Two former coaches among trio inducted into Crusaders Hall of Fame

Talk astir a memorable time for Wayne Smith.

Hours aft helium was named show manager of the Black Ferns and All Blacks, helium joined Todd Blackadder and Justin Marshall successful the Crusaders’ Hall of Fame.

They were the archetypal players inducted into the recently launched inaugural astatine a sold-out foundation luncheon successful Christchurch connected Friday, 1 attended by Crusaders greats specified arsenic Reuben Thorne, Richie McCaw and Dan Carter.

That trio is astir definite to beryllium inducted into the Hall of Fame with time, but successful the meantime it was Smith, Blackadder and Marshall who got the motion by the enactment committee, which includes Crusaders manager Scott Robertson, fastener Sam Whitelock and erstwhile escaped guardant Sam Broomhall.

“The Crusaders person a agelong and storied past filled with milestones, characters, titles and fans,” Crusaders main enforcement Colin Mansbridge said this week successful a statement.

Former All Blacks and Black Ferns caput manager Smith, with Blackadder arsenic captain, guided the Crusaders to their archetypal rubric triumph successful 1998 aft they defeated the Blues successful the last successful Auckland.

Blackadder, precocious named the 9th top Crusader of all-time successful Stuff’s countdown of finest Super Rugby players crossed New Zealand’s 5 franchises, played 71 games for the reddish and blacks betwixt 1996 and 2001.

Born successful Rangiora, helium was an exceptional person and guided the Crusaders to their archetypal three-peat, betwixt 1998-2000. His son, Ethan, is simply a existent Crusader and All Black.

Marshall, ranked 7th successful Stuff’s countdown, is 1 of the top halfbacks successful history, and was the 2nd subordinate inducted connected Friday.

He was the archetypal Crusader to notch 100 caps and besides played nether maestro manager Smith, who volition nary uncertainty 1 time beryllium joined by departing manager Robertson successful the Hall of Fame.

To beryllium eligible, inductees indispensable conscionable 5 of the 7 criteria:

• Played oregon coached 100 oregon much games for the Crusaders, oregon played oregon coached the Crusaders for much than 8 seasons.
• Played in, oregon coached, a title winning team.
• Achieved and displayed excellence successful their playing presumption passim their playing vocation (taking into information accolades and achievements specified arsenic subordinate of the year).
• Lead connected and disconnected the tract successful enactment and behaviour. Lived the Crusaders values passim their vocation and has remained of bully character. Crusaders values being; loyalty, enactment ethic, respect, integrity, equality, squad first, enjoyment.
• A squad antheral who ever puts the squad archetypal and brought the champion retired of their Crusaders teammates.
• Was selected for oregon coached an planetary team.
• Made a important publication to the squad connected and disconnected the field.