Former Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has been named the next Chiefs coach, taking over from Scotland-bound Dave Rennie in 2018. Rennie

Colin Cooper is expected to be unveiled before Christmas as the next Chiefs coach and successor of Dave Rennie.

South African rugby chiefs have been linked to an audacious bid to try and hijack Dave Rennie's move to Glasgow Warriors. The Scotland

Liam Messam's return to the Chiefs will come ahead of next season's Super Rugby competition.

Dave Rennie has emerged as a shock candidate to become coach of the Springboks.

The Chiefs have confirmed they're returning to Fiji next year. Their round 13 Super Rugby match against the Crusaders on May 19 will

The five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises announced their full squads for next season today. Campbell Burnes breaks down each squad.

CEO Steve Tew says New Zealand Rugby will keep working hard with all of their communities to get better after hiring of Respect and Responsibility Project manager.

New Zealand Rugby have appointed a senior Rape Crisis worker to encourage "healthy relationships" within the code.

A Bay of Plenty politician said she felt sorry for Chiefs players who were reprimanded after boozy end-of-season celebrations. Now she says they were "no better than animals".

Stripper says she doesn't want a police inquiry, as new allegations of inappropriate behaviour by players at Mad Monday event are released.

There were notable and disturbing absentees at the press conference detailing the Chiefs stripper scandal, writes Chris Rattue.

The Chiefs had a tremendous reputation from a fairytale rise to prominence has a large black cloud hanging over it.

Dave Rennie will leave New Zealand rugby at the completion of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

Sponsors of the Chiefs have been sent a memo by the franchise asking them to refrain from leaking any developments to the media.

The stripper who was allegedly subjected to indecent touching by Chiefs rugby players has gone to ground, while the players themselves are getting ready for the Mitre 10 cup.

The stripper at the centre of the Chiefs rugby scandal has been sacked from one of the companies she works for.

The Chiefs have called upon NZ Rugby to escalate the investigation into the team's stripper scandal after allegations a second stripper was mistreated by players.

COMMENT: The boys are hurting over their loss to the Hurricanes. But that's rugby. At the end of the day we just have to take it on the chin and move on.

The Chiefs bosses will wake up tomorrow and hope the last 48 hours was just a bad dream.

Comments made by the Chiefs' major sponsor in the wake of allegations of inappropriate contact with a stripper, have been described as 'appalling and disappointing'.

Steve Hansen has reminded his players of what is expected of them as All Blacks in the wake of the Chiefs stripper scandal.

The Chiefs are in further hot water after hiring a stripper who claims the players were touching her despite being warned not to.

The story of the both the Chiefs' season and their semifinal defeat can be told in two numbers.

All the action as the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs in the first Super Rugby semifinal at Westpac Stadium.

There's nothing quite like x-factor to get the job done. And there's no one with x-factor like Beauden Barrett and Ardie Savea.

The Hurricanes will host the Super Rugby final for the second straight campaign, proving far too strong for the Chiefs.

The Hurricanes will face the Chiefs without their skipper in tonight's sudden-death clash.

Tom Latham has followed in his dad Rod’s footsteps and scored a test century against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Mark Hunt says he’s unlikely to ever fight in the UFC again as the fallout from Brock Lesnar’s positive doping test continues. The first of the Super Rugby semi-finals takes place in Wellington tonight with the Hurricanes hosting the Chiefs before the Highlanders take on the Lions tomorrow morning in Johannesburg.