Rugby: Chiefs aiming to reduce Super 15 penalty count
Past history has shown that clashes between the Chiefs and Crusaders can be decided by a whistle and a kicking tee.
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Highlanders earn ugly win
The Highlanders scored a late try through Waisake Naholo to earn their first win of the season against the Reds in Dunedin.
Can Dan make a comeback?
Gregor Paul on Dan Carter: 'Once he could hop about on one leg and still be the All Blacks' preferred choice at first five."
Rugby: Blues need to bury Super 15 away game farce
John Kirwan says his outnumbered Blues team ran themselves to exhaustion in making up for Hayden Triggs' red card in the loss to the Stormers.
Rugby: Coles set to lead Hurricanes
Dane Coles will captain the Hurricanes for the first time this weekend when Chris Boyd’s side meet the Western Force in Perth.
Scotty Stevenson: Cold south wind sets the poet in me ravin'
Once upon a dreary Hamilton, while we stood on grass and watched on - Scotty Stephenson waxes lyrical on Super Rugby.
Carter in the mix for showdown at Chiefs
Dan Carter could make his comeback from injury on Saturday in what is becoming one of the fiercest rivalries in Super Rugby.
King Kaino's Super ton has tinge of blues
Jerome Kaino reaches a rare and well merited milestone when the Blues face the Cheetahs this weekend.
Chiefs take control despite juggling act
Only four teams are unbeaten after two weeks of Super Rugby. The Hurricanes, Stormers, Chiefs and Cheetahs are the teams who have not lost.
Justin Marshall: Crusaders' sets bar as teams hit the gas
What was pleasing about Super Rugby over the past weekend was the noticeable lift in skill level and intensity, and that was exemplified by the Crusaders, writes Justin Marshall.
Rugby: Red mist proves costly for Blues
Aweek after the concession of two "soft" tries did for the Blues in their Super Rugby opening round loss to the Chiefs.
Wynne Gray: Let the punishment fit the crime
It's become like that in Blues territory. There is an acceptance they will find a way to lose as the slide in production and results persists, Wynne Gray writes.
Blues go down to Stormers
A red card to Blues lock Hayden Triggs in the first half meant this match was as good as won by the home side at halftime.
Rugby: Patience and big engine vital for gutsy Gibbins
Callum Gibbins spent the past two years heading to Hurricanes training at Rugby League Park in Newtown waiting for his opportunity.
Crusaders hold off Highlanders
In another compelling Southern derby, the Crusaders held off a late charge from the Highlanders to claim their first win of the Super Rugby season.
As it happened: Highlanders v Crusaders
Join our live blog of the Super Rugby clash between South Island rivals the Highlanders and the Crusaders in Dunedin.