Name change debate

Crusaders name change: Maintaining the status quo 'no longer tenable'

There has been debate over the appropriateness of the Crusaders name following the Christchurch mosque terror attack. The Crusades were a series of religious and political wars between Christians and Muslims fought in the 11th and 13th centuries.

Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge said that in the wake of the terror attacks in Christchurch, the franchise was "treating the question around the appropriateness of our brand extremely seriously".