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Wallabies determined to beat Rebels
Queensland flanker Liam Gill admits the Reds' desperately poor Super Rugby campaign could cost him and teammates Rugby World Cup spots.
One Blue stays, another sets sail
Charles Piutau is still in the All Black frame, but Francis Saili's career has gone mostly downhill.
Wynne Gray: Blues get stuck in zone of disconnect
When you're bottom of the pile, you are usually there for some reason. It's no accident you are gazing up at every other team after seven rounds of competition, writes Wynne Gray.
Kickers off their game at crucial time
Those nagging goal-kicking issues won't go away for New Zealand first fives Beauden Barrett and Aaron Cruden in this year's Super Rugby competition.
Brumbies need to be wary of backlash
Anyone looking at the 2015 Super Rugby points table would rate the Brumbies to spoil the Blues opening season foray on to Eden Park on Friday night in Auckland.
Retallick in no rush to decide on future
Brodie Retallick's return from injury against the Blues illustrated just why an offshore move could prove an appealing prospect.
Justin Marshall: Crunch game for Blues
Justin Marshall writes: If the Blues are going to break their drought before it reaches double figures, it has to be this Friday night at Eden Park.
Blues set to make rivals pay - Kirwan
Yet another narrow defeat left Sir John Kirwan sure of one thing - sooner or later the Blues are going to make another team pay. And sooner would be preferable.
Wynne Gray: Crusaders' control sure to have competition worried
Sixth and climbing. The surge of the Crusaders on the last leg of their South Africa tour is a warning shot for the rest of the tournament, writes Wynne Gray.
Rugby: Crusaders run riot in Durban
The Crusaders ran riot with eight tries in a 52-10 hammering of the Sharks in South Africa this morning to lay down the biggest marker in round eight of Super Rugby.
Rugby: McKenzie puts in strong shift
Charles Piutau will be a loss to New Zealand rugby, of that there is no doubt, but the last couple of nights have provided ample evidence that the loss will soon be forgotten.
Rugby: Canes still daring and dazzling
Nearly every player is an All Black and only the No15 jersey is up for grabs each week. Nehe Milner-Skudder is on the way to making that fullback spot his own and could be an All Black one day, too.
Luckless Blues fall again
It's become a painful business watching the season play out for the Blues, writes Gregor Paul.
As it happened: Chiefs v Blues
Join us here for tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby showdown between the Chiefs and the Blues from Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.
Rugby: Three monumental match-ups
Herald columnist Justin Marshall identifies the three big match-ups that will determine tonight’s northern derby.
Henry's exit when the Blues began
Trace the Blues' fluttering form and you could settle on events in the middle of 1998 as the birth of their professional rugby problems.
Piutau still ticks the boxes for Hansen
Wynne Gray writes that, on Super Rugby form, Ben Smith and Charles Piutau must head the selectors' World Cup choices.
Bekhuis back to face Chiefs after knock
In a season full of gloom for the Blues, Josh Bekhuis, a new signing from the Highlanders, is standing out like a fair-haired beacon.
Lock it in: Brodie's back
After missing five weeks - the longest injury lay-off of his professional career - Retallick is back to bolster a Chiefs team that have struggled for consistency in recent weeks.
Rugby: Hurricanes remain unbeaten
The Hurricanes are yet to taste defeat in 2015 and tonight’s 25-20 win over the Stormers in Wellington took them to their seventh win on the bounce.
Piutau: I understand 'shock'
Charles Piutau yesterday spoke publicly for the first time since signing with Irish club Ulster rather than the Blues.
Wynne Gray: Crusaders taking their time getting into gear
Slow to start before bubbling towards the playoffs.
Rugby: Some consolation for Blues
Charles Piutau will be lost to the All Blacks next year, but maybe not the Blues.
Rugby: Cane on a roll
Sam Cane's outstanding season is set to enter uncharted territory against the Blues on Saturday night.