List of Crusaders players

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This is a list of rugby union footballers who have played for the Crusaders in Super Rugby. The list includes any player that has played in a regular season match, semi-final or final for the Crusaders.

Players are listed alphabetically.

List is updated up as of 11 May 2024. As of May 2024, 292 individuals have played for the Crusaders. The latest player to debut for the Crusaders is Antonio Shalfoon, Crusader #292.

Players

No.NameCapsTriesCPDGPointsDebutLast
1 Stu Loe 2603/03/199630/05/1998
2 Matt Sexton 351503/03/199612/05/2001
3 Con Barrell 4503/03/199614/04/2001
4 Chris Hammett 403/03/199622/03/1996
5 Mark Weedon 1903/03/199617/05/1997
6 Dean Coleman 803/03/199605/05/1996
7 Angus Gardiner 3831503/03/199630/05/1999
8 Todd Blackadder 7163003/03/199612/05/2001
9 Justin Marshall 10523111803/03/199628/05/2005
10 Andy Miller 7101817703/03/199605/05/1996
11 Brad Fleming 521003/03/199614/04/1996
12 Mark Mayerhofler 531015203/03/199627/05/2000
13 Tabai Matson 2563003/03/199630/05/1998
14 Daryl Gibson 77157503/03/199625/05/2002
15 Simon Forrest 411803/03/199629/03/1996
16 Adrian Tukaki 731503/03/199605/05/1996
17 Graeme Dempster 4131110/03/199623/04/1996
18 Mark Hammett 8173517/03/199624/05/2003
19 Grant Kelly 117/03/199617/03/1996
20 Richard Loe 921017/03/199617/05/1997
21 Norm Maxwell 7521017/03/199616/04/2005
22 Filipe Rayasi 117/03/199617/03/1996
23 Paula Bale 131517/03/199617/05/1997
24 Deon Muir 417/03/199608/04/1996
25 Scott Hansen 222/03/199608/04/1996
26 Scott Robertson 86168022/03/199624/05/2003
27 Tim Stokes 122/03/199622/03/1996
28 Greg Coffey 3352129/03/199608/04/1996
29 Danny Love 129/03/199629/03/1996
30 Damon Kaui 631503/04/199605/05/1996
31 Richard Kirke 303/04/199627/04/1996
32 Pita Alatini 521008/04/199605/05/1996
33 Pat Lam 323/04/199605/05/1996
34 James Kerr 2663007/03/199715/05/1999
35 Steve Lancaster 261507/03/199720/05/2000
36 Daryl Lilley 298798107/03/199730/05/1999
37 Leon MacDonald 122422721133007/03/199723/05/2009
38 Kevin Nepia 2131507/03/199730/05/1998
39 Steve Surridge 291507/03/199730/05/1999
40 John Akurangi 207/03/199714/03/1997
41 Clark McLeod 211507/03/199709/05/1999
43 Aaron Flynn 241514/03/199728/04/2000
44 Andrew Mehrtens 87131342021799029/03/199728/05/2005
45 Milton Going 604/04/199727/03/1998
46 Isaac Fe'aunati 204/04/199712/04/1997
47 Julian White 119/04/199719/04/1997
48 Afato So'oalo 26178525/04/199712/05/2001
49 Reuben Thorne 12963017/05/199731/05/2008
50 Norm Berryman 30157528/02/199812/05/2000
51 Graham Jack 428/02/199805/04/1998
52 Tony Marsh 91528/02/199830/05/1998
53 Sam Johnstone 128/02/199828/02/1998
54 Greg Feek 6352527/03/199813/05/2005
55 Elton Moncrieff 205/04/199811/04/1998
56 Ace Tiatia 218/04/199816/05/1998
57 Blair Feeney 130/05/199830/05/1998
58 Caleb Ralph 1265226026/02/199917/05/2008
59 Greg Somerville 11594526/02/199931/05/2008
60 Dave Hewett 7031526/02/199928/05/2005
61 Nathan Mauger 2942026/02/199903/04/2004
62 Sean Cuttance 126/02/199926/02/1999
63 Jason Mathie 105/03/199905/03/1999
64 Chris Jack 11073519/03/199929/05/2011
65 Ron Cribb 1573518/04/199927/05/2000
65 Marika Vunibaka 503517527/02/200022/05/2004
64 Aaron Mauger 8922102615427/02/200012/05/2007
