Super Rugby

The Crusaders have extended their record Super Rugby winning streak to 18, dominating Queensland's scrum in a 22-12 win in Brisbane.

The Highlanders have suffered their first loss of the Super Rugby season, going down 24-19 to the Rebels in Melbourne.

The Crusaders have cruised to a 38-22 Super Rugby win over the Hurricanes, scoring six tries to four in a dominant display at Rugby League Park in Christchurch.

All Blacks prop Tim Perry will see a specialist on Monday to determine whether he needs surgery on a broken arm, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has said.

The Crusaders have opened their Super Rugby title defence with a dramatic 24-22 win over the Blues in Auckland, aided by two penalty tries.

Bernard Foley has broken the Super Rugby pointscoring record for the NSW Waratahs, but a costly late missed penalty has condemned his side to a 20-19 opening-round loss to the Hurricanes in Sydney.

Super Rugby - The Blues have begun their 2019 Super Rugby campaign with a narrow 24-22 loss to the defending champion Crusaders in Auckland. Look back at RNZ's live coverage with Jamie Wall.

All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith's last minute try gives the Highlanders a 30-27 season opening win over the Chiefs in Hamilton.

Super Rugby - The Highlanders have come from behind to beat Chiefs 30-27 in Hamilton in the 2019 Super Rugby season opener. Get the commentary from Jamie Wall.

Ma'a Nonu will make his starting return for the Blues against the Crusaders but a reunification with Sonny Bill Williams won't happen from the opening whistle.

Former Springboks winger Cornal Hendricks is set for a remarkable return to Super Rugby, some three years after being told playing on could cause cardiac arrest and cost him his life.

In a scene more reminiscent to the build-up to an All Blacks test, camera operators and journalists clamoured for position at Blues training on Tuesday. Video

Ben Smith and Luke Whitelock will co-captain the Highlanders during this year's Super Rugby season.

Crusaders coach Scott Robertson will be the biggest threat to Ian Foster in the race for the All Blacks top job, writes Hamish Bidwell.

All Blacks flanker Sam Cane will miss more than half of the 2019 Super Rugby season, and potentially more, as his recovery continues from a broken neck.

The NSW Waratahs have thrown troubled cross-code star Karmichael Hunt a lifeline, signing him to a one-season Super Rugby deal.

Karl Tu'inukuafe finally has a chance to sit back and reflect on his meteoric rise in 2018.

A proposed Pacific-based Super Rugby team is effectively dead in the water after failing to find the required funding.