WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Blues head coach Leon MacDonald says the Auckland-based team is confident and desperate to win as it heads to Christchurch for Friday’s Super Rugby Pacific semifinal ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Leicester Fainga’anuku scored two tries Friday to bring his tally to five in his last two matches as the Crusaders produced a 35-17 win over the previously unbeaten ACT ...

Waikato Chiefs warmed up for the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs with a 59-34 thumping of the Auckland Blues in Hamilton on Saturday, depriving the visitors ​of a home quarter-final in the process.

The Waikato Chiefs stood alone with a perfect Super Rugby Pacific record on Friday after they beat the New South Wales Waratahs 24-14 and the Canterbury Crusaders downed the previously unbeaten ACT ...

The Auckland Blues will look to prove they are the real deal in Super Rugby Pacific on a tough road trip to the Canterbury Crusaders, while Australia's underperforming sides scrap to keep in touch ...

HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Hamilton-based Chiefs will travel to Christchurch to play the Crusaders in next weekend's Super Rugby final after beating the ACT Brumbies 37-17 on Saturday to reach ...