AB coach Hansen expects 'brutal' Super Rugby final

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says that he is expecting this weekend's Super Rugby final between the Hurricanes and Highlanders "to be brutal".

Highlanders beat Hurricanes in Wellington

Out of the last ten Super Rugby matches between the Wellington based Hurricanes and the Dunedin based Highlanders the Dunedin side have won six and the Wellington side four matches.

Hurricanes vs Highlanders match facts

The Hurricanes and Highlanders will contest the 2015 Super Rugby final and here we look at a few interesting facts about the teams ahead of the final.

Smith : Hurricanes need to step it up in the final

Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith says that they will need to "play a lot better than they did against the Brumbies" when they face the Highlanders in the Super Rugby final

Highlanders crowned 2015 Super Rugby Champions

The Highlanders won their first Super Rugby title by beating the Hurricanes 14-21 in a frenetic Super Rugby final at Wellington's Westpac Stadium.

2015 Super Rugby Highlights

Super Rugby: Hurricanes and Highlanders set to thrill in all-Kiwi final

In a World Cup year, New Zealand's dominance of the Super 15 has sent a shudder through their global rivals. When it comes to attacking rugby, nobody does it better… Dane Coles (centre) celebrates...

Five lessons for Australia from the Super Rugby semi-finals

The NSW Waratahs and Brumbies were outclassed in their respective Super Rugby matches against the Highlanders and Hurricanes respectively. Here are five lessons the Wallabies can learn from the defeats....

SPIRO: The Waratahs out-played by a Highlanders’ ‘master class’

First things first. The Waratahs and the Brumbies were given a “master class” (the telling phrase of Fox Sports commentator Greg Clarke in praise of the Highlanders) by their New Zealand opponents,...

Larkham: Canes have got it all

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham says that the Hurricanes have got the balance of their overall game spot on this season.