Super Rugby

Super Rugby Round 7 left most tipsters questioning their sanity after Friday night saw the Hurricanes and Rebels record upset wins, while later in the round the Chiefs secured a 34 all draw against the Bulls to leave most people who picked the Bulls disappointed.

The fifth round of the 2014 Super Rugby competition gave us plenty of tries, some nail-biting games and even the odd upset.

The numbers have been crunched and the Super Rugby Team of Round 4 has been named according to statistics by fantasy rugby website www.testrugby.com .

Super Rugby Round 4 was supposed to be easy for tipsters with only six matches, but while the Crusaders, Reds and Sharks picked up expected wins, someone forgot to tell the Western Force.

Talking Rugby Union's southern hemisphere correspondent Scotty Donaldson gives you all the insight, predictions and stats ahead of the fourth round of the 2014 Super Rugby competition...

Chris Feauai-Sautia scored two tries while Quade Cooper added 18 points with the boot as the Reds claimed a hard-fought 43-33 victory over the Cheetahs in a pulsating Super Rugby encounter.

Talking Rugby Union's Southern hemisphere correspondent Scotty Donaldson ways up the pros and cons of Six Nations and Super Rugby and asks the question: which do you prefer?

The Brumbies made it three wins out of three this season as they recorded a 29-21 bonus-point victory over the Hurricanes at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

Australia flanker David Pocock will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery for the second time in 12 months.

The unheralded Highlanders Super Rugby team were given little chance at the start of this year’s Super Rugby season, but they find themselves as the unlikely leaders of the New Zealand conference – can their run continue?

Four tries in 15 minutes either side of half-time guided the Blues to a 35-24 win over the Crusaders at Eden Park.

Super Rugby Round 3 features plenty of epic matches to test tipsters. There are some classic local derbies featuring the Blues vs Crusaders, Chiefs vs Highlanders, Waratahs vs Reds, Force vs Brumbies and Bulls vs Lions.

Super 15 Rugby is back, and as a rugby fanatic I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the oval ball game return to prominence in the Southern Hemisphere.

Super Rugby begins for most teams this weekend with some mouth-watering clashes; beginning with the seven times Super Rugby champion Crusaders hosting the defending two times champion Chiefs side – they don’t come much bigger!

In the second of three instalments, we would like to take you inside the New Zealand franchises. Can the Chiefs make it three in a row or will the valiant Crusaders rise again to the challenge? Two young sides in the Hurricanes and Highlanders will look to their experienced campaigners for guidance and Ma'a Nonu rejoins the Blues with League convert Benji Marshall, it's all here...

Finally, after months of waiting, it was time for rugby in the southern hemisphere to roar back into life again with the opening of the 2014 Super Rugby season.

The RaboDirect Rebels have continued their winning ways of 2014, with an 18-15 point victory over the Queensland Reds in front of 8788 Rugby fans at Ballymore.

The 2014 Super Rugby season kicks off on 15 February and once again the fifteen Franchises from the Southern Hemisphere will battle it out for the coveted Super Rugby Trophy.

A much milder climate than last week’s sweltering conditions greeted the RaboDirect Rebels in Geelong at Simonds Stadium, as they looked to build on last weeks performance in Albury.

The RaboDirect Rebels have started of their 2014 season with a 33-28 win in their first trial over the NSW Waratahs, in 42 degree conditions at Albury Sports Ground.