Bittersweet win for Force
Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell star in their last games for the
Super 14 franchise.
Western Force v Highlanders
The Force can equal their best-ever finish of seventh if they put
the South Islanders away in their last match at Subiaco Oval.
Lions win after thrilling comeback
Home team recovers from 17-point deficit to trump the Highlanders
on the high veldt.
Lions v Highlanders
Only pride on the line in this one. The Highlanders, on a
three-match losing streak, will be without suspended centre Daniel
Bowden, while the Lions will be sweating on the fitness of skipper
Cobus Grobbelaar.
NZ team of the week
The Chiefs and Hurricanes dominate the team for round 12.
Sharks consolidate top-four spot
The Sharks stay in the finals mix following a dominating display by
their forwards against the Highlanders.
Sharks v Highlanders
The former high-flying Sharks have stalled with successive upset
losses to the Crusaders and Cheetahs but should put their title
tilt back on track with a big win over the unfancied Highlanders.
Stormers dent Highlanders semis hopes
Peter Grant's try 11 minutes from fulltime has given the Stormers an 18-11 win over the Otago Highlanders in Super 14 rugby on Friday, ending the Highlanders' faint semi-final hopes.
Highlanders v Stormers
Motivation will be high for the unfancied Highlanders who must beat
the disappointing South Africans to stay alive in the play-off
race.
Blues beat 14-man Highlanders
The Blues have scored four tries in beating the Highlanders 26-6 in
their Super 14 rugby clash at Eden Park.
Blues v Highlanders
The first of a succession of vital match-ups this weekend between
two finals aspirants.
NZ sides well-placed for semi push
It's moving time in the Super 14 and all five New Zealand sides are well placed to push for the playoffs.
Unlucky Reds put up a brave fight but fall short again
Queensland showed major improvement but still sank to another disappointing Super 14 defeat on the road with a thrilling 24-19 loss to the Highlanders.
Highlanders v Reds
Queensland have never won on the road against the abrasive
Highlanders and it would be a brave man to back them to break the
hoodoo in icy Invercargill.
Beale's best position may be outside Halangahu
THE thing about hoodoos, like the Waratahs never winning a Super rugby match against the Blues in Auckland, is that they end sooner or later. And end it did with a well-deserved victory on Friday.
Highlanders stun Bulls
Oh sweet home away from home. It has taken the Highlanders, so desperate to garner a following they're now taking their Super 14 games into neutral territory, to finally lower the colours of these formerly indomita-Bulls.
Highlanders v Bulls
The Highlanders move away from the bottom of the South Island for
their difficult clash against the unbeaten pace-setters.
Rugby swoops on unwanted Witt
Unwanted Warriors playmaker Michael Witt has completed a cross-code move to rugby and will link with the Otago union for the upcoming provincial season.
Highlanders keep Cheetahs winless
All Black Adam Thomson scored two tries as Highlanders send
Cheetahs home winless from Australasian tour.
Highlanders v Cheetahs
Some would suggest this is a wooden-spoon clash but that's a bit
unfair on the luckless Highlanders.
Scrappy win for Chiefs
A brilliant individual try by winger Lelia Masaga clinched a 14-10
victory for the Waikato Chiefs.
Highlanders v Chiefs
Both sides will be buoyed by season-first wins last week, the
Highlanders especially so after rendering the mighty Crusaders
scoreless for the only time in their 172-game history in Super
rugby.
Highlanders find a winning formula
The Speight's was flowing in the dark confines of Carisbrook on Saturday night, with Highlanders officials celebrating a win-win situation for the struggling, yet innovative, franchise.
McCaw injured in defeat
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw limped out of the Canterbury
Crusaders loss to Highlanders.
Highlanders v Crusaders
Many believe the Crusaders' bubble has burst after they suffered
their second straight loss to the Hurricanes last Friday.
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