Gregor Paul on Dan Carter: 'Once he could hop about on one leg and still be the All Blacks' preferred choice at first five."

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.

Once upon a dreary Hamilton, while we stood on grass and watched on - Scotty Stephenson waxes lyrical on Super Rugby.

Dan Carter could make his comeback from injury on Saturday in what is becoming one of the fiercest rivalries in Super Rugby.

Jerome Kaino reaches a rare and well merited milestone when the Blues face the Cheetahs this weekend.

Only four teams are unbeaten after two weeks of Super Rugby. The Hurricanes, Stormers, Chiefs and Cheetahs are the teams who have not lost.

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.

Aweek after the concession of two "soft" tries did for the Blues in their Super Rugby opening round loss to the Chiefs.

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.

Callum Gibbins spent the past two years heading to Hurricanes training at Rugby League Park in Newtown waiting for his opportunity.

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.

Join our live blog of the Super Rugby clash between South Island rivals the Highlanders and the Crusaders in Dunedin.

Beating the Lions last week was one thing, but toppling the Bulls in Pretoria is another level.