66 Dallas Seymour 131510/03/200008/04/2001
67 Slade McFarland 1318/03/200001/05/2004
68 Mark Robinson 2331515/04/200025/05/2002
69 Ben Hurst 1831520/05/200016/05/2003
70 Billy Fulton 120/05/200020/05/2000
71 Ben Blair 287202815923/02/200122/05/2004
72 Sam Broomhall 5531523/02/200128/05/2005
73 Rico Gear 403015023/02/200112/05/2007
74 Brad Thorn 92105023/02/200109/07/2011
75 Andrew Hore 610/03/200122/04/2001
76 Richie McCaw 1452713531/03/200113/06/2015
77 Joe Maddock 1631523/02/200224/05/2003
78 Brad Mika 1221023/02/200205/05/2006
79 Corey Flynn 1512010009/03/200202/08/2014
80 Johnny Leo'o 4863012/04/200212/05/2007
81 Nick White 112/04/200212/04/2002
82 Matt Mustchin 104/05/200204/05/2002
83 Dan Carter 1413628730711170822/02/200313/06/2015
84 Chris King 251522/02/200315/06/2018
85 Bryce Williams 222/02/200328/02/2003
86 Scott Hamilton 582110522/02/200331/05/2008
88 Hayden Pedersen 103/05/200303/05/2003
89 Mose Tuiali'i 65147021/02/200431/05/2008
90 Tony Koonwaiyou 721/02/200405/03/2005
91 Jamie Nutbrown 151521/02/200420/05/2005
92 Cameron McIntyre 172211720/03/200420/05/2006
93 Tone Kopelani 311520/03/200420/05/2006
94 Campbell Johnstone 3821027/03/200415/03/2008
95 Casey Laulala 612010010/04/200403/04/2009
96 Ross Filipo 4584024/04/200425/04/2009
97 Scott Waldrom 107/05/200407/05/2004
98 Kevin O'Neill 1326/02/200517/02/2007
99 Sam Harding 826/02/200529/04/2005
100 Vilimoni Delasau 405/03/200520/05/2005
101 Craig Clarke 312/03/200505/05/2006
102 Tiʻi Paulo 3452516/04/200522/05/2010
103 Kevin Senio 2521011/02/200612/05/2007
104 Wyatt Crockett 203115511/02/200621/07/2018
105 Andy Ellis 15527314418/02/200623/07/2016
106 Steven Yates 118/02/200618/02/2006
107 Stephen Brett 3943126116304/03/200623/05/2009
108 Ben Franks 8221010/03/200627/07/2012
109 Tanerau Latimer 531521/04/200620/05/2006
110 Kieran Read 1572512502/02/200706/07/2019
111 Brent Ward 9221602/02/200718/06/2011
112 Rua Tipoki 61502/02/200720/04/2007
113 Peter Nixon 302/02/200717/03/2007
114 Jake Paringatai 402/02/200724/02/2007
115 Michael Paterson 2117/02/200716/05/2009
116 Ben May 217/02/200724/02/2007
117 Tim Bateman 5184024/02/200703/05/2019
118 Isaac Ross 2331524/02/200720/03/2010
119 Tusi Pisi 117/03/200717/03/2007
120 Kahn Fotuali'i 36814315/02/200809/07/2011
121 Kade Poki 1521015/02/200825/04/2009
122 Ali Williams 1531515/02/200831/05/2008
123 Sean Maitland 542311515/02/200821/07/2012
124 Nasi Manu 151522/02/200803/04/2009
125 Hamish Gard 9131122/02/200823/05/2009
126 George Whitelock 8684012/04/200817/06/2014
127 Steve Alfeld 212/04/200814/05/2011
128 Jared Payne 2321014/02/200922/05/2010
129 Colin Slade 578516834614/02/200913/06/2015
130 Thomas Waldrom 2642014/02/200922/05/2010
131 Bronson Murray 1114/02/200908/05/2009
132 Jason Macdonald 131520/02/200923/05/2009
133 Adam Whitelock 5673514/02/200917/06/2014
134 Ryan Crotty 15524112227/02/200920/04/2024
135 Dan Perrin 71527/02/200922/05/2010
136 Tyson Keats 327/02/200903/04/2009
137 Blair Cook 207/03/200921/03/2009
138 Owen Franks 16131514/03/200904/05/2024
139 Jonathan Poff 191528/03/200925/06/2011
140 Robbie Fruean 66157513/02/201006/06/2015
141 Zac Guildford 612211013/02/201027/07/2013
142 Sam Whitelock 18294513/02/201024/06/2023
