Should the Blues should be granted a larger budget than everyone else to mitigate Auckland's higher cost of living, asks Gregor Paul.

If the Hurricanes turn up with their heads in the right place, there's no question they are good enough to win this competition, writes Christian Cullen.

Maybe it's time to think of 35 as the new 30 and not fall off our chairs if there are a heap of 40-year-olds playing Super Rugby in the next decade, writes Gregor Paul.

The Hurricanes showed why they're the favourites to take their maiden title with a 21-13 win over the Chiefs in New Plymouth.

A classy ending from the Crusaders - shame about the beginning and the middle of their campaign.

Follow along live with all the action as the Chiefs take on the Hurricanes at 7.35pm at Yarrow Stadium.

Exclusive: The Blues have targeted former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga as the key to helping them out of their coaching crisis.

A winning ratio around 35 per cent across three seasons is not job retention collateral, writes Wynne Gray.

A miserable season for the Blues has limped to a predictable conclusion after they were thrashed by the Highlanders tonight.

Watch a replay of tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby match between the Blues and the Highlanders from Eden Park.

You can't help but feel it's a real changing of the guard and Super Rugby will never be the same again, writes Justin Marshall.

The second five-eighth has slipped quietly under the radar to bring up his 50th game against the Blues tonight.

The Chiefs' injury load is easing at the right time but they will still be without a pair of frontline forwards for tomorrow's showdown with the Hurricanes.

The Chiefs have pulled off what might be the best signing of 2015 by stealing the hugely promising Nepo Laulala from the Crusaders.

Keven Mealamu's final appearance for the Blues in their match against the Highlanders at Eden Park tomorrow will lend a celebratory air to what has been a depressing season.

The Highlanders are not getting ahead of themselves before playing the Blues in Auckland tomorrow night.

Matt Symons had myriad reasons to rush his return from concussion and get back on the field with the Chiefs.

Keven Mealamu deserves so much better than to depart in the current Blues shambles, writes Chris Rattue.

The angst surrounding Sonny Bill Williams just may be unfounded.

Sir John Kirwan's Blues regime has received another knock, with a key player backing away from endorsing his coaching credentials.