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The weekend saw a big Crusaders scrum, an assured performance at 10 and some excellent goal kicking, writes Jamie Wall.

The Chiefs Might Be Minor Premiers, But They’re Not Untouchable – Waikato’s finest have been slick all year, but this loss ...

Blues lock Josh Beehre’s emphatic, after the siren put-down to sink the Chiefs not only kept the Blues in the hunt for ...

All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors, Assistant Coaches Scott Hansen, Jason Holland, Leon MacDonald and Jason Ryan have named their All Blacks team to play Fiji in the final ...

Rieko Ioane issued that warning last week after the Blues scraped into the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs in sixth position ...

There are just four teams left standing in DHL Super Rugby Pacific after a Qualifying Finals weekend full of thrills and ...

The dates and times have been confirmed for next weekend’s Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals as the Crusaders face the Blues ...

The Auckland Blues kept alive their title defence with a last-gasp 20-19 victory over the Waikato Chiefs and the ACT Brumbies ...

A gutsy Brumbies ensured Australia's presence in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals with a 35-28 takedown of the in-form ...

The Auckland Blues narrowly beat the Waikato Chiefs 20-19, while the ACT Brumbies overcame the Wellington Hurricanes 35-28 in ...