The Crusaders insist they have the firepower to go from last place in the Shop N Save Super Rugby standings to challenge for another title but concede a vast improvement is needed.
The seven-time defending champions slumped to the lowest rung on the ladder following an error-ridden 37-15 loss to the Western Force in Saturday’s clash of the competition’s two bottom-placed sides in Perth.
It was their seventh loss from eight matches.
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The loss was also their first defeat against traditional strugglers the Force in more than a decade.
Meanwhile, the Swire Shipping Fijian DFrua take on Moana Pasifika in Lautoka on Saturday.
You can watch the match live on FBC Sports.
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