Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham will take whatever perceived advantages he can get when his side plays the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby semifinal tomorrow.

Brumbies winger Henry Speight will miss the Super Rugby playoffs after being suspended for five weeks.

The Hurricanes are dangerous given their prowess on attack but have one major weakness.

Australia has two sides playing in the Super Rugby semifinals and they're stacked with Wallabies showing steady improvements in Australian rugby, writes Justin Marshall.

Ticket sales have been strong for the Hurricanes with more than 17,000 already snapped up for Saturday's semifinal at Westpac Stadium.

A classy ending from the Crusaders - shame about the beginning and the middle of their campaign.

Relive all the action as Blues grabbed their first Super Rugby victory of the season, beating the Brumbies at Eden Park.

The Australian conference leaders want to inflict further misery on their Blues hosts but plans to assess Jimmy Cowan's halfback credentials are in limbo.

Anyone looking at the 2015 Super Rugby points table would rate the Brumbies to spoil the Blues opening season foray on to Eden Park on Friday night in Auckland.

Israel Folau says there's no room for homophobes in rugby and he is certain homophobia is not a problem at the Waratahs.

Accusations of homophobic slurs have overshadowed the NSW Waratahs' commanding Super Rugby triumph over the Brumbies at Allianz Stadium.

Brumbies flanker Jarrad Butler is the man getting in the way of Super Rugby's most eagerly awaited match-up - and he couldn't care less.

Aaron Cruden's last-second penalty handed the Chiefs a narrow victory over the Brumbies in New Plymouth tonight.

Departing coaching director Laurie Fisher is convinced the Brumbies are close to ending their decade-long Super Rugby title drought.

It's off to Sydney then - which will host it's host final after the Waratahs clawed and scrapped their way into the last two.

He's already at another level, but superstar fullback Israel Folau is hoping to raise his game to impossible new heights in the Waratahs' semi-final against the Brumbies tomorrow.

I have been on holiday in Australia for a couple of weeks where I got the impression there's a fair bit of confidence brewing.

What a maddening night for the Chiefs. Their dream is over. They won't win their third successive title and they will only have themselves to blame.

Last year Brumbies back Robbie Coleman was best described as a handy utility, getting the odd gig off the bench.

The Blues have secured their spot in the 2024 Super Rugby finals, beating the Brumbies 34-20. Video / Sky Sport

Another season, the same old problem for Australian rugby. They're soft, writes Chris Rattue.

It's an impossible business trying to understand this year's competition. The Brumbies destroy the Chiefs one week, are then destroyed by the Crusaders the next.