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Best of the best: The top 10 Super Rugby wings in 2021

As the Super Rugby Aotearoa, Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competitions inch closer to kick-off, a panel of RugbyPas…

Alex McLeod

23 Jan, 21:07

Report: Ospreys interested in Wales and England qualified Super Rugby star

Welsh PRO14 outfit Ospreys are said to be interested in Highlanders utility back Michael Collins.

Ian Cameron

21 Jan, 14:45

Pre-season power rankings: Why Jordie Barrett is the top fullback in Super Rugby

Ahead of the Super Rugby season, a quintet of RugbyPass' Southern Hemisphere-based writers have attempted to rank the top fullback…

Tom Vinicombe

20 Jan, 21:01

The contracting decision the Highlanders may live to regret

It's not unusual to see a player leave a team where they've struggled for game time, or struggled for form, and suddenly come aliv…

Online Editors

16 Jan, 19:48

'I watched his highlights montages before games and that didn't help': Solomon Alaimalo's frightening introduction to Super Rugby

New Highlanders recruit Solomon Alaimalo is gunning to play fullback at his new franchise, but it was on the wing where he first m…

Online Editors

14 Jan, 19:21

Japan World Cup star absent from Highlanders pre-season return as halfback posts top Bronco time

The Highlanders have had to make do without one of their key recruits with Kazuki Himeno, one of the standouts for Japan at the 20…

Online Editors

12 Jan, 23:31

Ex-Highlanders speedster Josh McKay and a former All Black win Super Rugby lifelines from Crusaders

Former Highlanders outside back Josh McKay has been handed a second chance at Super Rugby by the Crusaders ahead of the upcoming S…

Alex McLeod

11 Jan, 23:23

Report: Standout Mitre 10 Cup star one of three new players signed by Highlanders

After missing out on a place in the 2021 Highlanders squad last month, it appears standout Otago wing Freedom Vahaakolo has earned…

Alex McLeod

11 Jan, 17:37

'I'd really love if Maro Itoje came to the Chiefs': The international stars that NZ coaches would bring to Super Rugby

South Africa's and Argentina's absences from Super Rugby in 2021 removes some of the competition's international flavour, but some…

Online Editors

21 Dec, 19:08

'I thought I wanted to coach the All Blacks': Tony Brown's journey from reluctant head coach

During the All Blacks head coach recruitment process, Tony Brown was shoulder-tapped by both Ian Foster and Scott Robertson to joi…

Online Editors

21 Dec, 17:08

Tony Brown hints at how the Highlanders will line-up in 2021 with new signings and returning stars

Other notable additions to the pack include Maori All Blacks prop Josh Hohneck, three-test Wallabies prop front-rower Jermaine Ain…

Alex McLeod

06 Dec, 23:46

The five key questions New Zealand's Super Rugby sides need to answer after 2021 squad announcements

Some players have come and others have gone, but plenty of questions remain about how each of the five franchises will fare in nex…

Alex McLeod

04 Dec, 0:43