Veteran hooker Corey Flynn has been an important member of the Crusaders squad since moving from Southland in the 2002 draft - scoring 14 tries for the franchise over the course of his career.

He was an integral part of the powerful Crusaders scrum during the 2011 Investec Super Rugby campaign and was rewarded with inclusion in the All Blacks Rugby World Cup Squad.

Flynn recently celebrated 100 Super rugby caps in the 2011 semi final match against the Stormers in Capetown. 

Corey follows in the footsteps of his father who played for Southland, his uncle, Robbie Flynn, who played Tests for the United States and nephew Aaron Flynn who played for the Crusaders from 1998-2000.