The 2018 15-team Super Rugby tournament kicks-off in four weeks time on Saturday 17 February in South Africa when the Stormers host the Jaguares in Cape Town.
The Hurricanes have named a 25-man touring squad for their tough three-match overseas opening to the 2012 Super Rugby season, taking on South African Conference champions the Stormers in their first match.
The Super Rugby Team of the Week is an interesting mix from the semi-finals with the Crusaders leading the way with six players. Dynamic Lions' flanker Kwagga Smith is Player of the Week.
The opening Super Rugby match in New Zealand between the Chiefs and Highlanders kicked off at the Wakatipu Rugby Club in Queenstown, in the shadow of the rugged, snow-capped Remarkables mountain range.