The Hurricanes have bounced back from their last-second loss to the Chiefs to thrash the Lions 50-17 this morning in South Africa.

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'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.

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.

The Hurricanes have held strong on their goal-line to beat the Blues at Eden Park.

Hurricanes captain Dane Coles and wings Nehe Milner-Skudder and Cory Jane must pass fitness tests before being considered to play the Blues at Eden Park on Friday.

With two away losses in their two opening matches, the Hurricanes are clearly finding things difficult, writes Justin Marshall.

The Hurricanes showed more than they did in week one, it was a decent display, but not enough to beat a Highlanders side.

The Hurricanes and Highlanders just don't do boring, and the Highlanders came out on top of a thriller in Dunedin.

TJ Perenara should put his faith in his physical attributes and skillset, rather than attempting to be a Smith clone, writes Justin Marshall.

Hurricanes fullback Nehe Milner-Skudder was yesterday ruled out of the match at Forsyth Barr Stadium with a bruised leg.