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Take a chill pill NZR and let Piutau play
Hey you, New Zealand Rugby. Relax brothers. Take a chill pill. We're all fine without you, writes Chris Rattue.
Last chance for Crusaders to gain title
The Crusaders have to be confident they can avenge last year's title loss to the Waratahs. Anything less this weekend and they'll be out of the 2015 series.
Blues shot down over Piutau plans
Charles Piutau has been told by New Zealand Rugby he cannot play for the Blues next year.
Sanzar should stop dissembling and let the referees speak
Woah. There has been howling in the hallways of Sanzar this week at the "basic standards that have simply not been upheld over this past weekend" by match officials.
Chris Rattue: Rating contenders
There are New Zealand coaches with excellent credentials who could take over the Blues.
Rugby: Glasgow sign up winger
Glasgow Warriors have signed Fijian winger Taqele Naiyaravoro from Super Rugby champions Waratahs on a three-year deal.
Savea up with worst tacklers in rugby
Sam Cane is the most productive Kiwi tackler in Super Rugby, but Richie McCaw and Julian Savea are slipping off tackles at position-worst rates.
Shots fired towards demoted Kiwi refs
SANZAR game manager Lyndon Bray has taken an indirect shot at Kiwi refs Vinny Munro and Glenn Jackson.
Elliot joins ABs' hooker conversation
Chiefs hooker Hika Elliot has made a miraculous recovery from a serious neck injury, which has thrust him in to the discussion for All Black selection.
Should Tana Umaga coach the Blues?
The Blues' coaching panel for 2016 is: head coach Tana Umaga, assistants Paul Feeney and Steve Jackson. What are your objections asks Wynne Gray.
Rugby: Cooper could return for Reds
The Queensland Reds could yet welcome back injured star Quade Cooper for Friday night's clash with the Sharks at Suncorp Stadium.
Rebels bought by NZ-born businessman
The Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby franchise has today been confirmed to have been bought by a company owned by Christchurch-born businessman Andrew Cox.
Watching eight hours of rugby
In an attempt to reconnect with rugby, the Herald's sports editor at large Dylan Cleaver watches every minute of every Super Rugby game over the weekend.
Chiefs let down by 'very poor error'
Outspoken ex-referee Jonathan Kaplan has backed the Chiefs who are angry at the late decision from TMO Vinny Munro against the Hurricanes.
Wynne Gray: Inspiring Highlanders mix dazzle with diligence to crush Cheetahs
What about them Highlanders, eh? They danced out to a handy halftime lead and unlike the previous week did not surrender that advantage against the Cheetahs.
Crisis point: Will Blues be torn apart?
This week looms as one of the most important in the Blues' history as their divided board meets in an attempt to resolve the John Kirwan issue.
Hurricanes could rest ABs against Blues
The Blues are in tatters off the field and have a terrible record away from home but when you set up a game for them at Eden Park they generally find a way to win.
Rattue: Time to kick boys into touch
Who are the essential World Cup picks, and who are the non-essentials? Chris Rattue tells us who he thinks are the essential World Cup items.
Rugby: Depleted Chiefs ready for rematch
A defeat in Wellington may have handed the Hurricanes home advantage in the playoffs but the Chiefs will hold no fear if a rematch eventually decides the season.
Patrick McKendry: Players not immune from the dithering
As the John Kirwan coaching saga lurches from one disaster to the next, the Blues players are watching and waiting and feeling increasingly unsettled, writes Paul McKendry.
Richard Loe: Boks in trouble but ABs also have issues
I'd say the Springboks will be a little concerned. That's based on the rugby played by the Bulls because they were plain awful against the Blues on Friday night, Richard Loe writes.
Unshakeable case of the Blues
If the Blues end up next year in a darker place than this season, it wouldn't be more than they deserve.