Rugby: Highlanders happy with Super draw
The Highlanders have avoided the Stormers and the Waratahs in the Super 15 next year and believe they have received a better draw than this past season.
Super 15
Highlanders v Hurricanes, Wellington
Highlanders v Hurricanes, Wellington
The Highlanders took on the Hurricanes in round four of the Super 15 in Wellington on Saturday night.
Rugby: Highlanders learning from tight games
Rugby: Highlanders learning from tight games
Learning from pressure situations is aiding the Highlanders, coach Jamie Joseph believes.
High hopes for Super 15 stadium debut
High hopes for Super 15 stadium debut
Even today's Oscar-winning script writer would be hard-pressed to come up with this pot-boiler.
Rugby: Bulls no longer the main threat
Rugby: Bulls no longer the main threat
The winds of change have blown through the teams on the other side of the Indian Ocean. Beginning our week of Super 15 build-up, rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the five South African sides.
Rugby: Blackadder philosophical about first `home' game venue
Rugby: Blackadder philosophical about first `home' game venue
Napier, Nelson, or Timaru - Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder is philosophical about where his team plays its first home Super Rugby match.
Rugby: Hammett's young Hurricanes ready to roll
Rugby: Hammett's young Hurricanes ready to roll
When Victor Vito describes himself as one of the elder statesmen of the Hurricanes squad, you get a sense of how inexperienced the team is.
Rugby: Crunch time for Highlanders in Japan
Rugby: Crunch time for Highlanders in Japan
A result this weekend will decide when the two members of the Highlanders plying their trade in Japan will become available for the franchise.
Rugby: Expect no surprises in Highlanders squad
Rugby: Expect no surprises in Highlanders squad
The Highlanders will name their final squad next week but do not expect any surprises.
Rugby: Super franchises must change - Highlanders chief
Rugby: Super franchises must change - Highlanders chief
These days it appears a good accountant is as important to a team as a first five-eighth - even one as good as Dan Carter.
Rugby: Donnelly heading to Crusaders
Rugby: Donnelly heading to Crusaders
Former All Black lock Tom Donnelly will play for the Crusaders next season as the Highlanders look to free up cash to sign some gamebreakers.
Rugby: Waratahs in mix for SBW - report
Rugby: Waratahs in mix for SBW - report
The Waratahs have emerged as shock contenders for the signature of Sonny Bill Williams next year.
Rugby: Reds break hearts of brave Crusaders
Rugby: Reds break hearts of brave Crusaders
The Queensland Reds revival is complete - seasons of despair were erased from the state's proud sporting history as the Australian version of Super rugby's fairy tale ending played out at Suncorp Stadium.
Rugby: Mooney going with heart, picking Reds to win
Rugby: Mooney going with heart, picking Reds to win
Few people have as much background knowledge of the Reds team hosting the Super 15 final as Otago co-coach Phil Mooney. The former Reds coach tells Hayden Meikle how he believes the Australian underdogs can upset the Crusaders.
Rugby: Crusaders set up final base camp
Rugby: Crusaders set up final base camp
The Crusaders have arrived at their final destination, one flight from home, 80 minutes from Super rugby immortality.
Rugby: Crusaders halfback faces fitness test
Rugby: Crusaders halfback faces fitness test
Crusaders halfback Andy Ellis needs to pass a fitness test in Brisbane today if he is to face the Reds in the Super 15 final on Saturday night.
Rugby: Crusaders put Sharks to the sword
Rugby: Crusaders put Sharks to the sword
A clinical second half performance ensured the Crusaders will be South Africa-bound for a Super 15 rugby semifinal after overrunning the Sharks 36-8 in Nelson.
Rugby: Crusaders finish top of conference
Rugby: Crusaders finish top of conference
Crusaders forward Kieran Read spills the ball as he is hit by Hurricanes winger Hosea Gear. Credit:NZPA / Ross Setford.
In an fitting end to both teams' contrasting regular season campaigns, the Crusaders have marched into the Super 15 rugby playoffs as the New Zealand conference winners while the Hurricanes bade farewell to five of their longest-serving players by sending them out in the loser's circle.
Rugby: Donnelly back as Highlanders seek integrity
Rugby: Donnelly back as Highlanders seek integrity
Tom Donnelly has been returned to the starting line-up, along with Jimmy Cowan, as the Highlanders seek to finish their season with a sparkle against the Blues tomorrow night.
Rugby: Highlanders lack ammo against Blues
Rugby: Highlanders lack ammo against Blues
Gutsy but ultimately outgunned and outmuscled. The Highlanders fell to the Blues 33-16 in Auckland last night, putting on a determined effort but lacking the firepower to keep them in the game.