Hurricanes

Tuungafasi escapes punishment as he prepares Super Rugby milestone

All Black prop Ofa Tuungafasi is set to become the eighth Blues player to reach 100 games when the team travel down SH1 to take on neighbours, the Chiefs in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Hamilton...

Pita Gus Sowakula returns as Chiefs stick with McKenzie at fullback

Chiefs Head Coach Clayton McMillan has named his Chiefs team to face the Blues on home soil following their 35-29 win over the Hurricanes last weekend. McMillan has made three changes to his starting fifteen...

HIGHLIGHTS: Hurricanes v Chiefs

Japan Star Kazuki Himeno Set For Highlanders Debut

The Highlanders, fresh from the bye, welcome several players for their first start of the competition against the Hurricanes. Giant lock Pari Pari Parkinson returns from a long-term injury to partner the...

Revitalised u20 programme kicks off with Super Rugby flavour

The next big names in Super Rugby will go head-to-head across an action-packed week of rugby at the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 tournament this April.The newly formed tournament will see Under 20...

Dane Coles returns to Hurricanes starting XV

Hurricanes centurion and former captain Dane Coles will return to the starting line-up for Friday night’s Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Highlanders in Dunedin.Coles, who has missed the...

Chiefs launch sensational fightback to end win drought

The Chiefs trailed 26-7 at half-time but scored four second-half tries to get past the Hurricanes 35-29.   The Chiefs produced a sensational come-from-behind performance to claim a first Super...

Gibson appointed as Bay of Plenty Steamers Head Coach

Bay of Plenty Rugby has today announced that Daryl Gibson has been named as the new Steamers Head Coach.     Gibson brings a wealth of coaching experience having previously been assistant...

Blues 39-17 Highlanders: Rampant hosts underline Super Rugby credentials

The Blues made it two wins from two games, scoring five tries in a 39-17 victory over the Highlanders in Super Rugby Aotearoa in Auckland on Sunday. The hosts proved unstoppable at Eden Park, practically...

Holland and Gibbes extend contracts with the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby

Jason Holland and Chris Gibbes have extended their contracts with the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) through to the end of 2023.   Head coach Holland guided the Hurricanes to five Super...