Waratahs ends Crusaders 19 match winning streak defeating them 20-12

Israel Folau has become Super Rugby's joint record try scorer as the NSW Waratahs shattered the Crusaders' aura of invincibility with a 20‑12 victory over the reigning champions.      

Folau is now equal with former All Blacks winger Doug Howlett with 59 tries.

Waratahs v Crusaders| Super Rugby 2019 Rd 6 Highlights
The @crusadersrugby winning streak comes to an end with a loss to the @NSWWaratahs in Sydney. #SuperRugby #WARvCRU pic.twitter.com/MIvUpspPcf

— Super Rugby (@SuperRugby) March 23, 2019

In the titleholders' first outing since the Christchurch terror attacks rocked their city eight days ago, the Crusaders had their record 19 match‑winning streak come to a end.

The two teams also put playing rivalries aside, coming together in a touching tribute for the victims of last week's Christchurch shootings.

Meanwhile, in other matches, the Hurricanes overcame the Stormers 34-28, the Chiefs thrashed the Bulls 56‑20 to register their first win, the Lions beat the Sunwolves 37-24 while the Sharks defeated the Rebels 28-14.

In the lone match today, the Brumbies will face the Reds at 5.05pm.

The score will hurt the Crusaders, but the defining image of the game was this show of the #rugbyfamily before kick-off
📸 Karen Watson pic.twitter.com/F5PxsR2fwt

— Jamie Pandaram (@JamiePandaram) March 23, 2019

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