Crusaders' second five-eighth Sonny Bill Williams has been an off-load machine so far this season. Just how many has he dished out?

The joke was on the Brumbies as the Highlanders won their Super 15 rugby match at Invercargill tonight.

Wallabies star Adam Ashley-Cooper has been shunted to the wing by the Brumbies.

Crusaders are too powerful for bumbling Brumbies as Sonny Bill and Fruean turn on display of brute force.

The Crusaders handed their old foes the Brumbies an old fashioned spanking with a 52-10 victory.

Lock Chris Jack will play his 100th game for the Crusaders when he takes the field in the Super 15 match against the Brumbies on Friday night.

The Brumbies have sacked coach Andy Friend just two matches into the Super rugby season.

Melbourne showed they won't be Super 15 rugby easy-beats with a heart-stopping 25-24 win over the Brumbies at AAMI Park tonight.

They were missing some quality players but there were enough signs in their first game to suggest that the Chiefs final season with coach Ian Foster could be a troubled one.

Former All Black skipper Tana Umaga will make his Super rugby return when he runs out for the Chiefs against the Brumbies on Saturday night.

Wallabies playmaker Matt Giteau confirmed his signing with with French club Toulon following this year's Rugby World Cup.

Matt Giteau hopes to have a European deal secured by the end of the week, as he prepares to captain the Brumbies against the Chiefs.

The Hurricanes have capped preseason Super Rugby preparations with a 21-21 draw against the Brumbies in Canberra.