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Paul Lewis: Standing against the winds of change
Some years back, the Aberdeen Evening Express in Scotland reported on a big storm. At its height, a coastguard was asked by marine authorities to estimate wind speed.

Rugby: Waratahs to chase first title on home soil
It's off to Sydney then - which will host it's host final after the Waratahs clawed and scrapped their way into the last two.

Crusaders stroll into final
The Crusaders juggernaut rolls on for another week, the Sharks dismantled piece by piece in Christchurch tonight by a team who look in clinical, and ominous, form.

As it happened: Crusaders v Sharks
Watch a replay of tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby semi-final between the Crusaders and the Sharks from AMi Stadium in Christchurch.

Rugby: Sink the Bismarck
Corey Flynn's journey to tonight's semifinal, his 150th match for the Crusaders and a clash against Bismarck du Plessis, considered the best hooker in the world, has been a long and often painful one.

Wynne Gray: Changing tack tough for Tahs
Why the inquiry, surely it's superfluous? Why would the Waratahs alter an adventurous playing pattern that has vaulted them to the top of the Super Rugby series?

Crusaders’ aim: retake the crown
Afew years ago there was a discussion at Crusaders' management and administration level about what would be considered a good season.

Rugby: After the red card ... only one emotion wanted this time
The last time Jean Deysel played against the Crusaders in Christchurch, he spent the night after the game with mixed emotions.

Rugby: Folau out to hit new heights
He's already at another level, but superstar fullback Israel Folau is hoping to raise his game to impossible new heights in the Waratahs' semi-final against the Brumbies tomorrow.

Rugby: Australian semifinal has plenty of edge
Nothing beats a grudge game and the whiff of verbal cordite is swirling ahead of the Super rugby semifinal between the Waratahs and Brumbies.

Rugby: Crusaders tipped to fight fire with fire
The Sharks swept the Highlanders before them in their qualifier by virtue of their powerful scrum but it is an area that the Crusaders, who possess their own heavy artillery, are likely to target in their semifinal.

Rugby: Crusaders sharper for semi
Losing to the Sharks in pool play was so unlike the Crusaders, especially at home and with a man advantage after Jean Deysel was sent off early, they rarely got out of third gear.

Justin Marshall: Highlanders should feel proud
Let's compliment the Highlanders on the way they approached the game against the Sharks, writes Justin Marshall.

Crusaders left shouldering nation's hopes
Todd Blackadder would have made the short journey from his home to the Crusaders' training base yesterday to begin the analysis for his team's semifinal in Christchurch.

Chris Rattue: Super Rugby finally starting to rumble
It's been another confusing and often boring Super 15 season but Saturday night's semifinal clash in Christchurch should be well worth the wait, writes Chris Rattue.

Wynne Gray: Chiefs' stats a horror show
Even though Henry Speight has been busy with the Brumbies for a while now, you still wanted to rub your eyes.

Rugby: Off to land of his mother's
Three years ago, Gareth Anscombe was on track to be an All Black. Now he is likely to find himself playing against the All Blacks in November as the 23-year-old first-five commits to Wales.

Old World threat to global master plan
After years of selling itself as a global game when it never really was, rugby is poised to take grip in territories it has always dreamed of conquering.

Rugby: Luatua back on AB radar
The first half of 2014 has very much been the Jerome Kaino show. Maybe the second will belong to Steven Luatua, who appears poised to re-emerge as a genuine international force.

Richard Loe: Aussies super confident but tests another thing
I have been on holiday in Australia for a couple of weeks where I got the impression there's a fair bit of confidence brewing.

Dream over for Chiefs
What a maddening night for the Chiefs. Their dream is over. They won't win their third successive title and they will only have themselves to blame.

As it happened: Chiefs v Brumbies
Watch a replay of tonight's live updates from the Super Rugby playoff match between the Chiefs and the Brumbies from GIO Stadium in Canberra.