Super Rugby Pacific

Super Rugby: Blues ‘turn the tide’ to go top

The Blues clung on to clock their first win against the Crusaders at Christchurch in 18 years and top the Super Rugby Pacific table leading into the trans-Tasman component of the competition next week.

Highlights: Blues snap 18-year drought in Christchurch

The Blues held on to record an historic victory in Super Rugby Pacific over the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday.

Super Rugby: Brumbies go top, but fear Kiwi backlash

The Brumbies bounced back from a first defeat to claim the outright Super Rugby Pacific lead at the weekend, but admitted their title credentials cannot be gauged until they face New Zealand opposition.

Super Rugby: Reds end Brumbies’ streak to go joint top

James O’Connor kicked 11 points as the Reds ended Brumbies’ unbeaten start to the Super Rugby Pacific season, while the Crusaders kept up the pressure at the top with a narrow victory over the Highlanders.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 25: Henry Time-Stowers of Moana Pasifika celebrates after scoring a try with Levi Aumua of Moana Pasifika during the round six Super Rugby Pacific match between the Moana Pasifika and the Hurricanes at Mt Smart Stadium on March 25, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Watch: Moana stun Canes in golden-point thriller

Super Rugby newcomers Moana Pasifika upset the Hurricanes in a golden-point thriller on Friday to pick up their first-ever victory in the competition.

WHANGAREI, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 08: Blues Player Rupeni Caucaunibuca breaks away for another try during the Rugby Super 12 warmup game, the Blues vs the Waratahs played in Whangarei, Friday.

Super Rugby names all-time Pasifika XV

The likes of Rupeni Caucaunibuca and Jonah Lomu have been included in an all-time Pasifika XV named by Super Rugby on Thursday.

Barrett: The closest I’ve been to retirement

Set to start his first Super Rugby game for the Blues since 2020 this weekend, Beauden Barrett has reflected on his concerns with being forced into retirement during his two-month battle with concussion.

Super Rugby wrap: Drua draw blood, Crusaders gallop ahead

Fijian Drua secured their first Super Rugby Pacific win against a hapless Melbourne Rebels, but fellow newcomers Moana Pasifika were beaten on their belated debut at the weekend as powerhouse Crusaders surged to the top of the table.

SA-born prop makes Super Rugby history

South African-born prop Ruan Smith, a product of Paarl Gimnasium, set a Super Rugby record when he jogged on for the Waratahs.

Highlights: Crusaders cut down Highlanders

All Blacks wings Sevu Reece and Will Jordan combined for three tries as the Crusaders overhauled the Highlanders in the Super Rugby Pacific clash in Dunedin on Friday.