The embattled Super Rugby side attempt to end their five-match losing streak against the Bulls in Pretoria on Sunday.

On his knees with head in hand - a shattered Quade Cooper's reaction to his potential match-winning 30m drop-goal attempt being charged down on fulltime said it all on Friday night.

The Highlanders scored a late try through Waisake Naholo to earn their first win of the season against the Reds in Dunedin.

Reds backline utility, Auckland-born Karmichael Hunt has been charged with supplying cocaine as part of an investigation by Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission.

Back rower Jake Schatz's second try of the night two minutes after the fulltime siren gave Queensland a 38-31 Super Rugby win over the Highlanders after the Reds nearly blew a 21-point halftime lead.

Jason Woodward kicked a last-minute penalty after Queensland replacement Ed O'Donoghue was sent off for eye gouging to give the Melbourne Rebels a first Super Rugby win over the Reds with a 30-27 victory in Brisbane on Saturday.

This wasn't a message to the rest of the competition from the Crusaders, this was a massacre.

Join us here for tonight's live blog of the Super Rugby clash between the Crusaders and the Reds from Suncorp Stadium.

Another season, the same old problem for Australian rugby. They're soft, writes Chris Rattue.

The plummeting Reds' Super Rugby miseries have multiplied with key duo James Slipper and Chris Feauai-Sautia facing extended time on the sidelines.

The Blues thrashed the Reds 44-14 at Eden Park tonight. Read the full match report from Gregor Paul.

Watch a replay of our live blog of tonight's Anzac test between the Kiwis and the Kangaroos in Sydney

There's no place like home for the Queensland Reds, who highlighted their love of Suncorp Stadium with a pressure-relieving 22-17 victory over the Stormers.

New Zealand's Super rugby conference is primed for a high-octane start next year with a clash between the Chiefs and Crusaders.

Amidst the pantomime booing of the AMI Stadium crowd, Cooper appeared to get stage fright, writes Patrick McKendry. He hardly ran the ball.

The new Wallaby coach would have dearly wanted his boys to beat the Crusaders in his first match against a NZ team since his Wallaby appointment, writes Richard Loe. Bad luck, Ewen.

Quade Cooper and Will Genia, the Reds' dynamic duo, will come in for special attention from the Crusaders tomorrow, but the initial focus from the home side will be on putting their pack on the back foot.

A stand-off between rugby bosses and Digby Ioane shows no sign of easing, with Queensland officials now saying they want to get to the bottom of suggestions the Wallabies winger has been shopped around, contravening his contract.