If last week in Super Rugby AU saw the runners and riders separated, this was the week the pack got bunched back together as the Rebels and Waratahs put up massive first half displays to humble the unbeaten Brumbies and the Reds respectively.

Congratulations to Crusaders as they lifted the Super Rugby Aotearoa title after winning a modern classic against the plucky Highlanders. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes pushed them all the way by beating the hapless Chiefs as we analyse the weekend’s action.

After defeat last time out, the Crusaders got their Super Rugby Aotearoa title march back on track with a controversial victory over the Chiefs while the dogged Blues secured an impressive win against the Highlanders. Read our Five Talking Points from the weekend’s action.

It was a nail-biting Round 5 of Super Rugby AU, as a penalty after the siren saw the Brumbies past the Reds and the Western Force were denied a first win in Super Time by the Melbourne Rebels.

The hurt for the Chiefs still goes on as they went down to another demoralising loss to the Blues, while the Crusaders proved they are human after losing a humdinger to the Hurricanes. Read our Five Talking Points from the latest round of Super Rugby Aotearoa.

Round 4 summed up Super Rugby AU so far, as the table-topping Brumbies showed their class to down the Force 24-0 while the Waratahs crumbled to a 29-10 defeat to the Rebels.

When we look back at the journey Japan has taken in rugby, there will be many places we can point to but we will never forget that it started on a day in Brighton where no-one believed in them - except themselves.

The potential plans for a 24-team Rugby World Cup, possibly in place for the 2027 tournament, come as no surprise - but who could be in line to benefit?

Warren Gatland’s Chiefs blew a 24 point lead when they suffered an agonising overtime defeat to Aaron Smith’s Highlanders while the Hurricanes kept their title chances alive with a hard-fought victory over the Blues as the Barrett brothers faced off.

It was a classic round of what might have been in Super Rugby AU, as both the Force and the Waratahs look back on games they could have have come out of as winners but instead the Reds and Brumbies march on.

It's something often discussed, but what are the worst kits in rugby union history? We pick our top nine favourites (or worst) jersey's from Stade Francais to Melbourne Rebels.

There is an ongoing narrative, stretching back all the way to the days of rugby existing purely as an amateur sport, that New Zealand are the single dominant force in world rugby - but how have they earned it?

Never has a Rugby World Cup begun with such a bang than it did in 2007 as Argentina defeated hosts and one of the favourites France in a “Latin mugging”

It was a story of old and new in Round 2 of Super Rugby AU, as an old favourite showed us went from hero to zero to hero again, the Reds' young back row emerged as genuine heavyweights and old friends were welcomed back into the fold.

Magic Mo’unga, Smith v Perenara and the clash of the unbeaten sides dominate the agenda as the halfway point of Super Rugby Aotearoa is upon us, with Round 5 seeing the pace-setters going head to head in Christchurch and the Highlanders travelling to Wellington to take on the Hurricanes.

Former Northampton Saints, Toulon, Cardiff Blues and USA man mountain Samu Manoa is a cult hero in the East Midlands and was twice voted Saints Supporters' Player of the Season in his time at Franklins Gardens. Take a moment to appreciate the Blockmonstah in all his rampaging beauty.

Who is a potentially bolter? Who’s on the plane? Who is going to be captain? Ahead of the 2021 Lions Tour to South Africa, The Flanker panellists pick their starting XV for the 1st Test in Johannesburg on 24 July.

The 2nd Test in the 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour had everything. Drama, controversy, last-minute penalties and tries.

We look back at an epic rugby match that echoed through the ages.

Round 4 of Super Rugby Aotearoa saw drama on display across both games, with the Crusaders showing they are the side to beat and Warren Gatland’s Chiefs continuing their slump.

Here are our five talking points from the weekend’s action.

The Reds snapped an 11-game losing streak against their bitter New South Wales rivals, the Waratahs, while the Brumbies lived up to their pre-tournament billing as the team to beat by putting away the dangerous Rebels.