Romano breaks ankle in big win
This wasn't a message to the rest of the competition from the Crusaders, this was a massacre.
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As it happened: Crusaders v Reds
Join us here for tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby clash between the Crusaders and the Reds from Suncorp Stadium.
Chris Rattue: Aussie sides too soft
Another season, the same old problem for Australian rugby. They're soft, writes Chris Rattue.
Rugby: Reds alert as former champions falter
The plummeting Reds' Super Rugby miseries have multiplied with key duo James Slipper and Chris Feauai-Sautia facing extended time on the sidelines.
Rugby: Emphatic Blues thrash Reds
The Blues thrashed the Reds 44-14 at Eden Park tonight. Read the full match report from Gregor Paul.
As it happened: Kiwis v Kangaroos
Watch a replay of our live blog of tonight's Anzac test between the Kiwis and the Kangaroos in Sydney
Rugby: Reds get redress for Sth Africa tour
There's no place like home for the Queensland Reds, who highlighted their love of Suncorp Stadium with a pressure-relieving 22-17 victory over the Stormers.
Rugby: Wooden Reds see off Stormers threat
This match probably confirmed that the Stormers won't be Super Rugby champions this year and won't make the play-offs, based on this form.
Rugby: Tapuai told to be more assertive in centre role
Reds coach Richard Graham wants recalled centre Ben Tapuai to be more assertive to give the Lions' unfancied backline headaches at Johannes-burg's Ellis Park this weekend.
Rugby: Fierce rivals to start Super season
New Zealand's Super rugby conference is primed for a high-octane start next year with a clash between the Chiefs and Crusaders.
Patrick McKendry: Cooper missing in action when Reds needed him most
Amidst the pantomime booing of the AMI Stadium crowd, Cooper appeared to get stage fright, writes Patrick McKendry. He hardly ran the ball.
Richard Loe: McCaw slots into a firing machine
The new Wallaby coach would have dearly wanted his boys to beat the Crusaders in his first match against a NZ team since his Wallaby appointment, writes Richard Loe. Bad luck, Ewen.
Rugby: Genia poses big threat to Crusaders
Quade Cooper and Will Genia, the Reds' dynamic duo, will come in for special attention from the Crusaders tomorrow, but the initial focus from the home side will be on putting their pack on the back foot.
Reds get tough on Ioane stand off
A stand-off between rugby bosses and Digby Ioane shows no sign of easing, with Queensland officials now saying they want to get to the bottom of suggestions the Wallabies winger has been shopped around, contravening his contract.
Rugby: Brumbies still top after Reds draw
The much-hyped match to decide Australia's dominant Super 15 team proved inconclusive after the Reds and Brumbies were deadlocked in a 19-19 draw.
Rugby: Coaches trade barbs before vital clash
The tension between the Brumbies and Queensland has reached boiling point ahead of tonight's huge Super rugby derby, with both sides taking pot-shots at each other's ill-discipline.
Rugby: Ref manhandles Conrad Smith
You'd hope two things come out of this woebegone match - that referee Steve Walsh is censured for manhandling Hurricanes skipper Conrad Smith and that the Canes do not head any further down a path which could see them hailed as 'the new Blues'.