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CLUB DAY AND SEVENS CELEBRATIONS FOR CRUSADERS VISIT

- April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 1923

A celebration of grassroots rugby and fast paced sevens will add to the excitement for the visit of defending Super Rugby Aotearoa champion Crusaders when they meet the Hurricanes at Sky Stadium on Sunday. As well as the annual ‘Club Day,’ when the Hurricanes pay tribute to clubs throughout the country,

Blues get the job done at Eden Park

- April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 1764

It wasn't pretty but the Blues retained their second place on the Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa points table when subduing the Hurricanes to claim a 27-17 win at Eden Park on Saturday. Play rarely flowed in a scrappy encounter where the superior defence of the Blues was matched by their execution

Highlanders pull off massive upset in Christchurch

- April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 1709

The Highlanders have stunned the Crusaders tonight at Orangetheory Stadium, running away with a 33-12 upset that only the most ardent of their fans could have seen coming. It came after a week of off-field drama that saw coach Tony Brown stand down six players, however every single one of the Highlanders

HURRICANES SQUAD NAMED TO FACE THE BLUES

- April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 2495

Experienced international wing Julian Savea has been recalled to the Hurricanes starting XV for Saturday night’s Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Blues at Eden Park. Savea is one of three changes Hurricanes head coach Jason Holland has made to the run-on side which helped defeat the Highlanders 30-19 in Dunedin

Chiefs win absolute thriller in Hamilton

- March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 1497

Hamilton turned up trumps for the Chiefs again when they secured a last-gasp, and famous 15-12 win over the Blues in Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa on Saturday. Fullback Damien McKenzie, who had moved up to first five-eighths for the final quarter, scored the winning try but he could thank two outstanding