Brumbies 33 Sunwolves 0
The Brumbies ran wild in Canberra, scoring five tries against the Sunwolves, who ended scoreless.
Wing Henry Speight scored two of those tries as the Brumbies went top of the Aussie Conference.
- Brumbies
Tries: Henry Speight (2), Joe Powell, Thomas Banks and Peter Samu;
Conversions: Christian Lealiifano (4).
Lions 29 Waratahs 28
Coach Swys de Bruin and his team were made to sweat by their Australian guests at Ellis Park on Saturday.
A penalty from replacement Shaun Reynolds in the 67th minute ultimately separated the two sides in what was a seesaw battle.
- Lions
Tries: Aphiwe Dyantyi, Stephan Lewies, Kwagga Smith and Courtnall Skosan;
Conversions: Elton Jantjies (3);
Penalty: Shaun Reynolds.
- Waratahs
Tries: Nick Phipps, Michael Hooper, Rob Simmons and Thomas Staniforth;
Conversions: Bernard Foley (4).
Chiefs 29 Sharks 23
Leading 23-17 with 20 minutes left, the Sharks should have buried the Chiefs in Waikato.
Instead, poor defence resulted in two tries via Brad Weber and Anton Lienert-Brown to register the win.
- Chiefs
Tries: Brad Weber (2), Mitch Karpik, Anton Lienert-Brown;
Conversions: Marty McKenzie (3);
Penalty: McKenzie.
- Sharks
Tries: Hyron Andrews and Ruan Botha;
Conversions: Curwin Bosch (2);
Penalties Bosch (3).
H’landers 32 Jaguares 27
The Highlanders did South African teams a favour in this encounter, beating the Argentinians who are eyeing a playoff spot.
- Highlanders
Tries: James Lentjes, Matt Faddes, Sio Tomkinson, Liam Coltman;
Conversions: Josh Ioane (3);
Penalties: Ioane (2).
- Jaguares
Tries: Matias Moroni, Marcos Kremer, Ramiro Moyano;
Conversions: Joaquin Diaz Bonilla (3);
Penalties: Diaz Bonilla (2).
Bulls 13 Crusaders 45
The Bulls surrendered top spot in the South African Conference in what was billed as the match of the weekend.
Unfortunately, the hosts didn’t pitch up and were slaughtered by the holders.
Saders flyhalf Richie Mo’unga was the star in this match, scoring a total of 20 points in the encounter.
- Bulls
Try: Burger Odendaal;
Conversion: Handre Pollard;
Penalties: Pollard (2).
- Crusaders
Tries: Richie Mo’unga (2), Mitchell Dunshea, Sevu Reece (3) and Scott Barrett;
Conversions: Mo’unga (5).
Rebels 30 Reds 24
Quade Cooper and the Rebels won this derby in Melbourne on Saturday.
Scoring four tries to two, the Rebels proved once again that they are a force to be reckoned with.
- Rebels
Tries: Marika Koroibete, Anaru Rangi, Tetera Faulkner, Dane Haylett-Petty;
Conversions: Quade Cooper (2);
Penalties: Reece Hodge (2)
- Reds
Tries: Isaac Lucas and Harry Hoopert; Conversion: Bryce Hegarty;
Penalties: Hegarty (4).
Blues 12 Hurricanes 22
Barrett brothers, Jordie and Beauden, inspired the Hurricanes in Auckland.
With each of them scoring a try, Beauden also added two conversions and Jordie a penalty kick in an away win.
- Blues
Tries: Sam Nock and Dalton Papalii;
Conversion: Harry Plummer.
- Hurricanes
Tries: Ben Lam, Jordie Barrett and Beauden Barrett;