Dynamic duo
The Crusaders had one All Blacks midfield combo before the season started. They've unearthed another.
Tom Vinicombe is Southern Hemisphere features editor for RugbyPass. Tom has travelled the world covering rugby and lived in Europe, Asia and Oceania.
The Crusaders had one All Blacks midfield combo before the season started. They've unearthed another.
Isaac Lucas is a once in a generation Australian talent currently making waves in Japan.
The last time that the Chiefs played the Crusaders, coach Clayton McMillan made the somewhat surprising call to start pocket-rocke…
The Chiefs may have form on their side heading into Saturday's Super Rugby Aotearoa grand final, but with everyone expecting a win…
The Chiefs coaches have stuck to their word, rewarding two of the most impressive performers in last weekend's dead-rubber loss to…
In somewhat of a shock selection, coach Scott Robertson has brought Braydon Ennor into the Crusaders side for their Super Rugby Ao…
Clayton McMillan has made twenty positional changes to the Chiefs' match-day team for this evening's clash from the Blues. It's a …
In a somewhat surprise announcement on Friday afternoon, the Crusaders have confirmed that Argentina captain Pablo Matera has sign…
Super Rugby Aotearoa's new golden point rule introduced at the start of the 2020 competition was supposed to generate more excitem…
The rugby has been thrilling but the injury toll has been high - and even for the players who are still left standing after nine r…
It's not the worst-case scenario for a team when one international representative can step into fill the void left by another - bu…
Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan is taking this weekend's clash with the Blues as an opportunity to freshen up his squad ahead of nex…
Having fought his way into the All Blacks squad last year, 2021 was shaping up as a massive season in the career of Du'Plessis Kir…
If ever there were a perfect representation of how brutal Super Rugby Aotearoa has been this year, it's the Highlanders' ever-incr…
There's no middle ground in Super Rugby Aotearoa this year - if you're not a seasoned pro, you're left right out.
While there are few players in recent years who NZR have lost overseas that they would have dearly loved to have kept in NZ, palms…
Week after week, Super Rugby clubs are having to field their top teams, knowing that every match could be the one that decides the…
Friday night's Super Rugby Aotearoa match in Hamilton will see the second-placed Chiefs take on the visiting Hurricanes, who are w…
Damian McKenzie has been shifted once more as the Chiefs chase their fifth win on the trot, with the pocket rocket slotting back i…
Rookie first five Ruben Love will again be tasked with wearing the No 10 jersey for the Hurricanes this weekend against the high-f…