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While Dave Rennie oozes confidence, credibility and now results, the announcement of the Wallabies’ squad to tour the northern hemisphere in the coming weeks is puzzling. Are these selections the work of a genius, carefully plotting a fairytale of more redemption stories to add to the chapters of James Slipper, James O’Connor and more recently […]

Sean Wainui scoring five tries on Saturday night – a Super Rugby record – was impressive enough, but it was what he said afterwards that was the real story. Asked what lay ahead for him, Wainui said he was looking forward to playing provincial rugby for Bay of Plenty and was hopeful of a call-up […]

Hurricanes fullback Jordie Barrett missed two potentially game-winning penalties in the dying seconds.

Mark Geenty05:00, Jun 05 2021 Michael Bradley/Getty Images First five-eighth Ruben Love is back pulling the strings for the Hurricanes against the Brumbies. It can’t be the easiest, standing up in front of the Savea brothers, Dane Coles and Jordie Barrett to tell the Hurricanes how they’re going to topple the Brumbies in Canberra. Especially if your name’s Ruben Love, one month past his 20th birthday and handed the reins for his fifth start in the No 10 jersey, with the Canes needing to ...

Join us at 7:15pm as the Blues look to reclaim the top spot from the Hurricanes with a bonus-point victory.

Blues boss says it could well require five straight victories to secure a spot in the Trans-Tasman final.

Saturday night, in his 182nd outing for the club, will mark his first start for the Chiefs in 1037 days, dating back to the 2018 quarterfinal defeat to the Hurricanes in Wellington – Messam’s last match in New Zealand before leaving for French club Toulon. A week earlier he had played his final game in Hamilton (off the bench against the Hurricanes), while his last start on home turf was another week before that, when he lined up at No 8 against, coincidentally, the Brumbies. “It is a ...

Beginning their quest for a sixth title in the last five years, it took the Crusaders less than five minutes to open the scoring, as Ethan Blackadder capped off a free-flowing counter-attack for the first try of the night. But the Brumbies flipped the script by taking the lead at OrangeTheory Stadium, as Scott Sio crashed over from close range, as Lolesios conversion put the visitors ahead 7-5. Richie Mounga restored the Crusaders advantage though, as he sliced through the Brumbies line for his...

Their backs are against the walls after one round, but they're not as far off as some might believe.

Join us for live updates at 7pm as the Crusaders try make it three from three for New Zealand sides in Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.