Ben Smith and Liam Squire both return from injury for Saturday's clash against the Blues.

Returning Blues player says he is better physically and has greater game understanding.

Impending birth of third child means Blues prop Faumuina will be busy off the pitch too.

Blues failed to impress against Force and now must face Highlanders and Hurricanes.

It's fair to say the Rebels were awful against the Highlanders in Dunedin tonight.

All the action in the Super Rugby clash between the Highlanders and Rebels

The time has come, writes Gregor Paul, for Aaron Smith to be celebrated again.

Determination to hold out Brumbies in Canberra results in valuable win for Highlanders.

The Highlanders laboured to victory over Brumbies to get their year back on the right foot

The Hurricanes are back with a vengeance.

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 will travel to face the Blues with an increasing sense of desperation.

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.

The Highlanders have rolled out their stable of All Blacks for the Super Rugby trial against the NSW Waratahs in Sydney.

Highlanders five-eighth Hayden Parker will miss the Super Rugby season after suffering a knee injury in pre-season training.