Super Rugby
May 18, 2013: Chiefs prop Toby Smith heading to Melbourne Rebels to press claims of playing Test rugby for Australia
Super Rugby round 14 - Crusaders v Blues
May 18, 2013: The Crusaders turn in a steely performance to claim a decisive, and crucial, 23-3 win over the Blues in at AMI Stadium in Christchurch
Super Rugby - round 14
May 18, 2013: Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett was a frustrated man after his side's 17-12 Super Rugby loss to the Chiefs
Super Rugby - Round 14
May 17, 2013: Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has praised his side's defensive effort after keeping the Hurricanes try-less in a hard-fought 17-12 Super Rugby win in Wellington
Super Rugby - Round 14
May 17, 2013: The Chiefs will remain at the top of the New Zealand conference for another week after a dogged Super Rugby win over the Hurricanes in Wellington
Super Rugby Round 14 - Crusaders v Blues
May 17, 2013: All Blacks veteran Keven Mealamu is the only current Blues player who has tasted victory over the Crusaders in Christchurch
Scottish Rugby
May 16, 2013: Clermont Auvergne boss Vern Cotter is reportedly considering an offer to become Scotland's new coach
Super Rugby Round 14
May 16, 2013: ESPN correspondent Greg Growden gives his tips for Super Rugby round 14, match by match, to inform your ESPN FootyTips selections
Super Rugby Round 14 - Crusaders v Blues
May 16, 2013: Keven Mealamu overcomes a calf strain to take his place as one of six changes to the Blues squad to face the Crusaders at AMI Park on Saturday
Super Rugby Round 14
May 16, 2013: ESPN correspondent Brett McKay previews Super Rugby round 14, match by match, to inform your ESPN FootyTips selections
Super Rugby Round 14
May 16, 2013: Who's playing where in Super Rugby round 14? We bring you the line-ups as they are named to inform your ESPN FootyTips selections
Super Rugby - Western Force
May 16, 2013: Chris Eaton will remain in Hawke's Bay for the rest of the season to concentrate on raising his four-year-old daughter after the death of his wife
Super Rugby Round 14 - Crusaders v Blues
May 16, 2013: Kieran Read returns to action for the Crusaders as the only change to the starting line-up to face the Blues in Christchurch on Saturday
French Rugby
May 15, 2013: France have named eight uncapped players in their squad for the end-of-season tour of New Zealand
France squad selection
May 15, 2013: France will take on the All Blacks next month without five-eighth Francois Trinh-Duc after he was left out of the 35-man sqaud for the three-Test series
New Zealand rugby
May 15, 2013: All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has reiterated that players who missed out on selection in his wider training group were not out of the picture for the series against France
RaboDirect PRO12
May 14, 2013: Munster winger Doug Howlett has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the season
New Zealand rugby
May 14, 2013: Preparation for the All Blacks' three-Test series against France in June begins this weekend for 38 players announced by coach Steve Hansen on Tuesday
Super Rugby
May 13, 2013: Blues winger George Moala has been named for the first time as the man facing charges of serious assault after a fight outside a bar on Auckland's K Rd
New Zealand rugby
May 13, 2013: Todd Blackadder has brushed off speculation he is in line to coach Scotland and says he has plenty to prove at the helm of the Crusaders
