As it happened: Hurricanes thrash Highlanders
All the action from the crucial Super Rugby clash between the Hurricanes and Highlanders.
All the action from the crucial Super Rugby clash between the Hurricanes and Highlanders.
The apprentice will meet the master in the capital on Saturday night.
Leg injuries to All Blacks Lima Sopoaga, Waisake Naholo, Israel Dagg, Seta Tamanivalu and Nehe Milner-Skudder a concern.
The Blues lost a right shocker of a game where they barely strung anything together.
Relive all the action from the Super Rugby clash between the Blues and Highlanders at Eden Park.
Tonight bucked the received wisdom that the Kiwi derbies are the only things saving Super Rugby
The Crusaders are on the comeback thanks to a new spark under new coach Scott Robertson.
Co-captains James Parsons and Jerome Kaino return.
The Highlanders casualty ward continues to grow, with Liam Squire suffering a knee injury.
The Highlanders will face the Blues at Eden Park this week needing a win to kick-start their season.
COMMENT: Rugby bosses must consider rule changes after a terrific game was blighted by injuries, writes Chris Rattue.
The Crusaders shocked the Highlanders by scoring three tries in the final 15 minutes to earn an unlikely victory.
Two late tries by the Crusaders complete a stunning comeback at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The reality of Super Rugby has quickly hit for rivals Scott Robertson and Tony Brown in their first seasons as head coaches. Both
All Blacks and Highlanders fullback Ben Smith is likely to miss the next few weeks of Super Rugby.
It was a dramatic way for the Chiefs to snap their run of six defeats at the hands of their southern rivals.
All the action from the Super Rugby opening round Kiwi derby between the Highlanders and the Chiefs.
Chiefs fans would be forgiven for forgetting about the recruitment of Mitch Karpik and Nepo Laulala.
Aaron Smith's actions were unsavoury and lacking in class - but they weren't illegal.
After his team's stunning victory in last year's final, Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph's last year in charge has ended in a semifinal
The Highlanders' hopes of defending their Super Rugby title have been crushed on the Ellis Park anvil this morning.
The Hurricanes have lost all six of their playoff games against fellow Kiwi teams. Not a good omen heading into tomorrow's semifinal with the Chiefs
Beating the Lions in their home country is a big ask. Does Joe Wheeler think the Highlanders have got what it takes?
Of all the smart signings pulled off by Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph, his best bit of business remains his decision to lure and then persevere with Lima Sopoaga.
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has acknowledged the threat the Lions pose against his side ahead of their semi-final clash at Ellis
Will it be an all-New Zealand Super Rugby final or will the Lions spoil the party?
The Highlanders are alive, and the three other teams still in the competition should be worried.
No matter the outcomes of tonight's games in South Africa, the Highlanders are the team every other will want to avoid in the last four.
All the action from the first Super Rugby quarterfinal between the Brumbies and the Highlanders.
The Highlanders are the first NZ team to book a semifinal spot with a nail-biting win over the Brumbies in Canberra last night.