The final round of the Super Rugby Pacific regular season has a number of big names returjning and a few being rested as well

Crusaders captain David Havili has helped his side to a 36-32 win over the Chiefs in Christchurch and a third consecutive win over their northern opponents

The penultimate round of Super Rugby Pacific begins in Christchurch, with the Crusaders looking to secure their spot in the finals with victory over the Chiefs.

The Chiefs have kept their minor premiership hopes alive with a 42-12 win over the Highlanders.

The race to the finals continues with the eight teams in action confirming their line-ups for Round 14.

The Crusaders' have dominated the later stages of the game to score a 36-20 win over the Blues in Christchurch as Leicester Fainga'anuku stood out again, firstly at flanker and later in the backline.

Super Rugby Round 13 stars with a huge match-up of Kiwi heavyweights as the Crusaders host the Blues on Friday, returning to their new stadium.

The Chiefs secured a vital bonus point win as they took down the Fijian Drua 42-22 to conclude Super Round.

Super Round Pacific Round 11 descends on Christchurch as the ten teams in action prepare to officially open the new One NZ Stadium.

Wallace Sititi was the hero for the Chiefs, crossing four minutes into Super Point for a 22-17 win over the Hurricanes.

Long-serving Chiefs Assistant Coach Roger Randle will leave the club after the Super Rugby Pacific season to coach in Ireland.

Super Rugby round 10 starts in Auckland with All Blacks Patrick Tuipulotu and Dalton Papali'i named for the Blues to face the Highlanders and then NSW Waratahs hosting Moana Pasifika in Sydney.

Damian McKenzie has become the Chiefs' highest try scorer in his side's demolision of Moana Pasifika 62-17 at Rotorua International Stadium.

Round 9 of Super Rugby Pacific is headlined by a top-of-the-table clash between the Hurricanes and Blues at Hnry Stadium as part of Saturday's quad-header.

The Chiefs jagged the first try of the night when Waratahs fullback Sid Harvey, a goalkicking hero in last week's 30-28 win over the Brumbies, was unable to clean up a probing Xavier Rie kick as winger Kyren Taumoefolau pounced to score. A Josh Jacomb penalty extended the lead to 8-0, before the Waratahs had their only joy of the opening half when Harvey fielded a 20-metre pass from Max Jorgensen to cross in the left corner. Two more strikes from hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho

Round 8 of Super Rugby Pacific is filled with debuts and farewells as the six teams in action confirm their line-ups.

Josh Lord has extended his contract with New Zealand Rugby, the Chiefs and Taranaki through to the end of 2029.

The Blues have kept pace with the top of the table with a 40-15 win over the Fijian Drua at Eden Park.

Round 7 of Super Rugby Pacific has a few subtle changes to sides as they jostle for position on the points table.

The desire to play at a Rugby World Cup next year has helped Emoni Narawa' decide to stick with New Zealand rugby.