My thoughts on why the crusaders win apart from the obvious coaching staff and players
Succession planning
Amazing academy
2 Universities in Christchurch
Razors theme’s
Extreme fitness levels
They know who will be 80-90% of the players in their squad in 3-5 years time. George bell , seb Calder , jack Jones, Jamie Hannah , Taylor Cahill , joe brial , Torian Barnes , Fletcher Anderson Joel Lam , Jone Rova , and others I’ve missed in the chch academy and Many more in Ta$man. They don’t get them all right , but they do a bloody good job.
Having 2 Universities in Christchurch is huge , they both offer rugby scholarships . Which is a massive attraction for out of town kids.
Effectively the crusaders bring them in and someone else pays for it.
I’ve had the privilege of watching razors theme videos for the last 6 years. They get better every year. I’m not going to go into details, but I can see how new players buy in straight away. Every person in the franchise is treated as an equal. All the office staff , kids etc are all involved in the theme.
Right from when they come into the academy they are subject to extreme fitness levels. They work bloody hard. Everything is gps tracked. Even when they’re at club trainings. They have a certain amount of kms they have to travel every week. If they haven’t done it , they do extra sessions on Friday afternoons.
Just my take and there’s plenty more too it. I’m sure I’ve missed quite a bit.