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Never turn your back on a Highlander

COMMENT: It was a mistake to under estimate the Highlanders last year and it would be just as unwise to do so again this year, wites Gregor Paul.

Kurtley Beale may become highest paid player in England

The Waratahs have urged Kurtley Beale not to leave following reports he has signed £1.5 million deal with London Wasps.

Wynne Gray: An ill wind in South Africa for Hurricanes

The Hurricanes decided they would produce their best results in South Africa if they had an evening curfew.

As it happened: Highlanders v Crusaders

Join us for a live blog of the tantalising Kiwi derby between the Highlanders and the Crusaders.

Highlanders prove to be knockout kings

WATCH: A truly heavyweight contest - in all senses - finished with the Highlanders beating the Crusaders to join their southern cousins at the top of the table.

Wynne Gray: Dixon and Taufua set to challenge for Kaino's spot

18 mins late, so why the suspension?

Five grown men missed a team curfew by minutes. Is a one-match suspension a fair result?

Rugby: Reds star Goromaru to be given chance against Hurricanes

Highlanders have reason to celebrate

A first sell-out gate for the Highlanders, and the signing of wing Patrick Osborne for another year, are two reasons for the franchise to cele-brate.

Rugby: Blues' Bekhuis battling calf injury

Code-hopping coaches no quick fix

COMMENT: Code-hopping coaches can be nifty PR, writes Chris Rattue, but they are no panacea to a team's problems.

Hurricanes who broke curfew face axe

The Hurricanes will reveal tomorrow whether five players alleged to have broken curfew in South Africa will keep their places in the squad.

Stevenson: Tasman's identity crisis

COMMENT: When the rugby unions Nelson Bays and Marlborough merged to form Tasman you could say the new team had a major identity crisis to overcome.

How the Highlanders turned around their season

Rugby: NZ team of the week - Round 11

Unsurprisingly the Highlanders dominated Radio Sport Rugby Editor Nigel Yalden's NZ Team of the Week.

The loopy rule sucking flair from rugby

COMMENT: It is surely obvious that the lineout drive is increasingly at odds with the kind of contest that the game is intended to promote, writes Bryan Gould.

If the Super Rugby regular season ended today...

Wynne Gray: Who won Cruden vs Sopoaga?

Aaron Cruden and Lima Sopoaga squared off at Waikato Stadium in a game where the All Blacks selectors had prime seats. Did they like what they saw?