Quade Cooper and Will Genia, the Reds' dynamic duo, will come in for special attention from the Crusaders tomorrow, but the initial focus from the home side will be on putting their pack on the back foot.

This seems like a straightforward pick. Carter (243 points) has been in great form the past four rounds scoring an impressive 116 Fantasy points over that time, including 31 against the Hurricanes last week.

Gregor Paul lists 15 things we have learned from this year's Super Rugby competition.

A Super 15 scheduling quirk means the tournament quarter-finalists have scant knowledge of their rivals.

Give me Beauden Barrett any day. Barrett in Blue, bring it on, writes Wynne Gray. Hopefully the Blues have sent brother Kane down south while he is on his ridiculous tap-dancing sabbatical.

What, Todd Blackadder was asked the other day, should the Reds fear most about the Crusaders on Saturday?

The Blues will have to self-fund their deal to bring Benji Marshall to Auckland as the New Zealand Rugby Union has confirmed it is unlikely to provide much.

With speculation Tigers playmaker Benji Marshall is set to jump codes, we look at why the Blues wouldn't be wise to sign him.

The chances of Benji Marshall switching to rugby and playing for the Blues took a step closer last night.

Patrick McKendry names the top back, standout forward and the four in-form teams from the weekend's Super 15 action.

He has won Australian rugby's top job and Ewen "Link" McKenzie's next task will be to end the season for the Crusaders.

Sonny Bill Williams was ushered into the Chiefs' Eden Park changing room on Saturday night to celebrate their victory over the Blues.

Gregor Paul looks at what coach John Kirwan has done well and not so well in his first year in charge

There is a commonsense solution to the problem that is Ma'a Nonu - mediation between him and Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett to pave the way for a return to the capital.

There was an edge to training at the Chiefs' Ruakura headquarters this week, according to coach Dave Rennie, but it didn't quite translate to Eden Park last night.

The Chiefs have squeezed past a 14-man Blues side to go top of the Super 15 table, winning 26-16 at Eden Park

Join us for tonight's live blog of the Super 15 clash between the Blues and the Chiefs at Eden Park in Auckland.

Richie McCaw keeps popping up in Matt Mustchin's rugby career and he's done it again.

"I think we are getting a little too predictable," coach John Kirwan says. "We have to work out how to get some more excitement going on and off the field. We need to see that in the way we express ourselves on the track."

What's on it? How much time have you got to dwell on the Blues' final match tonight against their regular Chiefs rivals.

Melbourne gave their Super Rugby coach Damien Hill and a host of departing players a fairytale finish as they came from behind to snatch a 38-37 win over the Highlanders.