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A former captain, a Crusaders centurion and a cult hero have been added to the team's Hall of Fame

One week on from the Melbourne controversy, RNZ reporter Jonty Dine looks back at some of the most significant refereeing calls in All Blacks history.

Richie Mounga (C) and his Crusaders teammates celebrate winning he 2021 Super Rugby title. The word hate is as overworked in the sporting lexicon as a box kick or scrum re-set on the rugby pitch. Remember the eight-year-old kid who held up the I Hate You, Auckland sign at Lancaster Park in 1997 when the Blues were at the peak of their powers? That boy - Dean Anderson - had a pretty good take on the word hate when he grew up to be a man. Stuff in 2013 - when he was 24 - Anderson said: "Now I...

Given only a week to 10 day's notice that former Welsh international Mark Jones would not be returning to the Crusaders' coaching team, the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa champions moved quickly to secure Tamati Ellison.