Super Rugby

The Western Force have received a major boost with lock Sitaleki Timani returning for their clash with the Highlanders. Timani missed the opening round match with the Chiefs as the Force went down 20-19 after Domingo Miotti missed a conversion on the sidelines.

The Hurricanes have welcomed back damaging centre Ngani Laumape into the starting line-up for their clash Laumape replaces Peter Umaga-Jensen, with Salesi Rayasi dropping out of the side for Wes Goosen.

A trio of former All Blacks stars have bemoaned a lack of intensity from Australia's Super Rugby sides following their 0-5 start to the inaugural trans-Tasman competition last weekend. The Rebels, Reds and Waratahs were all hammered by their Kiwi opponents in round one while the Force and Brumbies only …

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman resumes for Round Two as the Australian teams look for revenge over their Kiwi counterparts. The opening round were dominated by the Aotearoa teams, winni

Blues vs Waratahs Preview. The Blues have opened unbackable $1.01 favourites to defeat the Waratahs in Auckland on Saturday, and it’s pretty obvious why. The Blues were generall

Reds vs Crusaders Preview. The match of the round will see the Super Rugby Australia champions hosting the Super Rugby Aotearoa champions at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night, and

Former Wallabies Justin Harrison and Morgan Turinui are urging caution in opening Australia's Super Rugby borders to a further influx of international talent. Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos told reporters that he was open to the idea of importing more players following a 0-5 start to the Super Rugby …

Two matches had an eerily similar feel in round one of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman last week, with the two Australian sides coming out on the losing end after missed late conversions in each contest.

Russell Crowe! Good thing we've got Super Rugby trans-Tasman, so we can at least settle the debate over who plays the best footy. Fresh from the mighty high of winning Super Rugby AU, the Reds walked into a bit of an ambush to kick off their trans-Tasman campaign.

I predicted that the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition, despite history suggesting otherwise, would be a bit closer than people thought. Of course, I will freely admit I did not pick the two hairline margin results of the first round to come in the games they did.