The AFL was always looking for things to differentiate itself from the established league. They instituted the two-point conversion, invented the sideline camera rover, had five TV cameras at games ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The Crusaders won the Super Rugby title for the 13th time by edging the Chiefs 16-12 on Saturday for their 32nd straight win in home playoffs. The Hamilton-based ...

The Chiefs beat the Canberra-based Brumbies 37-17 in last weekend’s semis and now take on the Crusaders, a franchise with a daunting 31-0 record in home playoffs since Super Rugby began in 1996.

The Crusaders returned to the summit of Super Rugby Pacific, where they’ve generally belonged, after they beat the Chiefs 16-12 in the grand final in Christchurch, condemning the Chiefs to a third ...

The Crusaders edged the Chiefs 16-12 in an intense Super Rugby Pacific final battle in Christchurch on Saturday to claim their 15th title in 30 years of the Southern Hemisphere competition.

Departing Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan said the team could claim a future Super Rugby Pacific title despite losing in the final for the third season in a row with Saturday's 16-12 defeat by the ...

Damian McKenzie and the Waikato Chiefs are hoping it will be third time lucky when they face off against the mighty Canterbury Crusaders in another all-New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific final in ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Chiefs are aiming to send head coach Clayton McMillan out on a winning note when they face the Crusaders on Saturday in the Super Rugby Pacific final.

The Super Rugby Pacific final on Saturday night, when the Crusaders host the Chiefs, should be a tremendously tense, exciting contest.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The Crusaders won the Super Rugby title for the 13th time by edging the Chiefs 16-12 on Saturday for their 32nd straight win in home playoffs.