" All Blacks stars Richie McCaw and Dan Carter are likely to play their last home matches for the Christchurch-based Crusaders when they meet the Queensland Reds at the start of the 13th round of Super Rugby on Friday. Women Mercurial Vapor It will be the Crusaders' last match in Christchurch in the regular season. They will play the Hurricanes at their secondary home ground at Nelson in round 16 and, currently ninth overall, have little chance of a home playoff. Carter, who is in his 13th season with the Crusaders, will French club Racing Metro after this year's World Cup. McCaw, who has accumulated more than 110 Super Rugby caps over 15 seasons, has yet to make a definitive statement on his future but is thought likely to retire after the World Cup. Carter, the world record point-scorer in tests, has been kept out of the flyhalf role this season by fellow All Black Colin Slade and will start again at inside center. Slade is also likely playing his last match in Christchurch before heading overseas, as is fullback Tom Taylor. adidas women f50 cleats McCaw will start on the bench as he returns from a head injury. The All Blacks captain says the Crusaders must ignore any emotional elements of Friday's match to concentrate on strengthening their bid for a place in the playoffs. The Crusaders are third in the New Zealand conference behind the Hurricanes and Chiefs and five points outside the top six. Friday's match against the 14th-placed Reds is the easiest of their remaining games. They have a bye next weekend, then a tough finish against defending champions the New South Wales Waratahs, the Hurricanes and Australian conference-leaders the Brumbies. McCaw said it is too early to dismiss the Crusaders' playoff chances. Women Mercurial Soccer Cleats "We've still got a season to go yet so you don't want to start thinking like that," he said. "Stanger things have happened. We could have another game back here if we do it right. "When you reflect on things later down the track, if you've performed well you'd be pretty happy. You don't want to get too caught up in what might be." Carter was also trying to keep emotions in check ahead of a crucial match for the seven-time champions. women Hypervenom Phantom "Being a Cantabrian and growing up in Christchurch to play for Canterbury and the Crusaders has meant so much to me," he said. "To think it is probably going to be my last game on home soil means it will be a pretty emotional time throughout the week." The leadership of the Australian and South African conferences may hinge on the clash in Cape Town on Saturday between the Stormers and Brumbies. The Brumbies lost 13-10 last weekend to the Waratahs and saw their lead over the Waratahs at the top of the Australian conference shrink to one point. The Waratahs have the chance to move ahead this round when they travel to Perth to face the last-placed Western Force, though they were upset 25-13 by the Force in round one. The Stormers gave up a short-lived lead in South Africa when they lost 25-17 last weekend to the Cheetahs after beating the Bulls in the previous round. The Bulls have a bye this weekend and the Stormers need a win to keep pace. The top-ranked Hurricanes are at home to the 11th-place Sharks on Saturday and can stretch their lead in New Zealand while the second-placed Chiefs have a bye.