143 Quentin MacDonald 2731513/02/201002/03/2024
144 Peter Borlase 213/02/201006/03/2010
145 Joe Wheeler 426/02/201021/05/2011
146 Willi Heinz 72713712/03/201029/03/2024
147 Daniel Bowden 617/04/201022/05/2010
148 Tu Umaga-Marshall 217/04/201019/02/2011
149 Israel Dagg 89271114019/02/201114/07/2018
150 Matt Todd 1412914519/02/201106/07/2019
151 Sonny Bill Williams 1552504/03/201109/07/2011
152 Matt Berquist 13151317204/03/201102/07/2011
153 Tom Marshall 4363004/03/201127/07/2013
154 Luke Romano 136105009/04/201104/06/2021
155 David Hall 125/04/201125/04/2011
156 Tom Donnelly 1924/02/201212/07/2013
157 Tyler Bleyendaal 212102711124/02/201217/06/2014
158 Tom Taylor 585276527409/03/201213/06/2015
159 Luke Whitelock 5131509/03/201206/06/2015
160 Brendon O'Connor 31524/03/201215/05/2021
161 Ross Kennedy 124/03/201224/03/2012
162 Ben Funnell 9384029/04/201208/06/2019
163 Dominic Bird 311501/03/201306/06/2015
164 Joe Moody 12442001/03/201304/05/2024
165 Johnny McNicholl 45199508/03/201304/05/2024
166 Codie Taylor 1304220923/03/201324/06/2023
167 Jordan Taufua 101147030/03/201306/07/2019
168 Shane Christie 113/04/201313/04/2013
169 Telusa Veainu 41513/04/201312/07/2013
170 Nepo Laulala 341524/05/201313/06/2015
171 Jimmy Tupou 3831/05/201323/07/2016
172 Tim Perry 261521/02/201408/06/2019
173 Rey Lee-Lo 621/02/201417/06/2014
174 Nafi Tuitavake 211521/02/201413/06/2015
175 Rob Thompson 328/02/201428/06/2014
176 Kieron Fonotia 4042008/03/201423/07/2016
177 Nemani Nadolo 3927414314/03/201416/07/2016
178 Mitchell Drummond 14021110714/03/201404/05/2024
179 Daniel Lienert-Brown 205/04/201413/04/2014
180 Joel Everson 117/06/201417/06/2014
181 Scott Barrett 117189017/06/201404/05/2024
182 Siate Tokolahi 117/06/201417/06/2014
183 Nathaniel Apa 213/02/201528/02/2015
184 Alex Hodgman 91528/02/201523/07/2016
185 David Havili 12532114119714/03/201504/05/2024
186 Jone Macilai-Tori 1673508/05/201515/06/2018
187 Billy Guyton 113/06/201513/06/2015
188 Tim Boys 1027/02/201628/05/2016
189 Sean Wainui 927/02/201615/07/2017
190 Richie Mo'unga 109333191403123227/02/201624/06/2023
191 Leon Fukofuka 527/02/201614/04/2017
192 Ben Volavola 7131127/02/201623/07/2016
193 Reed Prinsep 127/02/201627/02/2016
194 Michael Alaalatoa 9752504/03/201612/06/2021
195 Pete Samu 3394504/03/201604/08/2018
196 Ged Robinson 419/03/201620/05/2016
197 Marty McKenzie 9171924/04/201614/04/2017
198 Mitch Hunt 456496114909/07/201606/07/2019
199 George Bridge 833718525/02/201718/06/2022
200 Whetu Douglas 4073525/02/201712/06/2021
201 Ere Enari 925/02/201715/05/2021
202 Jack Goodhue 81136525/02/201724/06/2023
203 Seta Tamanivalu 33157525/02/201704/08/2018
204 Jed Brown 621025/02/201710/06/2017
205 Bryn Hall 931829425/02/201718/06/2022
206 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis 2142011/03/201704/08/2018
207 Digby Ioane 31511/03/201702/04/2017
208 Oli Jager 5421011/03/201724/06/2023
209 Manasa Mataele 32178517/03/201712/06/2021
210 Mitchell Dunshea 3831524/03/201724/02/2023
211 Andrew Makalio 4342014/04/201709/08/2020
212 Quinten Strange 6552514/04/201704/05/2024
213 Vernon Fredericks 119/05/201719/05/2017
214 Billy Harmon 121524/02/201801/08/2020
215 Mike Delany 671410/03/201815/06/2018
216 Brett Cameron 13811923/03/201809/08/2020
