The Crusaders arrived in Brisbane last night in three stages after a disrupted flight from South Africa following their successful Super rugby semi-final against the Stormers.
With their flight out of Johannesburg delayed they missed their connection to Sydney, meaning the first members of the squad filtered in three hours behind schedule.
But their assistant coach Darryl Gibson said they arrived in Brisbane in much better shape than a week ago when they landed in Johannesburg, and having flown more than 100,000 kilometres this year, the travel is no longer a burden.
Lock Luke Romano was the only member of the squad not to arrive - he was quarantined by Qantas in Johannesburg after being diagnosed with chickenpox but is due to join the team today.
