The Hurricanes will begin their Super Rugby title defence in Japan it has been revealed in the 2017 schedule today.

Former All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick believes that Super Rugby should be divided into two tiers as a solution to making the

A North American team in Super Rugby? That's more likely to happen than a new team in New Zealand according to SANZAAR boss Andy Marinos.

Jordie Barrett has signed a two-year deal to play for Hurricanes and will join his brother Beauden in Wellington.

A 70-year-old bus driver has confirmed he was the man who touched the entertainer "Scarlette" at the centre of the Chiefs' Mad Monday scandal.

An expatriate Kiwi writer who has lived in half a dozen countries says New Zealand culture is uniquely hostile towards women. Katherine

Beauden Barrett has been attempting to convince brother Jordie to join him at the Super Rugby champions.

Former All Black Filo Tiatia has been appointed coach of Japan's Sunwolves Super Rugby team for the next two seasons.

New Zealand's Super Rugby franchises will this week attempt to axe Australia's right to a guaranteed home game in a planned shake-up

Stripper says she doesn't want a police inquiry, as new allegations of inappropriate behaviour by players at Mad Monday event are released.

OPINION: What New Zealand Rugby and the Chiefs haven't talked about is their attitude towards women.

There were notable and disturbing absentees at the press conference detailing the Chiefs stripper scandal, writes Chris Rattue.

The Chiefs had a tremendous reputation from a fairytale rise to prominence has a large black cloud hanging over it.

Warren Gatland has been given a stark warning about the institutionalised hostility his Lions squad will face in New Zealand.

He hasn't played union in five years, but code-switching Marika Koroibete has been asked to join the Wallabies.

Like several other fringe Super Rugby players who saw little game time in the first half of 2016, Sam Vaka is playing like he is as

The Blues, Crusaders and Highlanders are likely to be near full strength for their matches against the British and Irish Lions next year.

21-year-old Anton Lienert-Brown is the man the All Blacks selectors have chosen to start at No12 in place of the injured Ryan Crotty.

Former NZRU chief executive David Moffett would make some big changes if he was to rebuild Australian rugby.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has showed his class by taking the time to wish Wallabies and Brumbies star Christian Lealiifano all

Matt Burke says revelations about a bugging device being found in the team room at the ABs' Sydney hotel is a "turning point in what we thought was a pure game".

Dave Rennie will leave New Zealand rugby at the completion of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

Sponsors of the Chiefs have been sent a memo by the franchise asking them to refrain from leaking any developments to the media.

Tana Umaga's assistants Paul Feeney and Glenn Moore are leaving the Blues. Feeney, a backs coach, and Moore, in charge of the forwards

COMMENT: Beauden Barrett was the lynchpin who directed the Hurricanes to their first Super Rugby crown.

LIVE: Wellington's victorious Hurricane rugby players have paraded through the city.

Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara have earned the majority of the plaudits in driving the Hurricanes to their maiden Super Rugby championship

The Hurricanes have mocked former Wallaby Phil Kearns over his comments that they were fat.

Chris Boyd agonised over the decision to leave All Black Julian Savea on the bench for all three Super Rugby playoff games, including the final.