The Brumbies' new Super Rugby era under Jake White began as planned with a hard-fought 19-17 victory over the Western Force in their season-opener on Friday night.

Flyhalf Matt Giteau scored a try and had a hand in three others as the Brumbies enjoyed a 32-17 Super Rugby win over the Melbourne Rebels on Friday.

Eight hopefuls, six playoff spots. Wynne Gray predicts how the rest of the Super 15 regular season will play out.

Luke McAlister had a night to forget on Saturday but how did his performance measure up against fellow first five-eighths?

It wasn't even a Brumbies player or gung-ho marketing executive who dubbed the Canberra outfit "the Real Madrid of Australian rugby".

The Stormers posted their first Super Rugby win in a chilly Canberra with a 16-3 triumph against the Brumbies

Saturday night footy at nzherald.co.nz brings you livescoring of the tonight's NRL and Super Rugby matches.

Dylan Cleaver breaks down round 15 of the Super 15. Can the Hurricanes move off the bottom of the NZ conference?

Super 15 also-rans the Western Force and ACT Brumbies finished 13-13 on Saturday.

The Lions have recorded their first-ever win over the Brumbies with a 29-20 victory at Canberra Stadium.

Herald rugby writer Dylan Cleaver breaks down the six Super 15 matches taking place over the next three days.

Herald rugby writer Wynne Gray breaks down the seven Super 15 matches taking place over the next three days.

At the halfway point of the competition stats guru Tracey Nelson takes a look at the names leading the numbers for the New Zealand teams.

Crusaders' second five-eighth Sonny Bill Williams has been an off-load machine so far this season. Just how many has he dished out?

The joke was on the Brumbies as the Highlanders won their Super 15 rugby match at Invercargill tonight.

Wallabies star Adam Ashley-Cooper has been shunted to the wing by the Brumbies.