In a battle of backlines dotted with All Black starters and many more hopefuls, one man will hog the headlines

The younger brother of All Black Beauden Barrett showed off his own skills last night leading the under-20 side to a win over the Aussies.

Has Damian McKenzie helped or hurt his All Blacks aspirations by re-signing with the Chiefs for another two years?

Damian McKenzie's decision to stay at the Chiefs is a blow to the Blues, who had designs on luring him north in the No10 jersey.

The Chiefs showed they had the spirit to match the spark, grinding out a narrow victory over the Sharks.

Today in NZ Herald Focus – Breaking news of a Sydney shooting and exclusive pictures of the moment armed police surrounded a car in Auckland with guns pointed at the driver.

COMMENT: LeBron would be an amazing blindside/lock. He's 2.08m tall and 120kg and the agility and athleticism would make him a superstar.

Today on Focus we follow up on our exclusive footage of cheating allegations against the Chiefs in last week's super rugby match against the Hurricanes and we have the latest on the police hunt for a teenage serial sex attacker.

Chiefs halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow's All Blacks ambitions have been hit by a broken hand.

COMMENT: Let's compliment the Chiefs and Hurricanes for putting on such an entertaining game in Wellington.

Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd has raised questions about the controversial finish of his side's narrow defeat at the hands of the Chiefs.

Top Super Rugby player James Lowe has spoken out about his fight to overcome arthritis as he strives to make the All Blacks this year.

Join us for a live blog of the Super Rugby clash between the Hurricanes and the Chiefs.

Another win for the Chiefs and another game to confirm their status as title favourites.

Brodie Retallick made a typically-exemplary return to the Chiefs in the Super Rugby leaders' win over the Blues.

The Super Rugby leaders are averaging almost six tries a game and playing an outstanding brand of rugby.

Another controversial TMO decision has come to the fore in Super Rugby.

The Chiefs held off a fierce Blues effort at Waikato Stadium tonight.

A classic contest which nearly had a dramatic twist in the plot - no wonder everyone feels Super Rugby is all about the New Zealand derbies.

There's every reason to think Brad Weber may earn the chance to replicate his Chiefs form in the black jersey.

Shortly before battles the Blues, Aaron Cruden will take a marker and etch a couple of commands on his wristband.

The Chiefs will be boosted by the return of All Black lock Brodie Retallick for Friday night's clash with the Blues.

COMMENT: Clearly the table-topping Chiefs are the benchmark Super Rugby team.

Dave Rennie earns the acclaim but the Chiefs coach has enjoyed plenty of assistance in making his attack an unstoppable force.

Watch out world. There's a tiny, dancing freight train coming your way named Damian McKenzie.