Barrett of the Crusaders during the Super Rugby Pacific match, Crusaders Vs Rebels. Photo: John Davidson / Photosport
The Crusaders shut out the Rebels 39-0 in Christchurch tonight.
Lose this one and the Crusaders would have been in the unbelievable position of having to potentially win out to make the play-offs.
Here's how it all went down in RNZ's live blog:
Team lists:
Crusaders: 15 Johnny McNicholl, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Levi Aumua, 12 Dallas McLeod, 11 Heremaia Murray, 10 Rivez Reihana, 9 Mitchell Drummond, 8 Christian Lio-Willie, 7 Ethan Blackadder, 6 Cullen Grace, 5 Quinten Strange, 4 Scott Barrett (c), 3 Fletcher Newell, 2 Brodie McAlister, 1 George Bower
Bench: 16 George Bell, 17 Joe Moody, 18 Owen Franks, 19 Jamie Hannah, Corey Kellow, Noah Hotham, David Havili, Chay Fihaki
Rebels: 15 Andrew Kellaway, 14 Lachie Anderson, 13 Filipo Daugunu, 12 David Feliuai, 11 Darby Lancaster, 10 Carter Gordon, 9 Ryan Louwrens, 8 Vaiolini Ekuasi, 7 Maciu Nabolakasi, 6 Josh Kemeny, 5 Josh Canham, 4 Tuaina Taii Tualima, 3 Sam Talakai (c), 2 Alex Mafi, 1 Matt Gibbon
Bench: 16 Jordan Uelese, 17 Isaac Kailea, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Angelo Smith, 20 Rob Leota, 21 Jack Maunder, 22 Matt Proctor, 23 Nick Jooste