Chiefs and Crusaders face compromise over toll taken by tests.

Warren Gatland is currently seen as the top choice for coach of the Lions rugby team in their upcoming tour next year.

The Chiefs and Crusaders are both likely to manage the workload of their All Blacks stars for their clash in Suva.

New Zealand Rugby has released ticket details for next year's tour of the British and Irish Lions, and the highest price for a test ticket has been set at $449.

Coach John Plumtree is sick of the negative talk around Julian Savea and has dismissed claims that Beauden Barrett is heading to the Blues next year.

The former All Blacks winger has left the NSW Waratahs, cutting short his Super Rugby season.

The Chiefs and Crusaders will make history this week, with thousands of fans counting down to the first ever Super Rugby game in Fiji.

A number of All Blacks return to their Super Rugby teams battered a bruised ahead of this week's returning round.

The Blues showed no signs of rust on attack as they cruised to a 73-8 victory over the Northland Barbarians at Toll Stadium.

The Melbourne Rebels and Australian Rugby Union (ARU) are threatening to move the next Super Rugby fixture at AAMI Park unless the surface is fixed.

All you need to know about latest All Blacks debutant Elliot Dixon - who will become All Black 1149 on Saturday against Wales.

The Rebels and the Hurricanes have named strong squads for Thursday's Super Rugby exhibition.

Japan World Cup star Ayumu Goromaru began training for the first time with his new French club Toulon.

COMMENT: As the Chiefs were humiliating Wales on Tuesday night, what became clear was the enormity of the task that lies ahead for next year's visiting British Lions.

COMMENT: The selection of Scott Robertson to replace Todd Blackadder as Crusaders head coach from next year will have come as a huge blow to the team's assistant Tabai Matson.

Tabai Matson might look to coach elsewhere after being overlooked in favour of Scott Robertson for the Crusaders job.

For the first time in their 20-year history, the Chiefs unleashed a pre-game haka to mark the special occasion of their clash with Wales last night.

'Beaver' Stephen Donald stars as the Chiefs score six tries to deal a huge blow to Wales' hopes of taking anything from their tour.

COMMENT: Southern Hemisphere standards are slipping as a result of Super Rugby expansion, writes Gregor Paul.

Highlanders CEO Roger Clark has confirmed they are pursuing the services of current Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt.

New Queensland Reds recruit George Smith's role is simple - miracle worker.

Tony Brown has been named head coach of the Highlanders for 2017 but his tenure in charge of the southern side will be brief.

Jimmy Tupou and Alex Hodgman will join the Blues on two-year deals.

Veteran Wallabies prop Benn Robinson has announced his premature retirement due to a serious eye injury.