All the action from the Super Rugby opening round Kiwi derby between the Highlanders and the Chiefs.

Chiefs fans would be forgiven for forgetting about the recruitment of Mitch Karpik and Nepo Laulala.

The Highlanders have rolled out their stable of All Blacks for the Super Rugby trial against the NSW Waratahs in Sydney.

Highlanders five-eighth Hayden Parker will miss the Super Rugby season after suffering a knee injury in pre-season training.

Aaron Smith's actions were unsavoury and lacking in class - but they weren't illegal.

After his team's stunning victory in last year's final, Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph's last year in charge has ended in a semifinal

The Highlanders' hopes of defending their Super Rugby title have been crushed on the Ellis Park anvil this morning.

The Hurricanes have lost all six of their playoff games against fellow Kiwi teams. Not a good omen heading into tomorrow's semifinal with the Chiefs

Beating the Lions in their home country is a big ask. Does Joe Wheeler think the Highlanders have got what it takes?

Will it be an all-New Zealand Super Rugby final or will the Lions spoil the party?

The Highlanders are alive, and the three other teams still in the competition should be worried.

No matter the outcomes of tonight's games in South Africa, the Highlanders are the team every other will want to avoid in the last four.

All the action from the first Super Rugby quarterfinal between the Brumbies and the Highlanders.

The Highlanders are the first NZ team to book a semifinal spot with a nail-biting win over the Brumbies in Canberra last night.

They'll kick off in the middle of peak hour but the Brumbies are hoping a campaign urging bosses to let Canberra workers off early

No team can match the Crusaders for playoff experience - or even get close.

Highlanders coach makes brave call in face of Brumbies star Pocock's return to play.

Chris Boyd is not so sure that the chances of four NZ sides reaching the semifinals are as cut and dried as many pundits and the form book would suggest.

The quarter-final lineup is set in Super Rugby after the Hurricanes thrashed the Crusaders and the Highlanders overcame the Chiefs. Were those matches of test intensity? The All Blacks will release a new jersey in the coming days. How will it differ from the others? More golden point heartbreak for the Warriors after going down late to Manly in Perth.

All the action as the Highlanders hosted the Chiefs in a vital Super Rugby clash at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

A wild night and a conference turned upside down ended with a familiar outcome - the Highlanders in title-winning form.

Liam Messam's last Super Rugby start showed the Chiefs just how hard it can be to win on the road in the playoffs. It was more than

The defending champions face a long trip overseas for the playoffs despite just arriving back from their South Africa and Argentina stint.

Damian McKenzie will now attempt to apply those lessons in a showdown with Ben Smith and the defending-champion Highlanders.

The Highlanders have run in four late tries to seal a 48-18 over the spirited Southern Kings in their Super Rugby match in Port Elizabeth. Leading

The disappointment and devastation of 2015 finally ended for Lima Sopoaga last night.

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

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