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The teams that missed out on the finals
Only six Super Rugby teams can take part in the playoffs and for some of the teams who missed out, the end of the season will have come as a relief.
Wynne Gray: Highlanders impress but Chiefs too good
The Highlanders have nailed the Chiefs 36-9 and 20-17 this season but a third success, even under the roof in Dunedin, looks lineball at best. Wynne Gray tells us why.
Injury-plagued Chiefs shrug off handicap
Making the playoffs has been standard fare for the Chiefs in the Dave Rennie era and they collected championship crowns in 2012 and 2013.
Justin Marshall: Highlanders an inspiration for the Blues
The Blues just need to look at the Highlanders, writes Justin Marshall.
Rugby: Flanker may miss home playoff
Flanker John Hardie looks to be the biggest injury concern for the Highlanders as they get into playoff mode. The team will start training today.
The two men to spark our oval ball games
Chris Rattue reveals the two rugby and league players who are on his must-watch list.
The Umaga coaching conundrum
The Blues' latest plan to solve their coaching crisis by appointing Tana Umaga could put NZR in an even more awkward position.
Gregor Paul: Recruits cool to hot city market
Should the Blues should be granted a larger budget than everyone else to mitigate Auckland's higher cost of living, asks Gregor Paul.
Pack can drive Canes to title
If the Hurricanes turn up with their heads in the right place, there's no question they are good enough to win this competition, writes Christian Cullen.
Super Rugby offers a place for 'old' men
Maybe it's time to think of 35 as the new 30 and not fall off our chairs if there are a heap of 40-year-olds playing Super Rugby in the next decade, writes Gregor Paul.
Hurricanes down Chiefs
The Hurricanes showed why they're the favourites to take their maiden title with a 21-13 win over the Chiefs in New Plymouth.
Crusaders end on a high
A classy ending from the Crusaders - shame about the beginning and the middle of their campaign.
As it happened: Chiefs v Hurricanes
Follow along live with all the action as the Chiefs take on the Hurricanes at 7.35pm at Yarrow Stadium.
Chiefs and Canes both calling 'Naki home
The Hurricanes used to label New Plymouth and the Taranaki region as "home" but after years of perceived neglect, the province threw their lot in with the Chiefs.
Rugby: Blues send SOS to Umaga
Exclusive: The Blues have targeted former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga as the key to helping them out of their coaching crisis.
Top guns ready to serve up appetiser
Tonight in New Plymouth, if all goes to plan, will merely be the second instalment of a trilogy that decides the Super Rugby season.
Wynne Gray: Dear JK, 'Step aside and mana will rise'
A winning ratio around 35 per cent across three seasons is not job retention collateral, writes Wynne Gray.
Blues' miserable season ends with thrashing
A miserable season for the Blues has limped to a predictable conclusion after they were thrashed by the Highlanders tonight.
As it happened: Blues v Highlanders
Watch a replay of tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby match between the Blues and the Highlanders from Eden Park.
Super Rugby changed forever
You can't help but feel it's a real changing of the guard and Super Rugby will never be the same again, writes Justin Marshall.
Rugby: Frontline forwards miss out
The Chiefs' injury load is easing at the right time but they will still be without a pair of frontline forwards for tomorrow's showdown with the Hurricanes.
Hardworking Treeby clocks up 50 games
The second five-eighth has slipped quietly under the radar to bring up his 50th game against the Blues tonight.