Rugby

Moana captain Ardie Savea faces off against his old team on Saturday night.

The Drua are sitting at 10th spot at the moment, with the playoffs out of reach.

Once a beloved son of Wellington, Ardie Savea is bracing for a hostile homecoming in the city.

There's a fight for the top spot and home ground advantage, another for a likely life in the play-offs, and a three-way battle to make it to the final six.

Moana Pasifika lock forward Tom Savage says they have prepared well as they face a final-round match against the Hurricanes in Wellington.

A ruthless display saw the Chiefs run up a record score and send a serious message to the rest of the competition.

Needing to defeat the USA by 25 or more points to win the title, the Ferns were rampant in Albany.

All Blacks star Ardie Savea is in career-best form, and could be unleashed against the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia this year.

The Detail's Amanda Gillies talks to NZ Rugby's chief executive Mark Robinson about crowds, international fixtures, financial turmoil and personal strain

Their strong 6-2 run through nine rounds is still a long way short of outright club history.

The result take the Warriors to second on the NRL table, after 10 rounds.

Clayton McMillan's side scored 32 unanswered points to take the victory.

The Black Ferns have kicked off their international season with a win, defeating the Wallaroos 38-12 in Newcastle.

Josua Raisuqe, 30, played for Top 14 side Castres. He was a member of the Fijian sevens side that won silver at last year's Paris Olympics.

The Auckland club have doubled the glory, after they snatched the NSW U17 trophy last year at their first attempt.

The Fijian Drua have turned it on in front of 10,000 fans in Suva to pip the Queensland Reds 36-33 in a Super Rugby Pacific round 12 clash.

Clark Laidlaw's side became the first New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific team to win on Australian soil this season.

Moana Pasifika coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga still does not feel Moana has done enough to earn respect in Super Rugby.

The Auckland club had not won on this day for more than a decade.

In a weird and wild clash in Tauranga, the Chiefs have piled on the points to crush the Western Force 56-22.