Five grown men missed a team curfew by minutes. Is a one-match suspension a fair result?

All Blacks Julian Savea, Cory Jane and Victor Vito are among five players dropped from the Hurricanes side to play the Reds on Saturday for breaching team protocol.

Today's team naming fwill reveal if the players in question have kept their places in the squad after breaking curfew.

The number of players alleged to have broken the curfew is unknown - it has been suggested there could be five - and it's possible that some could miss the next match against the Reds at Westpac Stadium on Saturday. Source: TVNZ

The Hurricanes will reveal tomorrow whether five players alleged to have broken curfew in South Africa will keep their places in the squad.

In losing 32-15 to the Sharks in Durban yesterday, the Hurricanes have undone all the good work of their massive victory over the Lions in Johannesburg last weekend.

The Hurricanes have undone all the good work of their massive victory over the Lions in Johannesburg last weekend.

The Hurricanes have come crashing back down to earth.

Today in NZ Herald Focus – Breaking news of a Sydney shooting and exclusive pictures of the moment armed police surrounded a car in Auckland with guns pointed at the driver.

COMMENT: LeBron would be an amazing blindside/lock. He's 2.08m tall and 120kg and the agility and athleticism would make him a superstar.

Today on Focus we follow up on our exclusive footage of cheating allegations against the Chiefs in last week's super rugby match against the Hurricanes and we have the latest on the police hunt for a teenage serial sex attacker.

COMMENT: Let's compliment the Chiefs and Hurricanes for putting on such an entertaining game in Wellington.

Ardie Savea's about-turn on his World Series and Olympic sevens commitments appears to have blindsided New Zealand Rugby.

Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd has raised questions about the controversial finish of his side's narrow defeat at the hands of the Chiefs.

Join us for a live blog of the Super Rugby clash between the Hurricanes and the Chiefs.

Another win for the Chiefs and another game to confirm their status as title favourites.

Beauden Barrett must get sick of hearing what a gifted footballer he is. Such praise effectively highlights what he's not - an especially gifted, specialist first five.

Beauden Barrett's two-try performance against the Rebels in Melbourne shows the race for the All Blacks' No10 jersey isn't over yet.

The Hurricanes aren't quite as deadly as they were this time last year, but they are getting there.

The Hurricanes, last year's beaten finalists, are in a pivotal match against the Jaguares in Wellington tomorrow, writes former All Black Justin Marshall.

Opinion: Julian Savea's weight problems will be a concern for the player and the franchise but also All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.

Of all the things the Hurricanes expected to happen against the Kings, its doubtful they imagined they would struggle to get the victory.

Four months off rugby was not enough for Julian Savea, writes Wynne Gray.

Normal service appears to have resumed for the Hurricanes with a comfortable victory over the Force in Palmerston North tonight.

The Hurricanes are running away with their clash against the Force.

Nehe Milner-Skudder has been ruled out for the rest of the Super Rugby season, dealing a major blow to the Hurricanes' hopes.

COMMENT: Friday night's win over the Blues was just what the Hurricanes needed.

Television match official Shane McDermott was at the heart of two contentious decisions against the Blues at Eden Park last night.