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Across the five weeks, ESPN will rank all 10 teams, from top to bottom, taking into account which teams are playing the best rugby, injuries, each team's recent opponents, and which teams are looking most like title contenders. Australia and New Zealand have agreed to retain replacements for red-carded players and goal-line drop-outs in the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition after trialling the rule innovations in domestic seasons, organisers said on Monday.

The Crusaders had to scrap for it but overcame a courageous Chiefs team in a thrilling final to retain the Super Rugby Aotearoa title at their Christchurch Stadium fortress on Saturday. The Chiefs have had an amazing season, but they face a monumental task in Christchurch. Super Rugby Trans-Tasman is already proving to be an uphill battle for Australia's five teams, so will things get any better in Round 2? Stay across the latest team news here. There is no time to rest after the domestic competitions were run and won in Australia and New Zealand, with Super Rugby Trans-Tasman kicking off on Friday.

The Super Rugby Trans-Tasman ledger doesn't make for great for Australian rugby, so will the New Zealand sides continue their complete domination in Round 3? Super Rugby Trans-Tasman looks to be a race in four, with this weekend's match-ups in Brisbane and Canberra looming as the decisive fixtures in the race for the final.

The Crusaders have confirmed the signing of Argentina captain Pablo Matera for the season after speculation mounted on social media on Friday morning. The All Blacks and New Zealand Rugby are set for a mammoth private equity injection after a historic vote to sell a minority share in the game's commercial interests. Will Jordan scored two tries in an outstanding performance as the Crusaders secured a home Super Rugby Aotearoa title final by beating the Blues in Christchurch on Sunday.

Damian McKenzie kicked the winning penalty for the second week running as the Waikato Chiefs kept their final hopes alive with a Super Rugby Aotearoa victory over the Canterbury Crusaders.

David Havili's extra-time drop goal earned the Crusaders a Super Rugby Aotearoa win over the Hurricanes on Sunday as Scott Robertson's side avoided losing successive games for the first time in over three years. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. No fixtures available.

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. Super Rugby Aotearoa. It's how you perform, isn't it? And tonight wasn't probably up to standard, and now we're waiting for others to find out if we are going to be in the top two. They were particularly poor in the second half, as they struggled to string more than a few phases together without making a mistake or conceding a penalty. As has been a bit of a theme this season, it meant next to no ball and territory, and a mountain of defensive work.

Couldn't build any pressure. We're straight back. That's the frustrating thing. We showed a lot of care, but we weren't sharp with the way we played. The Crusaders will welcome back the aforementioned All Blacks against the Rebels, and probably loose forward Ethan Blackadder and hooker Brodie McAlister from concussion. However, hooker Codie Taylor is required to sit the match out due to All Blacks rest protocols.