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Shots fired towards demoted Kiwi refs
SANZAR game manager Lyndon Bray has taken an indirect shot at Kiwi refs Vinny Munro and Glenn Jackson.
Should Tana Umaga coach the Blues?
The Blues' coaching panel for 2016 is: head coach Tana Umaga, assistants Paul Feeney and Steve Jackson. What are your objections asks Wynne Gray.
Rugby: Cooper could return for Reds
The Queensland Reds could yet welcome back injured star Quade Cooper for Friday night's clash with the Sharks at Suncorp Stadium.
Elliot joins ABs' hooker conversation
Chiefs hooker Hika Elliot has made a miraculous recovery from a serious neck injury, which has thrust him in to the discussion for All Black selection.
Rebels bought by NZ-born businessman
The Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby franchise has today been confirmed to have been bought by a company owned by Christchurch-born businessman Andrew Cox.
Watching eight hours of rugby
In an attempt to reconnect with rugby, the Herald's sports editor at large Dylan Cleaver watches every minute of every Super Rugby game over the weekend.
Chiefs let down by 'very poor error'
Outspoken ex-referee Jonathan Kaplan has backed the Chiefs who are angry at the late decision from TMO Vinny Munro against the Hurricanes.
Wynne Gray: Inspiring Highlanders mix dazzle with diligence to crush Cheetahs
What about them Highlanders, eh? They danced out to a handy halftime lead and unlike the previous week did not surrender that advantage against the Cheetahs.
Crisis point: Will Blues be torn apart?
This week looms as one of the most important in the Blues' history as their divided board meets in an attempt to resolve the John Kirwan issue.
Hurricanes could rest ABs against Blues
The Blues are in tatters off the field and have a terrible record away from home but when you set up a game for them at Eden Park they generally find a way to win.
Rugby: Depleted Chiefs ready for rematch
A defeat in Wellington may have handed the Hurricanes home advantage in the playoffs but the Chiefs will hold no fear if a rematch eventually decides the season.
Rattue: Time to kick boys into touch
Who are the essential World Cup picks, and who are the non-essentials? Chris Rattue tells us who he thinks are the essential World Cup items.
Patrick McKendry: Players not immune from the dithering
As the John Kirwan coaching saga lurches from one disaster to the next, the Blues players are watching and waiting and feeling increasingly unsettled, writes Paul McKendry.
Richard Loe: Boks in trouble but ABs also have issues
I'd say the Springboks will be a little concerned. That's based on the rugby played by the Bulls because they were plain awful against the Blues on Friday night, Richard Loe writes.
Unshakeable case of the Blues
If the Blues end up next year in a darker place than this season, it wouldn't be more than they deserve.
First take: Another ABs injury
The All Blacks' defence of the World Cup feels jinxed. Good men are dropping all over the place. Conrad Smith is the latest, suffering concussion against the Chiefs in Wellington.
Rugby: Canes topple Chiefs
Ma'a Nonu was at his best during the Hurricanes’ 22-18 win over the Chiefs in Wellington tonight, extending their lead at the top of the New Zealand conference.
Wynne Gray: Kirwan buys himself time
John Kirwan has delivered a tactical masterstroke by saying he could deliver master technician Wayne Smith to the Blues, writes Wynne Gray.
Rugby: Tuipulotu injury puts Cup in doubt
Concern is growing that Patrick Tuipulotu's groin injury could rule him out of the World Cup.
Rugby: Injuries foil likely match-ups
What was shaping as a showdown between two explosive attacks might now be a little less pleasing on the eye. The Chiefs yesterday suffered a serious blow ahead of tonight's clash with the Hurricanes with both Sonny Bill Williams and James Lowe ruled out
Rugby: Home benefit at stake for 'Canes
Super Rugby's two best teams of 2015 will finally meet at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tonight and the stakes are high.
JK's head back on the block
The latest twist in the daily soap opera that is the Blues over the past fortnight is that John Kirwan's job is apparently not safe after all.
Morale-boosting win for Blues
The Blues have finished the week from hell with a morale-boosting victory over the Bulls which they will rightly be very proud of.
Bulls no match for Moala
They've beaten themselves up off the track this week and when they stepped into the workplace where they have been troubled all season, they triumphed.