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Moves to reunite Hurricanes and Nonu
The official heat has been coming on the Hurricanes to patch up their differences with Ma'a Nonu.

Rugby: Fans brave cold for final tickets
Hundreds of Chiefs fans - some queuing for close to 12 hours - have braved the cold to snap up tickets for their side's Super Rugby home grand final.

Rugby: Chiefs' coach bolts the door
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has beefed up security at his home so he can concentrate on the big game this Saturday.

Rugby: Smith key player in Super 15 battle of the breakdown
Global warrior George Smith is delivering another snapshot of his remarkable skills which were lost to the Wallabies for three seasons in the middle of Robbie Deans' tenure.

Rugby: The Chiefs' formula for success
Defending champions have put in the hard yards and have shown they are ready to grab consecutive titles.

Pinetree: Respect the Chiefs
All Black great Sir Colin Meads says Super rugby defending champions the Chiefs aren't getting the respect they deserve but it probably doesn't worry them too much.

Winds of change blowing
There's a sense of the Chiefs being on track to be the dominant force in Super Rugby.

Rugby: Lessons to be learned in Richie's return
As a qualified pilot, Richie McCaw knows an ugly landing when he sees one.

Rugby: Fans like a polished post-match interview
As the Super 15 draws to a close, viewers may have reached their threshold of players declaring "rugby was the winner on the day", "full credit to the opposition" and "giving 110 per cent".

Fans give live footy a miss
Crowds have tumbled for four out of five Kiwi Super Rugby franchises this season as the post-Rugby World Cup love affair with live sport fades.

Chiefs pack killer punch to stay alive
On a night when the future of Super Rugby was cast into doubt, the Chiefs showed they were a team for the present, downing the Crusaders in a semifinal thriller.

Chiefs pack killer punch
There's no doubt about it now, the Chiefs are New Zealand's new legacy franchise after their thrilling 20-19 win over the Crusaders tonight.

As it happened: Chiefs v Crusaders
Watch a replay of our live blog from tonight's Super Rugby semi final between the Chiefs and the Crusaders from Waikato Stadium.

Rugby: Rennie all focus at helm of Chiefs
Aaah the serenity. It was a well-worn line delivered by Michael Caton in a mocking movie The Castle which seems to fit Chiefs coach Dave Rennie and his conduct.

Kaino on the path to World Cup spot
If the financial details can be sorted, Jerome Kaino wants to sign on for the Blues' next campaign as the opening bid in his attempt to make the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby: Success for Blackadder based on life balance
Todd Blackadder lives in a house about a kilometre from Crusaders' headquarters in suburban Christchurch.

A prop with a big future
Few players combine the power and dexterity Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna showed when he barged across for two tries against the Blues.

Rugby: Chiefs four deserve dream team label
The "dream team" label is hawked around sporting circles. We've heard it for the Blues but it might more aptly be applied to those who have been guiding the Chiefs.

Rugby: Lock in tomorrow for the clash of the titans
What is shaping up as an epic semifinal deserves a similarly gigantic subplot.

Fantasy rugby: Canny picks needed for final four
With Herald Fantasy Rugby allowing managers a maximum of six players from one team it's time to stack up heavily on the remaining four teams.

Rugby: Bring on clash of champions
The swagger has come from the Crusaders, the stagger from the Chiefs.

Rugby: Chiefs will cope without Nanai-Williams
The Chiefs will be without the injured Tim Nanai-Williams when they take on the rapidly improving Crusaders' midfield in Saturday's Super rugby semifinal.

Rugby: Talk to Benji boosts Blues
The Blues have been boosted by Benji Marshall's positive reaction about playing Super 15 rugby next season and have made an offer to the Kiwi five-eighth.

Just how dominant the Crusaders were
Tracey Nelson looks at the key statistics from the Crusaders thrashing of the Reds on Satutrday.