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It's not just the wild beard that makes Joe Moody difficult to recognise. ...

It's no coincidence that the Highlanders' breakout season has come at the same time as Nasi Manu's newfound ability to stay on the paddock. ...

The Chiefs know they have to match and better the Hurricanes for intensity if they are to win the battle, Evan Pegden reports. ...

Not for the first time a Mark Hammett-coached Hurricanes team finds its season hanging in the balance. ...

Several days ago Aaron Smith was having a cheeky chirp in some Crusaders players' ears. ...

Join us for live Super Rugby right here on Stuff.co.nz as the Highlanders host the Crusaders in Dunedin. ...

Out of the last five Super Rugby matches between the Dunedin based Highlanders and the Christchurch based Crusaders the Christchurch side have won three and lost two....

England prop Dan Cole is to undergo a neck operation next week and will be out of action for six months....

Newcastle Falcons are taking over Championship One rugby league club Gateshead Thunder....

The Harlequins Community Team hosted their first coaching conference and community awards dinner this week the Twickenham Stoop....

With Jonny Wilkinson and Owen Farrell squaring up in the Heineken Cup final, former national academy kicking coach Jon Callard assesses their different techniques ...

Bath 16 Northampton 30: Premiership finalists will head to HQ on a high after fighting back to win the Amlin Challenge Cup in Cardiff ...

The Bulls kept their play off hopes alive when they beat the Brumbies 44-23 with a bonus point at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. ...

Brumbies head coach Stephen Larkham insists the club's 2014 destiny remains in their own hands despite a South African tour that yielded just one Super Rugby competition point over two games. ...

Out of the last five Super Rugby matches between the Pretoria based Bulls and the Canberra based Brumbies the Canberra side have won three and lost two. ...

New Zealand rugby is mourning the death of All Black and Maori All Black Mac (MacFarlane) Herewini, who passed away this week, aged 73. ...

Former All Blacks halfback Alby Mathewson has signed a two-year extension to remain playing his Super Rugby with the Western Force. ...

For Western Force scrumhalf Alby Mathewson, wins are nice; but happiness is everything. ...

Ryan Crotty has had his rugby training gear stolen. ...

The Blues will contest the inaugural World Club 10s in Singapore to help fill their Super Rugby void in June. ...