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Bridge hadn’t even played his first season of provincial rugby for Canterbury when the Hurricanes stuffed the Crusaders in Christchurch on July 16, 2016.
Since coach Scott Robertson took over from Todd Blackadder as coach ahead of Bridge’s rookie season, the Crusaders are unbeaten in 36 (35 wins, one draw) Super Rugby fixtures, including one match in Nelson earlier this year.
‘’Not directly, but we’re all pretty well aware of how hard it is for teams to play here,’’ Bridge said when asked if the team’s mammoth run was addressed in-house.
We’ve been talking about how we’ve definitely got a lot more to give. We feel like we haven’t really put a complete performance together yet that we are happy with.
“I think it’s just the nature competition, to be honest, because every team is so good and they’re going to put us under a lot of pressure.’’
Now in his fourth season with the Crusaders, Bridge is one of a bunch of players who are yet to taste defeat in a home Super Rugby match.