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Mark Abbott starred with a double as Hurricanes edged out Blues by 24-28 in their Super Rugby encounter at Eden Park on Saturday.

World Cup winning All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams has received the backing of New Zealand Rugby and Auckland Blues to avoid logos on his kit that are against his religious belief.

Blues came from behind and completed a 24-15 bonus point victory over Force in their Super Rugby encounter at Eden Park on Saturday.

Blues came up with a six-try performance to hand a 38-14 defeat to Bulls in their Super Rugby clash at QBE Stadium on Saturday.

Crusaders came up with a dominant second half performance as they came from behind to register a 33-24 win over Blues in their Super Rugby encounter at AMI Stadium on Friday.

Chiefs ran a six-try riot as they inflicted a 41-26 defeat on a 14-men Blues team in their Super Rugby encounter at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday.

Centre Reiko Ioane scored a hat-trick as Blues ran a seven-try riot to defeat Reds by 18-56 in the Super Rugby opener at AAMI Park on Thursday.

The Blues finished their Super Rugby 2016 campaign on high with a narrow 34-28 win over the Waratahs in Auckland on Friday.

Riding on double tries from Jerome Kaino and Matt Duffie, Blues have dented a severe blow to Brumbies' hopes of making into the finals after crushing them 40-15 at Eden Park on Friday.

Hurricanes lock Vaea Fifita's double tries in the second-half enabled the Wellington side to overcome a seven-point first-half deficit and secure a 37-27 win over the Blues during the Super Rugby clash on Saturday.

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Fly-half Richie Mo'unga kicked 16 points with the boot for the Crusaders as they recovered from a five-point half-time deficit to beat Blues by 21-26 at Eden Park in the Super Rugby round 14 clash on Saturday.

Western Force's second-half surge proved inadequate as Blues managed to secure a narrow four-point margin victory in the Super Rugby clash at NIB Stadium in Perth on Saturday.

A dominant Lions team romped home to a convincing 43-5 victory over Blues at the Emirates Airline Park on Saturday.

Late tries by Billy Guyton and Tevita Li helped Blues secure a 34-18 bonus-point win against Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Amidst the success of the New Zealand franchises, the slump of the Australian franchises and the widely contrasting fortunes of the South African franchises, the emergence of two home nations players in Super Rugby this year has slipped largely under the radar.

A roundup of all the action from round 9 of the 2016 Super Rugby season.

We take a look at Round 8 of Super Rugby and round up the action from all the weekend's fixtures, with Israel Dagg's impressive game for the Crusaders.

The 2016 Super Rugby season may still be in its infancy, but already a number of players have started to make a big impression in the tournament.

Saturday's Super Rugby action saw wins for Melbourne Rebels, and the Crusaders whilst the Blues and Reds battled to a 25-25 draw.