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Super Rugby: One down, three to go
The Highlanders are the first NZ team to book a semifinal spot with a nail-biting win over the Brumbies in Canberra last night.
The Highlanders are the first NZ team to book a semifinal spot with a nail-biting win over the Brumbies in Canberra last night.
They'll kick off in the middle of peak hour but the Brumbies are hoping a campaign urging bosses to let Canberra workers off early
No team can match the Crusaders for playoff experience - or even get close.
Highlanders coach makes brave call in face of Brumbies star Pocock's return to play.
Chris Boyd is not so sure that the chances of four NZ sides reaching the semifinals are as cut and dried as many pundits and the form book would suggest.
The kickoff time was a compromised result of the Brumbies failing to book Canberra Stadium early enough to stage a Saturday game.
Liam Messam has been ruled ineligible by Sanzaar for Sunday morning's Super Rugby quarter-final against the Stormers.
The quarter-final lineup is set in Super Rugby after the Hurricanes thrashed the Crusaders and the Highlanders overcame the Chiefs. Were those matches of test intensity? The All Blacks will release a new jersey in the coming days. How will it differ from the others? More golden point heartbreak for the Warriors after going down late to Manly in Perth.
All the action as the Highlanders hosted the Chiefs in a vital Super Rugby clash at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The defending champions face a long trip overseas for the playoffs despite just arriving back from their South Africa and Argentina stint.
Damian McKenzie will now attempt to apply those lessons in a showdown with Ben Smith and the defending-champion Highlanders.
The Highlanders have run in four late tries to seal a 48-18 over the spirited Southern Kings in their Super Rugby match in Port Elizabeth. Leading
The disappointment and devastation of 2015 finally ended for Lima Sopoaga last night.
Highlanders CEO Roger Clark has confirmed they are pursuing the services of current Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt.
Tony Brown has been named head coach of the Highlanders for 2017 but his tenure in charge of the southern side will be brief.
Live coverage as the Hurricanes take on the Highlanders in a vital local derby.
COMMENT: You have to wonder how Smith finds the time to be so happy for everyone else, writes Scotty Stevenson.
COMMENT: It was a mistake to under estimate the Highlanders last year and it would be just as unwise to do so again this year, wites Gregor Paul.
Join us for a live blog of the tantalising Kiwi derby between the Highlanders and the Crusaders.
WATCH: A truly heavyweight contest - in all senses - finished with the Highlanders beating the Crusaders to join their southern cousins at the top of the table.
A first sell-out gate for the Highlanders, and the signing of wing Patrick Osborne for another year, are two reasons for the franchise to cele-brate.
The Highlanders thought Chiefs midfielder Charlie Ngatai should have been red carded for the lifting tackle on Elliott Dixon.
COMMENT: We're getting close to the point when the All Backs selectors will be confirming their first squad of the year, to play Wales next month.
The Highlanders reminded everyone just why they claimed last year's competition, shining in all facets to shock the Chiefs.