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Rugby: Smylie to start crunch match for the Blues
Blues halfback Chris Smylie will make his first Super 15 start this season in tomorrow's must-win meeting with the Highlanders.

Rugby: O'Connor leaves Force for Rebels
Australian rugby sensation James O'Connor has quit the Force to join the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 Super Rugby season.

Rugby: Caleb Ralph back in Super rugby
Former All Blacks winger Caleb Ralph is a shock inclusion in the Reds' 23-man squad for Saturday's match against the Chiefs.

Rugby: Blues make two injury-related changes
The Blues today made two injury-related changes to their starting side for their final regular season Super 15 match.

Beat the odds: Round 17 winners and losers
The TAB looks back over the Super 15 action from the weekend where two draws played havoc with punters.

Rugby: Mitchell issues World Cup warning
Eighty-seven days to go to the Rugby World Cup, and John Mitchell issues a blunt warning.

Wynne Gray: Blues are on the right track - Lam
Work this out. The Blues have lost four on the bounce but believe they are getting their mojo back.

Rugby: SBW v Nonu: Making the toughest call
The All Black selectors must be looking on with concern as Sonny Bill Williams' first Super 15 campaign limps to a conclusion.

Chris Rattue: Lively debate stirs interest in any sport
What a good week for New Zealand rugby, if you can ignore three-fifths of the New Zealand Super 15 sides.

Rugby: Hamstring tear ends Ranger's Super 15 campaign
Blues winger Rene Ranger has been ruled out of the rest of the Super 15 season by a hamstring tear.

Richard Loe: Canes paying for not being professional
A few players have forgotten how to behave.

Rugby: Crusaders go top with win
Blues defeated but should take heart from performance that suggests not all is lost as season nears its climax.

Rugby: Reds sneak past Force in thriller
Queensland substitute Dom Shipperley's 78th-minute try guided the Reds to a come from behind 24-21 Super Rugby victory over the Western Force at Perth's nib Stadium overnight.

Rugby: Highlanders swamped by Waratahs
The Highlanders dropped out of the race for a Super Rugby playoff spot tonight after being beaten 33-7 by the NSW Waratahs at Sydney Football Stadium.

Rugby: Crusaders snatch thrilling victory over Blues
The Crusaders have beaten the Blues 23-16 in a pulsating top-of-the-table clash at Alpine Energy Stadium in Timaru.

Rugby: Hore makes his point on a messy night
Honours are shared on an evening of low standards, spilled balls and sloppy handling.

Rugby: Flat Blues fight odds against Crusaders
Most of the Timaru crowd will be rooting for the southerners in tonight's duel.

Rugby: Chiefs in hunt for SBW
Super 15 franchises are wanting to gamble on big names for next season.