Two Super 15 titles are more than enough to suggest the Chiefs know what they are doing, writes Wynne Gray. We like what they are up to.

If the Chiefs can match their fast finishes with stronger starts then it will take a "special" team to upset the defending champions.

As part of his wide rugby brief, the former Aussie Rules player used his side's bye week to delay his journey home from Canberra to research training methods, ideas and sporting trends in his old code in Melbourne.

Malakai Fekitoa stayed firmly on the All Blacks' radar, providing the key attacking moments in the Highlanders win over the Bulls.

It's a victory for children of the 1970s. Brad Thorn and Victor Matfield lacing up the boots to go at it in a Super Rugby match tonight.

Two words were all Mark Hammett needed. Ever since he set foot in the Hurricanes' landscape, one thing has been clear; he thought this franchise needed a shake-up.

The Brumbies will throw a teenage part-time bar worker up against two Wallabies locks when they take on the Queensland Reds in Brisbane tonight.

Aaron Cruden's broken thumb has caused chaos for fantasy owners as Dream Team Fantasy Super Rugby enters its second chance phase.

The Waikato Draught will flow in the stands, a cacophony of cow bells will greet every opposition shot at goal, and the name of either Liam Messam or Aaron Cruden will be present in the starting XV.

Outgoing Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett said it was not the time to reminisce after announcing he would leave the franchise after this season

Coach Mark Hammett has announced he will not be seeking re-appointment after this season, writes Gregor Paul. The knives can be put away.

Mark Hammett clearly feels he's either taken the Hurricanes as far as he can or needs a change of scenery, says Herald rugby writer Patrick McKendry.

As the previously indestructible Aaron Cruden recovers from his broken thumb, the Chiefs must be wary of placing too much more pressure on the team's other iron man.

Aaron Cruden's injury will harm the Chiefs more than the All Blacks.

For the first time since 2011, the Chiefs will run out this weekend without Aaron Cruden in the No 10 jersey.

The Warriors' performance against the Cronulla Sharks was the worst ever because they were wiped out by a struggling side, writes Chris Rattue.

After an intriguing weekend of rugby, the Blues, Crusaders and Chiefs deserve close attention - and there's one player who warrants a special mention: the ageless Andy Ellis.

From the high of their bonus-point victory over the Highlanders to a new low of being dismantled by the Brumbies.

After a lacklustre start to the season, including two defeats at home, the Crusaders have at last set a record for the right reasons.