As it happened: Hurricanes thrash Sharks
All the action from the Hurricanes' thrashing of the Sharks in the Super Rugby playoffs.
All the action from the Hurricanes' thrashing of the Sharks in the Super Rugby playoffs.
After shutting out the Sharks, that tantalising question must be again asked: is this at last the Hurricanes' year?
There's no questioning the Hurricanes' quality, writes Justin Marshall. Tonight against the Sharks is about learning the lessons of their past.
No matter the outcomes of tonight's games in South Africa, the Highlanders are the team every other will want to avoid in the last four.
Stephen Larkham said his team was robbed of a semi-final spot after a potential matchwinning try was disallowed.
The prospect of four New Zealand teams making up the Super Rugby semifinals is still alive.
All the action from the first Super Rugby quarterfinal between the Brumbies and the Highlanders.
The Highlanders are the first NZ team to book a semifinal spot with a nail-biting win over the Brumbies in Canberra last night.
Over the 17 weeks that make up the Super Rugby regular season, Radio Sport Rugby Editor Nigel Yalden has selected his NZ Form Team of the Week.
They'll kick off in the middle of peak hour but the Brumbies are hoping a campaign urging bosses to let Canberra workers off early
No team can match the Crusaders for playoff experience - or even get close.
The Hurricanes will start the biggest game of their season without the biggest name in their team.
All Blacks winger Julian Savea has been dropped to the bench for the Hurricanes quarter-final clash against the Sharks in Wellington on Saturday.
An all-New Zealand Super Rugby semifinal round is possible...but is it going to happen? The TAB has set odds at $5.25 for four New
Highlanders coach makes brave call in face of Brumbies star Pocock's return to play.
Explore a Herald interactive which reveals the best and worst Super Rugby teams for every season since the tournament launched in 1996.
Will either the Chiefs or the Stormers benefit from the disparity in their respective schedules in Sunday's quarter-final?
The Brumbies expect the Highlanders to target David Pocock in his expected return from injury.
COMMENT: Of all the strange rugby decisions made this season, the Liam Messam one has got to be the craziest, writes Scotty Stevenson.
The Sharks may be rank underdogs for Saturday's Super Rugby quarter-final in Wellington, but the Hurricanes are not preparing for
The presiding view is that the Lions took a huge gamble not sending their best side to Argentina for their final conference game and
The Hurricanes were so awful in their first outing of the season, one commentator called them 'fat and slow'. Now they are Super Rugby's top ranked team.
Chris Boyd is not so sure that the chances of four NZ sides reaching the semifinals are as cut and dried as many pundits and the form book would suggest.
Crusaders have posted online a patchy sing-along tribute to departing stalwart Andy Ellis ahead of their must-win quarter-final.
Will the Lions' Super Rugby strategy prove a masterstroke?
The Hurricanes will be reminding their players and staff that they need to put their phones on in-flight mode when they are flying.
The Crusaders will be without Nemani Nadolo and Joe Moody for their game against the Lions, but there is some good news for other players in the squad.
The Hurricanes' loose forward trio have shown consistency throughout 2016 writes Campbell Burnes.
For the second straight season the Hurricanes have topped Super Rugby following the round robin. Can they turn home advantage into
Chris Boyd is not so sure that the chances of four New Zealand sides reaching the semifinals are as cut and dried as many pundits