Todd Blackadder is stepping down as Crusaders coach at the end of next year's Super rugby season.
Next season will be Blackadder's eighth in charge of the Canterbury team, but he has yet to secure the Crusaders a Super rugby title.
Blackadder took over from Robbie Deans as head coach in 2009.
He has coached the team to four Super Rugby semi‑finals and two finals, and the final against the Waratahs in 2014 marked his 100th game as Crusaders head coach.
The Crusaders will wait until the end of next season to start recruiting for Blackadder's replacement.
Source: Stuff.co.NZ
