Slap a black jersey on Rene Ranger with the No 12 on the back, declares Wynne Gray.

All sorts of pictures have been painted about the return clash between the Blues and Hurricanes but ultimately the five-eighths landscape should dictate this result.

Crusaders skipper Richie McCaw will miss the Super 15 and tune up for his All Black return with club rugby.

Controversial referee Steve Walsh has been ticked off after he broke the new television match official protocol several times in last weekend's game at Eden Park between the Blues and Highlanders.

The return Super Rugby match between the Stormers and the Sharks at Newlands tomorrow is a tough one to call.

You probably haven't noticed but the Hurricanes have won their past four games.

The wreckage stacked up to seven successive defeats tonight in Dunedin as they fell 30-19 to a controlled Brumbies team.

Injury and suspension have caused the only changes to the Blues for their Super 15 rematch with the Hurricanes.

No one should have any doubt about the value of television match officials in the Super 15 series.

Rugby should get used to referees' increased use of the television match official, according to Blues coach Sir John Kirwan.

Senior prop Charlie Faumuina has been ruled out for the season as the Blues contemplate a troubled buildup to their next clash with the Hurricanes.

It was hard to tell which Savea brother was better as the Hurricanes picked apart the Waratahs 41-29 at the Cake Tin last night.

Ill discipline is the baggage the Crusaders need to discard before they meet the Force in Perth this weekend - a game for which they will welcome back Daniel Carter from paternity leave.

Often thrilling, occasionally pressure-inducing and sometimes plain mad, the Blues, however mixed the results, will not be backing away from their counter-attack running game.