Umaga ends break on familiar ground
The long June break is over at last for Blues coach Tana Umaga, who is returning to Wellington and facing his former team for the first time.
The long June break is over at last for Blues coach Tana Umaga, who is returning to Wellington and facing his former team for the first time.
All the action from the top of the table clash between the Chiefs and Crusaders from Suva in Fiji.
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder might have endured a difficult evening after watching his previously table-topping side lose their place.
This is big time for the island nation with broadcasters sending pictures and words around the globe to showcase their piece of paradise.
Lose tomorrow night, and the Hurricanes will need to lower both the Waratahs and Crusaders away to guarantee their berth as one of the top wildcards.
The 24-year-old loose forward was consistency personified for the franchise prior to the June window and he is now ready for the final push in a log-jammed New Zealand Super Rugby conference.
Cory Jane has signed a two-year contract with Toshiba but will be back in Hurricanes colours in 2017.
Former All Blacks captain Todd Blackadder has emerged as a hot contender for the vacant Queensland Reds coaching job. Late last year
At various times, each of the Crusaders, Highlanders, Chiefs and Hurricanes have looked like champions elect.
Internationals Jerome Kaino, Patrick Tuipulotu, Ofa Tu'ungafasi and Male Sa'u return to the Blues line-up for Saturday's Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Wellington.
Super Rugby returns tomorrow night following the international break. But which teams are good again? Cameron McMillan provides a refresher.
Given the historical reluctance to play big matches in the Pacific Islands, Friday's Super Rugby match in Suva is welcome progress.
Stephen Donald will start the Chiefs' top-of-the-table clash with the Crusaders in Suva on Friday night.
As we head into the final three weeks of Super Rugby's regular season, the Kiwis teams are all in the mix to make the playoffs.
$449 too much for a Lions ticket you say? Try $1000 - all the way back in 1959.
Chiefs and Crusaders face compromise over toll taken by tests.
The Chiefs and Crusaders are both likely to manage the workload of their All Blacks stars for their clash in Suva.
New Zealand Rugby has released ticket details for next year's tour of the British and Irish Lions, and the highest price for a test ticket has been set at $449.
Coach John Plumtree is sick of the negative talk around Julian Savea and has dismissed claims that Beauden Barrett is heading to the Blues next year.
The former All Blacks winger has left the NSW Waratahs, cutting short his Super Rugby season.
The Chiefs and Crusaders will make history this week, with thousands of fans counting down to the first ever Super Rugby game in Fiji.
A number of All Blacks return to their Super Rugby teams battered a bruised ahead of this week's returning round.
The disappointment and devastation of 2015 finally ended for Lima Sopoaga last night.
Newstalk ZB understands that the Blues are looking to make an offer for the Hurricanes first-five, whose contract ends with the Wellington-based side at the end of this season.
The Blues showed no signs of rust on attack as they cruised to a 73-8 victory over the Northland Barbarians at Toll Stadium.
The Melbourne Rebels and Australian Rugby Union (ARU) are threatening to move the next Super Rugby fixture at AAMI Park unless the surface is fixed.
All you need to know about latest All Blacks debutant Elliot Dixon - who will become All Black 1149 on Saturday against Wales.
The Rebels and the Hurricanes have named strong squads for Thursday's Super Rugby exhibition.