217 Braydon Ennor 682512523/03/201824/06/2023
218 Tom Sanders 261523/03/201812/06/2021
219 Donald Brighouse 607/04/201814/07/2018
220 Ethan Blackadder 4073521/04/201826/04/2024
221 Jack Stratton 21521/04/201815/06/2018
222 Harry Allan 1221/04/201818/05/2019
223 Tima Fainga'anuku 202/06/201815/06/2018
224 Hamish Dalzell 215/06/201830/04/2022
225 Rameka Poihipi 11515/06/201815/06/2018
226 Caleb Makene 115/06/201815/06/2018
227 Sebastian Siataga 215/06/201828/07/2018
228 Ryan Coxon 115/06/201815/06/2018
229 Sam Beard 115/06/201815/06/2018
230 Sam Anderson-Heather 114/07/201814/07/2018
231 Will Jordan 523819016/02/201924/06/2023
232 George Bower 6809/03/201904/05/2024
233 Sevu Reece 695527509/03/201904/05/2024
234 Isi Tuʻungafasi 1223/03/201904/06/2021
235 Leicester Fainga'anuku 553014806/04/201924/06/2023
236 Ngane Punivai 126/04/201926/04/2019
237 Brodie McAlister 4062725/05/201904/05/2024
238 Isaiah Punivai 208/06/201904/03/2022
239 Tom Christie 5673501/02/202004/05/2024
240 Cullen Grace 51105001/02/202004/05/2024
241 Sione Havili Talitui 3563014/02/202024/06/2023
242 Ethan Roots 121/02/202021/02/2020
243 Dallas McLeod 3652506/03/202004/05/2024
244 Fergus Burke 34830611814/03/202024/06/2023
245 Hugh Roach 114/03/202014/03/2020
246 Fetuli Paea 404/07/202001/08/2020
247 Chay Fihaki 27432626/02/202104/05/2024
248 Josh McKay 226/02/202104/06/2021
249 Fletcher Newell 2821026/02/202104/05/2024
250 Tamaiti Williams 3952525/04/202123/02/2024
251 Liam Allen 129/05/202129/05/2021
252 Nathan Vella 329/05/202112/06/2021
253 Simon Hickey 571419/02/202220/05/2022
254 Shilo Klein 51519/02/202220/05/2022
255 Pablo Matera 141519/02/202218/06/2022
256 Corey Kellow 161525/02/202204/05/2024
257 Inga Finau 104/03/202204/03/2022
258 Dominic Gardiner 2321004/03/202220/04/2024
260 Kini Naholo 104/03/202204/03/2022
261 Abraham Pole 21504/03/202212/03/2022
262 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi 604/03/202227/05/2022
263 Finlay Brewis 726/03/202215/03/2024
264 Zach Gallagher 1901/04/202215/03/2024
265 Ricky Jackson 709/04/202227/05/2022
266 George Bell 1131507/05/202204/05/2024
267 Seb Calder 1207/05/202223/03/2024
268 Liam Hallam-Eames 107/05/202207/05/2022
269 Christian Lio-Willie 2363024/02/202304/05/2024
270 Macca Springer 1652324/02/202320/04/2024
271 Noah Hotham 151503/03/202304/05/2024
272 Taha Kemara 531911/03/202309/03/2024
273 Ioane Moananu 521011/03/202323/03/2024
274 Kershawl Sykes-Martin 1011/03/202329/03/2024
275 Pepesana Patafilo 518/03/202327/05/2023
276 Will Gualter 524/03/202327/05/2023
277 Jamie Hannah 1324/03/202304/05/2024
278 Melani Nanai 107/04/202307/04/2023
279 Andrew Turner 206/05/202319/05/2023
280 John Afoa 227/05/202303/06/2023
281 Reuben O'Neill 527/05/202324/06/2023
282 Louie Chapman 103/06/202303/06/2023
283 Joel Lam 103/06/202303/06/2023
284 Levi Aumua 101523/02/202404/05/2024
285 Rivez Reihana 6632123/02/202404/05/2024
286 Tahlor Cahill 309/03/202423/03/2024
287 Riley Hohepa 6673309/03/202420/04/2024
288 Heremaia Murray 209/03/202426/04/2024
289 Jone Rova 109/03/202409/03/2024
290 Fletcher Anderson 123/03/202423/03/2024
291 Leigh Halfpenny 11204/05/202404/05/2024
292 Antonio Shalfoon 111/05/202411/05/2024

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