Match Reports

The Blues ran out deserved 30-20 winners in their opening Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Hurricanes in front of a packed house at Eden Park on Sunday.

All Black fly-half Richie Mo'unga was superb in the Crusaders' 39-25 win over the Hurricanes in their opening Super Rugby Aoteatoa match in Wellington on Sunday.

The Crusaders edged the Chiefs 18-13 in a wet and tense affair in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Christchurch on Sunday. 

Despite playing with 14 men for the final 15 minutes, the Hurricanes were too good for the Chiefs, winning 25-18 in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Hamilton on Sunday.

The Hurricanes continued their winning ways when they defeated the Highlanders 17-11 in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash on Sunday.

The Brumbies found themselves on the receiving end of an impressive second-half fightback from the Rebels before recovering to secure a 31-23 victory in their Super Rugby AU opener in Canberra.

Western Force let slip a 14-point lead on their comeback to the top tier of Australian rugby as the Waratahs claimed a 23-14 victory on Saturday.