Rugby: Friend or foe? It all depends on the jersey colour
They wear the No 6 jersey and are near certainties for the All Blacks. But tonight they duel at Eden Park...
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Rugby: Seven join Foster in final bow as Chiefs
The curtain drops on the Ian Foster era in Hamilton tomorrow night and when it is raised again, the Chiefs will be close to unrecognisable.
Rugby: Williams focused on the here and now
Lock Ali Williams is all about the here and now as the Blues bid to cement a Super 15 rugby playoff spot.
Rugby: Farewells for overseas-bound Chiefs
The Chiefs' last match of their Super 15 rugby season in Hamilton on Saturday will also mark farewell for three of the side named today.
Rugby: Games to go ahead as teams get flights
Richie McCaw has used his connections to secure a flight and ensure the Crusaders get to Wellington on time for Saturday's clash.
Rugby: SBW out of Hurricanes clash
Crusaders' second five-eighths Sonny Bill Williams will not face his All Blacks rival Ma'a Nonu on Saturday night.
Rugby: Smith aims to go out with a bang
Highlanders fullback Ben Smith has raised more than a few eyebrows during the Super 15 rugby competition.
Rugby: Smylie to start crunch match for the Blues
Blues halfback Chris Smylie will make his first Super 15 start this season in tomorrow's must-win meeting with the Highlanders.
Rugby: O'Connor leaves Force for Rebels
Australian rugby sensation James O'Connor has quit the Force to join the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 Super Rugby season.
Rugby: Caleb Ralph back in Super rugby
Former All Blacks winger Caleb Ralph is a shock inclusion in the Reds' 23-man squad for Saturday's match against the Chiefs.
Rugby: Blues make two injury-related changes
The Blues today made two injury-related changes to their starting side for their final regular season Super 15 match.
Beat the odds: Round 17 winners and losers
The TAB looks back over the Super 15 action from the weekend where two draws played havoc with punters.
The stats don't lie: Williams v Whitelock - who won?
Stats guru Tracey Nelson crunches the numbers from the penultimate round of the Super 15.
Rugby: Workload too much for SBW?
The extra workload may be starting to catch up on injury prone Crusaders second five Sonny Bill Williams.
Rugby: Mitchell issues World Cup warning
Eighty-seven days to go to the Rugby World Cup, and John Mitchell issues a blunt warning.
Wynne Gray: Blues are on the right track - Lam
Work this out. The Blues have lost four on the bounce but believe they are getting their mojo back.
Rugby: SBW v Nonu: Making the toughest call
The All Black selectors must be looking on with concern as Sonny Bill Williams' first Super 15 campaign limps to a conclusion.
Rugby: Hamstring tear ends Ranger's Super 15 campaign
Blues winger Rene Ranger has been ruled out of the rest of the Super 15 season by a hamstring tear.
Chris Rattue: Lively debate stirs interest in any sport
What a good week for New Zealand rugby, if you can ignore three-fifths of the New Zealand Super 15 sides.
Richard Loe: Canes paying for not being professional
A few players have forgotten how to behave.
Rugby: Eaton the next Hurricane set to be released
Deals on the table for Jane, Weepu and Gear but lock unlikely to get an offer.
Rugby: Crusaders go top with win
Blues defeated but should take heart from performance that suggests not all is lost as season nears its climax.