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Ben Smith facing spell on sideline
All Blacks and Highlanders fullback Ben Smith is likely to miss the next few weeks of Super Rugby.
All Blacks and Highlanders fullback Ben Smith is likely to miss the next few weeks of Super Rugby.
Lions rugby coach Warren Gatland laid down the challenge this week, so we've picked it up.
Live updates of the Super Rugby opening round clash between the Reds and the Sharks.
It was a dramatic way for the Chiefs to snap their run of six defeats at the hands of their southern rivals.
Former ARU boss says Argentina, Japan and a South African team should be dumped from Super Rugby - but don't touch the Aussie teams.
All the action from the Super Rugby opening round Kiwi derby between the Highlanders and the Chiefs.
It's early days, but it's not difficult to foresee a few more of those performances from the Blues this season.
Burdening a youngster with expectation is always a dangerous game but it's not easy to hold back when it comes to Rieko Ioane.
The Blues are on top of the Super Rugby table...not only leading but they are a clear five points ahead. This is the year of the Blues!
Don't get carried away, but the Blues looked brilliant as they thumped the Rebels, 56-18.
All the action from the Super Rugby opener between the Blues and Rebels.
Fullback Israel Dagg will become the latest Super Rugby centurion when his Crusaders team take on the Brumbies.
Host Daniel McHardy is joined by rugby editor Nigel Yalden and commentator Brian Ashby on the Out of the Box rugby podcast. This
The Hurricanes have already made their first surprise move of 2017, but one which was hatched even before Christmas.
Evidence suggests teams aren't able to win a large majority of close games every year.
With the new Super Rugby about to kick off our rugby experts deliver their predictions.
2017 is lining up to be another strong campaign for the Lions. But it's a tough road ahead of the Sunwolves and the Blues.
Chiefs fans would be forgiven for forgetting about the recruitment of Mitch Karpik and Nepo Laulala.
Former Melbourne Storm teammates Ryan Hoffman and Matt Duffie followed each other as guests on the Radio Sport Breakfast show this
Hurricanes flanker Callum Gibbins is the latest Europe-bound Kiwi rugby player after signing a three-season deal with Glasgow.
The drums are beating for the Chiefs, the Highlanders have their fans and they say the Blues are going to be so much better in 2017. Crusaders
COMMENT: The Blues playing the Rebels in Melbourne on a Thursday night is a shocker to start Super Rugby.
The Blues will leave for Melbourne and their Super Rugby season-opener against the Rebels buoyed by a sense of expectation and of
Blues coach Tana Umaga has named All Black Rieko Ioane at centre but has kept George Moala and Rene Ranger on the reserves bench for
Who is the most important figure to each of the five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises? Is it a coach, a star player or a CEO?
Nehe Milner-Skudder's shoulder is fine, but his tight hamstring is threatening to derail his full Super Rugby comeback this weekend. The
Chiefs co-captain Sam Cane is touch and go to be ready for Friday night's Super Rugby opener against the Highlanders in Dunedin, while
All Black legend Wayne "Buck" Shelford is leading a campaign to find beds for thousands of British Lions fans.
COMMENT: In looking at the five Kiwi teams, I can't help but note that 33 players will be making their debuts at this level.
Sanzaar deserves a little gold star for hatching a plan to fix its troubled judicial process. The body that runs Super Rugby has