Super Rugby

As we reach halfway in the southern hemisphere’s figurehead domestic competition, Talking Rugby Union’s southern hemisphere correspondent and resident Super Rugby expert Scotty Donaldson picks his form team of the tournament so far, with an eye towards the looming June Internationals and The Rugby Championship…

Former New Zealand captain Benji Marshall is clear to return to rugby league after being freed from his contract with the Auckland-based Blues.

The tenth round of the Super Rugby competition gave us the usual surprises like the Rebels beating the Force, while the Crusaders showed us that they are back, while also showing us that the Chiefs are beatable, but other than that, most results went according to plan...

Defending Super Rugby champions, the Chiefs, are a prime example of a team learning how to win effectively despite not having the big name players.

Colin Slade kicked every single point for the Crusaders as they rallied from behind to beat the Chiefs 18-17 in Hamilton.

The Waratahs ended an eight-match losing streak against the Bulls with a 19-12 win over the South African outfit at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night.

The Hurricanes scored four second-half tries to come from behind for a 39-17 victory over the Blues in Wellington.

Super Rugby Round 9 was tricky because of the 50-50 nature of some results - rather than any outrageous upsets, the away teams winning three out of six games, will Super Rugby Round 10 be any easier?

Gareth Anscombe kicked 17 points as the Chiefs beat the Reds 22-16 while Nick Cummins scored a hat-trick in a historic Western Force win over the Waratahs in the first two Super Rugby clashes of the day.

The Brumbies moved to the top of the Super Rugby standings by beating rivals Queensland Reds 23-20 in Brisbane.

The Highlanders overcame a poor start to beat the Bulls 27-20 in Dunedin on Friday, a win which lifts them into fifth place in the table.

Super Rugby Round 8 featured two upsets and a draw (just like Round 7), will Super Rugby Round 9 be any easier?

Super 15 Rugby Round 8 featured a range of results to keep everyone on their toes. The home teams dominated the early games but as we have discovered all season, there is usually at least one upset per round...

The Crusaders took a rare win away from home as they beat the Lions 28-7 in Johannesburg to break a long sequence of home wins and draws.

The Waratahs revived their tilt at a top-six spot in the Super Rugby standings by beating the struggling Stormers 22-11 in Cape Town.

The Chiefs mounted a second-half comeback to draw 43-43 with the Cheetahs in a thrilling Super Rugby clash in Bloemfontein.

Jayden Hayward scored a try in the 78th minute to earn Western Force a 32-29 victory over the Reds in Brisbane that stretched their winning run to four matches.

Beauden Barrett kicked 20 points to help the Hurricanes beat the Bulls for the first time since 2008, securing a narrow 25-20 victory at McLean Park, Napier.

Super Rugby Round 7 featured two upset wins and a draw, will Super Rugby Round 8 be any easier? Super Rugby Round 8 starts with two New Zealand teams playing two Australian teams for trans-tasman supremacy.

Super Rugby Round 7 featured some great performances from players who we knew had the potential, but who finally came through and made the Super Rugby Round 7 Team of the Round.