As it happened: Highlanders v Chiefs
Watch a replay of tonight's live blog of the Super rugby clash between the Highlanders and the Chiefs from Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
Watch a replay of tonight's live blog of the Super rugby clash between the Highlanders and the Chiefs from Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
In the strict hierarchy of rugby in this country, it's rare to find a Super rugby side benefiting from the All Blacks rather than the reverse.
The Blues' losing streak away from their Eden Park fortress now stands at 14, so only their most ardent supporters will be confident of success against the Force in Perth tomorrow night.
John Kirwan is preparing to receive a high-powered reinforcement in the form of returning fullback Charles Piutau
Just when McCaw was getting some traction and form, he's back on the sidelines with a broken rib, writes Brian Ashby.
Loose forward Luke Braid will see out the Blues' season and then go under the knife, possibly on both his shoulders, which have troubled him the last two years.
The Blues have secured their spot in the 2024 Super Rugby finals, beating the Brumbies 34-20. Video / Sky Sport
Chris Boyd and John Plumtree have been named as the Hurricanes new coaches for next season.
It sounds incongruous but Aaron Cruden will benefit from the reduction in responsibility that arrives in the All Black environment.
Apart from the failure to gain a bonus point in their victory over the Force in Christchurch, the past weekend couldn't have gone any better for the Crusaders.
The Brumbies kept their Super Rugby season alive with a 37-10 bonus point win over the Melbourne Rebels in Canberra.
The Blues will be denied access to their most influential and arguably best asset until round eight of Super Rugby next year, as Eden Park is off-limits until early April due to the Cricket World Cup.
Strange business this Super Rugby competition. It takes a three-week break now and yet it's in the hiatus where it has previously been won and lost.
If, as expected, the All Blacks pick only Keven Mealamu and Dane Coles in their squad to play England today, I'd fully support that. writes Richard Loe.
John Kirwan must have had mixed feelings watching his team humble the Hurricanes at Eden Park tonight. On the one hand he will be ecstatic, on the other, he will question why his team can't do this away
Relive all the action from the Super Rugby clash between the Blues and the Hurricanes from Eden Park in Auckland
The Chiefs' title defence suffered a serious blow in the Waratahs' gutsy win and the question now for the defending champions will be whether they can even make the playoffs