Live updates of the Blues taking on the Highlanders in the Super Rugby opener for 2016.

Live updates of the opening round Super Rugby clash between the Hurricanes and Brumbies in Canberra.

New coach Tana Umaga was pinching himself as his side fought back for a sensational win.

We're all heading into the unknown with the revamped Super Rugby competition and that uncertainty extends to most of the Kiwi sides.

The Brumbies will return to the winner's circle after more than a decade.

The Crusaders and Chiefs will carry a different complexion into Saturday night's season-opening clash in Christchurch.

Every New Zealand franchise features a number of players on their rosters who have blown out 30 candles.

The Blues today received possession of team T-shirts inspired by television's Sons of Anarchy.

Steven Luatua could easily become the forgotten man at the Blues but it's not something about which he needs reminding.

How Nehe Milner-Skudder adapts to being a known quantity will be pivotal to the Hurricanes' Super Rugby prospects.

Jerome Kaino could miss the Blues' opening Super Rugby match after he was sent off for punching.

Why are there so few young Maori and Polynesian journalists covering this game?

A chronically painful launch for what looms as a chronically bad competition, writes Gregor Paul.