Rugby remains a work in progress for Benji Marshall just as the Blues have to find a way to win away from home.

John Kirwan's deep into his second season and still doesn't know who the first five-eighth should be, writes Chris Rattue. It's the cardinal sin of rugby coaching and selecting.

There's a C-word that has been a problem for the Hurricanes.

Tanerau Latimer knows the Chiefs need some "rocket fuel" and he may be just the player to provide the extra charge this weekend.

Chris Noakes knows how Simon Hickey is feeling.

Blues coach John Kirwan says the team's atrocious away record under his reign needs addressing.

The Chiefs look set to receive a big boost in the form of Brodie Retallick for the latest chapter in New Zealand rugby's best rivalry.

The Chiefs are the most lethal try-scoring side in the Super 15 and near the best with their defensive line, while the Crusaders are average in both categories.

Everything is stacked against the Chiefs, said my mate who is a rabid supporter of the franchise.

The Blues are welcoming back their reinforcements, and not before time.

The 30-year-old Blues halfback has made a full recovery from his minor stroke and minor heart surgery and was back to his old chipper self when talking to the media.

It's time for the Hurricanes to make a move up the ladder. With two home games in the coming weeks, coach Mark Hammett's side must cash in at Westpac Stadium when the Blues and Reds go to Wellington.

The Crusaders clash with the Chiefs in Hamilton this weekend comes at the perfect time.

The Crusaders are already looking towards one of the toughest trips in Super Rugby - a long-haul flight home to face the Chiefs in Hamilton next weekend.

A confused Israel Folau is frustrated and disappointed by the Australian Rugby Union's decision to prevent him playing in Perth on Saturday.

After struggling to get their attack going this season, the points came in an avalanche for the Crusaders this morning against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, the bonus point victory inspired by Colin Slade and helped by a Nemani Nadolo hat-trick.

It has become a constant theme that a lot of refereeing decisions being made in Super Rugby are fairly average, writes Richard Loe.

Last year's easy beats are anything but this season, as tonight's convincing victory over the Bulls under the Dunedin roof so clearly showed.

Two Super 15 titles are more than enough to suggest the Chiefs know what they are doing, writes Wynne Gray. We like what they are up to.

If the Chiefs can match their fast finishes with stronger starts then it will take a "special" team to upset the defending champions.

As part of his wide rugby brief, the former Aussie Rules player used his side's bye week to delay his journey home from Canberra to research training methods, ideas and sporting trends in his old code in Melbourne.

Malakai Fekitoa stayed firmly on the All Blacks' radar, providing the key attacking moments in the Highlanders win over the Bulls.