What a good week for New Zealand rugby, if you can ignore three-fifths of the New Zealand Super 15 sides.

Blues winger Rene Ranger has been ruled out of the rest of the Super 15 season by a hamstring tear.

Deals on the table for Jane, Weepu and Gear but lock unlikely to get an offer.

A few players have forgotten how to behave.

Blues defeated but should take heart from performance that suggests not all is lost as season nears its climax.

Queensland substitute Dom Shipperley's 78th-minute try guided the Reds to a come from behind 24-21 Super Rugby victory over the Western Force at Perth's nib Stadium overnight.

The Highlanders dropped out of the race for a Super Rugby playoff spot tonight after being beaten 33-7 by the NSW Waratahs at Sydney Football Stadium.

The Crusaders have beaten the Blues 23-16 in a pulsating top-of-the-table clash at Alpine Energy Stadium in Timaru.

Honours are shared on an evening of low standards, spilled balls and sloppy handling.

Most of the Timaru crowd will be rooting for the southerners in tonight's duel.

Super 15 franchises are wanting to gamble on big names for next season.

The Chiefs and the Hurricanes played out an 18-all draw at a wet Waikato Stadium in Hamilton tonight.

Stats guru Tracey Nelson breaks down the numbers ahead of this week's Super 15 action.

Your complete guide to round 17 of the Super 15 with expert tips and the lowdown on every match.

Every rejected rugby player relishes a second chance and Blues five-eighths Stephen Brett gets a double shot tomorrow.

Nonu and Hore have gone, but only a brave punter would bet on that being the last of the blood-letting at the Hurricanes.

Eight hopefuls, six playoff spots. Wynne Gray predicts how the rest of the Super 15 regular season will play out.

Flanker Tanerau Latimer says there'll still be plenty on the line for the Chiefs when they host the Hurricanes tomorrow night.