We know Keven Mealamu will sit out Super Rugby for a month but the Blues will begin the tournament with an entire All Black front row this weekend.

David Pocock will captain the Brumbies in their Super Rugby season opener against the Queensland Reds tomorrow night, with head coach Stephen Larkham boldly tipping the luckless No 7 to return to the....

Wallabies and Waratahs coach Michael Cheika must be confident Israel Folau will stay in rugby beyond 2015, declaring he is unlikely to experiment much with him at centre until next year.

Blues coach John Kirwan has already made mention of his satisfaction at Steven Luatua's leadership at this early stage of the season.

The people of Albany, a suburb of Auckland's North Shore given over largely to big box retailers and franchise universities, was surprised on Saturday night when a Super Rugby match broke out at North Harbour Stadium.

New season, same old problems for Blues coach John Kirwan, who must consider a delicate juggling act with his loose forwards ahead of the first competition game against the Chiefs.

You may not have heard of them now, but you probably will during the Super Rugby season. Our rugby writers look at who is likely to be the breakout for each franchise this season.

Former All Black Jimmy Cowan has quickly made himself comfortable in Auckland to the point where he is turning halfback into one of the most contestable positions at the Blues.

Twelve months is a long time in professional rugby.

This time last year, an outstanding pre-season campaign set up Patrick Tuipulotu for inclusion in the All Blacks after only a handful of games for the Blues.

The shadow of two World Cups hangs over Super Rugby, which kicks off next Friday, February 13.

The Blues will today officially announce a new $4 million purpose-built training and administrative headquarters at Alexandra Park in Auckland.

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Two Blues players who recently appeared in court - one waiting for sentencing on assault charges - took to the field in a pre-season game last night.

A Blues rugby star tipped to be a future All Black has dodged a conviction for drink driving because a judge believed it would impede his 'stellar career'.

Dan Carter is the mouse who roared by rugby standards.

Dave Rennie is not putting all his coaching eggs in the All Blacks basket for when his new Chiefs contract expires in 2017.

The lure of the 2017 Lions tour could be the clincher for Jerome Kaino to re-sign with New Zealand Rugby.

Willi Heinz, 28, allowed himself to shed a couple of tears as he was carried off the field at Timaru last Saturday. Moments earlier he had heard a loud bang.