Crusaders' first five-eighths, and All Black, Richie Mo'unga, will play his 100th Super Rugby competition match when he runs out against the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park on Friday night.
A SANZAAR Judicial Committee Hearing has found Lachlan Swinton of the NSW Waratahs guilty of contravening Law 9.13: A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously after he was Cited following a Super Rugby Pacific Match at the Weekend.
All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane's desire to be part of rugby legacy at international and Super Rugby Pacific level proved greater than a move overseas when putting ink to a contract that will see him in New Zealand until 2027.
It wasn't overly pretty but the NSW Waratahs have snapped a four-match losing streak to revive their flagging finals hopes with a 36-16 Super Rugby Pacific win over the Western Force in Sydney.
Arriving at the halfway point of their DHL Super Rugby Pacific campaign, the Hurricanes face their co-leaders in the competition, the Chiefs, knowing it is their most defining game of the season.
Super Rugby Pacific has confirmed the Hurricanes top of the table Super Rugby Pacific Round 8 match against the Chiefs at Sky Stadium in Wellington this Saturday will now kick off at 2.35PM (NZST).
Melbourne's Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Blues has ended in misery, suffering a crushing 54-17 defeat as well as losing three key players to injury.
Winger Salesi Rayasi has scored two tries for the Hurricanes in their 29-14 Super Rugby Pacific win over the Highlanders to take them joint-top with the Chiefs.
Overlooked halfback Tate McDermott fired his best shots but adversary Nic White had the last laugh as the ACT Brumbies picked apart the Queensland Reds for their first win in Brisbane for eight years.
The Crusaders rallied from 21-17 down at halftime to beat last-placed Moana Pasifika 38-21 in a seventh-round match in Super Rugby Pacific in Christchurch.
With his future confirmed at the Highlanders at least until 2026, Ethan de Groot faces one of his scrum tests of the season when going up against All Blacks teammate Tyrel Lomax when playing the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby Pacific game in Dunedin on Saturday.
The Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies don't have to look far for motivation as they prepare to add another chapter to their storied history at Suncorp Stadium on Friday.
Western Force were left to rue a poor first half after falling just short against the Hurricanes, with the Super Rugby Pacific heavyweights taking a 45-42 win in Palmerston North on Sunday.
