The Otago Highlanders have put a miserable season behind them with a swashbuckling display on their way to a 38-28 victory over Auckland Blues.
New Zealand’s Highlanders, who have been the surprises of the Super Rugby season, are due to have their unbeaten run tested against the ACT Brumbies.
The Highlanders look to extend their unbeaten start to the Super 15 in Wellington this weekend while defending champs Queensland Reds journey to SA.
South Africa’s Bulls are aiming to score three out of three Super 15 wins as they face New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders at the weekend.
Taking out unaffordable loans has proved to be an unsustainable solution to the game of rugby.
The All Blacks will rest key players for their Test against Fiji, but stressed they will not fall into the same trap as Australia did against Samoa.
Lions flanker Michael Rhodes has been suspended for six matches after being found guilty of a dangerous tackle on Highlanders winger Siale Piutau.
Former All Blacks flyhalf Stephen Donald became the seventh player to surpass 800 points in Super rugby on Saturday.
The Blues are steeled to produce a huge performance against the Highlanders this weekend, motivated by news that lock Kurtis Haiu has cancer.
A ruthless Canterbury Crusaders juggernaut stormed to the front of the New Zealand Super 15 pack when they swept aside the Otago Highlanders 44-13.
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/ 25 February 2011
Perennial Super Rugby strugglers the Highlanders continued their brilliant start to the season by beating the Chiefs 23-13 on Friday.
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/ 19 February 2011
Ma’a Nonu will face a judicial hearing on Monday after being sent off during the Wellington Hurricanes’ season-opening loss to the Otago Highlanders.
Hurricanes flyhalf Aaron Cruden ensured his side’s Super 14 slim play-off hopes remained alive with a 33-31 victory over the Otago Highlanders.
Justin Turner, Ryan Cross and Cameron Shepherd all scored late tries to help the Western Force to a 41-27 victory over the Otago Highlanders.
Centre Adrian Jacobs scored a late intercept try to help the Sharks to a 30-16 victory over the Otago Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday.
The Stormers scored four tries without reply to destroy New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders 33-0 in the Super 14 on Saturday.
Fullback Paul Williams scored two tries to help the Blues to a 19-15 victory over the Highlanders in an error-ridden Super 14 clash on Friday.
The Bulls surrendered their unbeaten record and fell from first to fourth place in the Super 14 rugby standings after a 36-12 loss to the Highlanders.
The Otago Highlanders produced the biggest upset of this year’s Super 14 on Saturday with a 36-12 victory over the previously unbeaten Bulls.
The front-running Northern Bulls have New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders in their sights in this weekend’s Super 14 round.
All Blacks flanker Adam Thomson scored two tries to help the Otago Highlanders to a bonus-point 32-8 victory over the Cheetahs.
Winger Lelia Masaga scored an outstanding individual try 15 minutes from fulltime to give the Waikato Chiefs a 14-10 win over the Otago Highlanders.
New Zealand named a revamped side on Tuesday for their opening rugby Test of the season against Ireland, selecting only six of the team who lost last year’s World Cup quarterfinal to France. Winger Anthony Tuitavake is the only new cap in the starting line-up, with three more new faces on the reserves bench.