The Blues have booked their place into next week's Super Rugby semifinal with a 26-13 over the Waratahs at Eden Park.

Herald rugby writer Dylan Cleaver looks ahead towards the Super 15 elimination finals. Will both NZ teams advance?

Josh Holmes was today picked to start at halfback for the injury-hit Waratahs to face the Blues tomorrow in their semifinal.

Timing counts for much in rugby and the Blues have got their schedule in sync for their upcoming mini-World Cup.

The Blues had zeroed their research in on the Bulls, suspecting they would meet the defending rugby champions in this week's Super 15 playoffs.

The Highlanders dropped out of the race for a Super Rugby playoff spot tonight after being beaten 33-7 by the NSW Waratahs at Sydney Football Stadium.

Eight hopefuls, six playoff spots. Wynne Gray predicts how the rest of the Super 15 regular season will play out.

Luke McAlister had a night to forget on Saturday but how did his performance measure up against fellow first five-eighths?

Former Wallabies great Nick Farr-Jones and John Eales are confident Australia can win a third World Cup later this season.

The NSW Waratahs won back some respect with an enterprising 29-12 Super Rugby victory over the Lions at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Herald rugby writer Dylan Cleaver breaks down the six Super 15 matches taking place over the next three days.

Herald rugby writer Wynne Gray breaks down the seven Super 15 matches taking place over the next three days.

They may have been 12 points behind the conference-topping Reds at the start of this game but the Waratahs should have taken heart from the Queenslanders' shock loss to the Hurricanes last night.

The NSW Waratahs notched a vital 28-9 victory over the Melbourne Rebels.

Saturday night footy at nzherald.co.nz brings you live scoring of the tonight's NRL and Super Rugby matches.

Stats guru Tracey Nelson breaks down the numbers from week 10 of the Super 15.