All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock hasn't made up his mind about whether he will return to the Blues.

It should be a walk in Eden Park. The Blues barely have enough troops to pick a match-day 23; they are down on loose forwards, experienced players and direction from their board.

For more than a decade the Crusaders had a chokehold on the Waratahs, Wayne Gray writes.

The Chiefs once again showed they know exactly how to set aside a setback and keep on racking up the wins.

Both have a range of outstanding loose-forwards and crunching Fijian power on the wing.

The Blues board, still in a standoff over whether to retain John Kirwan, is about to miss its first deadline on making a decision.

The Blues will be forced to call on players in their development group next week due to a rising injury toll, which will be made worse by the impending loss of their three New Zealand Under-20s players.

Steve Tew has a difficult job keeping NZ's best rugby talent on these shores, but the double standards are obvious, writes Patrick McKendry.

Three Super Rugby games should still be enough for Quade Cooper to prove his Wallaby World Cup worth, says Queensland Reds coach Richard Graham.

Waratahs coach predicts his side will be entering a Super Rugby war zone against a rested Crusaders side on Saturday.

A loose forward, a commentator and a debutant - the Chiefs' locking crisis could create a rather unorthodox combination in the second row tomorrow night in Rotorua.

Hey you, New Zealand Rugby. Relax brothers. Take a chill pill. We're all fine without you, writes Chris Rattue.

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.

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.

There are New Zealand coaches with excellent credentials who could take over the Blues.

Glasgow Warriors have signed Fijian winger Taqele Naiyaravoro from Super Rugby champions Waratahs on a three-year deal.

Charles Piutau has been told by New Zealand Rugby he cannot play for the Blues next year.

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.