Moana Pasifika head coach Aaron Mauger has named three formidable lineups for Friday’s pre-season ‘Ofa Atu Tonga’ fundraising match against the Chiefs.
Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea will miss the next six-to-eight weeks of action after sustaining a knee injury in Sunday's Super Rugby Aotearoa clash against the Crusaders.
The Hurricanes' shallow playmaking have been hit by the news that one of their new recruits will miss the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.
Former Chiefs wing Bryce Heem has joined one of the Hamilton side's rivals for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.
If reports that Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is on his way to rugby union with an eye on an All Blacks jersey are to be believed, the implications of such a move would be significant in the fifteen-man code.
With Super Rugby Aotearoa due to kick-off in just over a month, the Blues have plenty to weigh up as they look to fill the void left by Beauden Barrett.
Every year, at least one Super Rugby rookie earns All Blacks honours at the first time of asking - but who exactly could make that step up this time round?
Every year, at least one Super Rugby rookie earns All Blacks honours at the first time of asking - but who exactly could make that step up this time round?
Some players have come and others have gone, but plenty of questions remain about how each of the five franchises will fare in next year's Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.
It’s difficult to envisage another team denying the Crusaders a second-ever three-peat, not when they have got such an array of quality players, such a breadth of depth in their squad, and largely the same core of players who went back-to-back.