Auckland Blues managed to overcome stern resistance from Highlanders as they edged them 23-15 win in the final at Eden Park to win the Super Rugby Trans Tasman campaign.

Highlanders have named an unchanged matchday squad for the Super Rugby Trans Tasman final to be played against Auckland Blues at Eden Park on Saturday.

Auckland Blues managed to hold off a second half fightback from Western Force as they went on to register a 31-21 win in the fifth round of Super Rugby Trans Tasman at Eden Park.

Hurricanes came up with a six-try performance as they trounced Queensland Reds 43-14 in the fifth round of the Super Rugby Trans Tasman at Sky Stadium on Friday.

The fifth round Super Rugby Trans Tasman clash between Crusaders and Melbourne Rebels has been shifted to Sydney.

Brumbies registered their first victory in the ongoing Super Rugby Trans Tasman campaign as they edged out Hurricanes 12-10 in the fourth round at GIO Stadium on Saturday.

Crusaders managed to hold off Western Force in the fourth round of Super Rugby Trans Tasman as they secured a 29-21 win at Orangetheory Stadium on Saturday.

Queensland Reds head coach Brad Thorn believes the competition in Super Rugby AU is not an ideal preparation to face New Zealand sides in the Trans Tasman competition.

The fourth round Super Rugby Trans Tasman clash between Chiefs and Melbourne Rebels has been rescheduled to be played on Sunday in Sydney.

New Zealand international Damian McKenzie has been banned for three games following his red-card incident while playing for Chiefs in the latest round of Super Rugby Trans Tasman.

Highlanders scored four second half tries as they went on to beat Melbourne Rebels 42-27 in the third round of Super Rugby Trans Tasman at Leichhardt Oval.

Auckland Blues came up with a five-try performance as they maintained their unbeaten streak in the ongoing Super Rugby Trans Tasman series with a 38-10 win over Brumbies at Eden Park.

Hurricanes came up with a seven-try riot as they trounced Western Force 43-6 in the third round of Super Rugby Trans Tasman at McLean Park on Friday.

The third round of the Super Rugby Trans Tasman clash between Highlanders and Melbourne Rebels to be played in Queensland Town on Sunday has been shifted to Sydney.

Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge has warned Rugby Australia over playing their own domestic competition next year instead of Super Rugby Trans Tasman competition.

Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson has challenged the Australian Super Rugby teams to challenge the New Zealand counterparts in the ongoing Trans-Tasman series.

Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos expressed confidence on the future of Australian rugby despite a poor start in the ongoing Super Rugby Trans Tasman campaign.

Domingo Miotti's conversion went wide in the added minutes as Western Force were edged out by Chiefs with a 19-20 margin in their opening encounter at Super Rugby Trans Tasman campaign.

Noah Lolesio missed the decisive conversion at the end as Crusaders edged out Brumbies 31-29 in their opening encounter of Super Rugby Trans Tasman at Orangetheory Stadium.

Highlanders came up with a six-try performance as they kick-started their Super Rugby Trans-Tasman campaign with convincing 40-19 win over Queensland Reds at Forsyth Barr Stadium.