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Wales's Sam Warburton leads race for Lions captaincy

Sam Warburton will captain Wales in their four-match autumn Test series and in next year's Six Nations in a significant departure

Rugby: Seta Tamanivalu moves to Crusaders

All Blacks midfielder Seta Tamanivalu will swap the Chiefs for the Crusaders next season. The 24-year-old, who is currently in Argentina

Editorial: Super Rugby lacks vital ingredient

Serious questions require to be answered about the size and format of the competition.

Rugby: Steve Jackson named Blues assistant coach

The Blues have got their man and now just one piece of the 2017 coaching jigsaw remains to be fitted. As expected, North Harbour

NZR 'disappointed' in Super Rugby playoff format

New Zealand won't give up it's efforts to force a change to next year's Super Rugby playoff format, but the national union is resigned

Wynne Gray: Super Rugby mess is a hard sell

Come on Sanzaar, convince me this latest edition of Super Rugby has plenty going for it, writes Wynne Gray.

Opinion: Super Rugby - less is more

Global domination is one thing but before expansion there needs to be be contraction, writes Gregor Paul.

Sanzaar relying on SBW factor to push season

The Super Rugby draw, the toughest in world sport to put together according to organisers Sanzaar, has been released to what can be

Flying hell: 130 hours in the air for Sunwolves

The Sunwolves better have a good sponsorship deal with an airline because once again they are going to rack up some serious airpoints during the Super Rugby season.

Is Australia to be stripped of home playoff?

New Zealand's Super Rugby franchises will this week attempt to axe Australia's right to a guaranteed home game in a planned shake-up

Chiefs 'no better than animals' - councillor

A Bay of Plenty politician said she felt sorry for Chiefs players who were reprimanded after boozy end-of-season celebrations. Now she says they were "no better than animals".

Lions tour putting pressure on hotels

Next year's Lions tour will attract up to 20,000 fans to New Zealand, boosting tourism spending but putting pressure on accommodation providers.

Chiefs stripper rejects police involvement

Stripper says she doesn't want a police inquiry, as new allegations of inappropriate behaviour by players at Mad Monday event are released.

'Booze and birds' culture still alive and well in NZ

OPINION: What New Zealand Rugby and the Chiefs haven't talked about is their attitude towards women.

Chris Rattue: Where were the players?

There were notable and disturbing absentees at the press conference detailing the Chiefs stripper scandal, writes Chris Rattue.

Players missing when needed

The Chiefs had a tremendous reputation from a fairytale rise to prominence has a large black cloud hanging over it.

Cartoon: Chiefs escape stripper allegations

Warning for Lions: NZ is against you

Warren Gatland has been given a stark warning about the institutionalised hostility his Lions squad will face in New Zealand.