Welcome to Round 9 of Super Rugby Pacific. Stay across all the weekend's line-ups, team news and odds here.
And just like that the Super Rugby Women's regular season is over with the Waratahs remaining unbeaten, the Force downing the Brumbies and the Rebels securing the first win in four years.
This week's action is headline by a New Zealand derby, meanwhile the Waratahs and Crusaders face-off in a 2014 grand final rematch in Sydney. Stay across all the weekend's line-ups, team news and odds here.
The first of the bye rounds was hardly inspiring viewing with two teams scoring over 50 points each, while Fijian Drua will be counting the cost of their brain explosions in their lose to the Rebels on Friday.
Wallabies prop James Slipper is set to surpass Stephen Moore as the most-capped Australian Super Rugby player this weekend after being named in the starting ACT Brumbies side to face the New South Wales Waratahs.
As we close in on the halfway mark of the season we enter our first bye round with four teams kicking their feet up and enjoying a much-needed break while an Aussie derby headlines Round 7. Stay across all the weekend's line-ups, team news and odds here.
The Easter long weekend brought more than just chocolate eggs with the Crusaders finally breaking their duck and defeating the Chiefs and the Reds and Brumbies playing out a classic.
Another round of Super Rugby Women has been run and won with the Waratahs remaining unbeaten, the Brumbies upsetting the Reds, and wet and wild conditions in Fiji. Read on for four super moments in Super Rugby Women's Round 3.
Stephen Larkham has questioned whether rugby should join world sport's crackdown on hip-drop tackles after Lachlan Lonergan's "nasty" ankle injury likely ruled the Test hooker out for the season.
The ACT Brumbies have edged the Queensland Reds in a one-point thriller, Tom Wright scoring twice as the visitors retained their status as Australian Super Rugby front-runners.
Easter has rolled in early this year and alongside the chocolates it's also brought four massive derby clashes across both New Zealand and Australia. Stay across all the weekend's line-ups, team news and odds here.
Challenged by coach Simon Cron to walk the walk, the Western Force answered the call with a stunning performance over the Reds, while Drua coach Mick Byrne got the last laugh over the Waratahs, dishing up revenge in the heat of Lautoka.
It was another huge round of Super Rugby Women's action with the Western Force pulling off an incredible upset over last year's competition finalist, while the Tahs thumped the Drua in Fiji. Read on for four super moments in Super Rugby Women's Round 2.
In Round 5 we get a blockbuster Saturday kicking off early with the Waratahs in Fiji, followed by two huge New Zealand derby matches before we finish in Perth. Stay across all the weekend's line-ups, team news and odds here.
A brilliant Tom Wright try-of-the-year contender has helped the ACT Brumbies trounce Moana Pasifika in a statement 39-point Super Rugby Pacific win in Canberra.
How much more must the Brumbies' Corey Toole do to prove he is worthy of a Wallabies call-up? The winger produced a match-shifting play in Round 4, while Stephen Perofeta and a couple of Force players had forgettable outings.
The ACT Brumbies turned in an improved second-half performance to beat the Dunedin-based Highlanders 27-21 in Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday for the third win of the season by an Australian team over a New Zealand opponent.
Launching with a new name and new trophy, Super Rugby Women's kicks off on Friday with the same six teams and the same five-game round robin season. Catch up on everything you need to know ahead of season kick-off.
Super Rugby Pacific has brought unpredictability and excitement back and there's no doubt Round 4 will add another dimension to the competition. Stay across all the weekend's line-ups, team news and odds here.
Back to regularly scheduled programming, games return across Australia and New Zealand while the Fijian Drua prepare for their first game at home on the islands. Stay across all the weekend's line-ups, team news and odds here.
The Chiefs have given the ACT Brumbies a harsh reality check with a thumping 46-12 victory in rugby's Super Round clash in Melbourne.
The third edition of Super Round is here, headlined by three key trans-Tasman clashes over the weekend. Stay across all the weekend's line-ups, team news and odds here.
Australian rugby has a heartbeat. Just. After a dismal night in Melbourne and Perth, the Reds and Waratahs were forced to fly the flag for Australian rugby in Brisbane, but more will be needed in coming weeks to ensure the competition doesn't flatline.
Melbourne's off-field woes have been reflected in their round one Super Rugby Pacific performance against the ACT Brumbies, crashing to a 30-3 loss.
| Super Rugby Pacific | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Team | GP | PD | P |
| 1 | Hurricanes | 8 | +144 | 37 |
| 2 | Blues | 7 | +132 | 27 |
| 3 | Brumbies | 7 | +66 | 27 |
| 4 | Melbourne Rebels | 8 | -17 | 24 |
| 5 | Chiefs | 8 | +88 | 23 |
| 6 | Queensland Reds | 8 | +64 | 22 |
| 7 | Fijian Drua | 8 | -57 | 13 |
| 8 | Moana Pasifika | 8 | -140 | 13 |
| 9 | New South Wales Waratahs | 8 | -39 | 12 |
| 10 | Highlanders | 8 | -87 | 11 |
| 11 | Crusaders | 7 | -43 | 7 |
| 12 | Western Force | 7 | -111 | 5 |
