Chiefs hold on against Drua, Moana stun Brumbies
SYDNEY :Waikato Chiefs held off Fijian Drua in a thrilling finish to lock up a home Super Rugby quarter-final with a 35-34 victory in front of a passionate Churchill Park crowd in Fiji on Saturday.
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Playoff spot up for grabs in final round of Super Rugby
SYDNEY : The race for the last spot in the knockout rounds and the lure of a home quarter-final should ensure the final round of the Super Rugby regular season is anything but a damp squib despite much of the playoff picture already being clear.
'We've got a chance', Force eye playoffs after Moana win
SYDNEY : Western Force will head home from New Zealand on Wednesday determined to grasp their opportunity after rebounding from three heavy losses with a victory over Moana Pasifika that remarkably kept their Super Rugby season alive.
Injuries piling up at Reds before Crusaders test
MELBOURNE : Injuries are piling up for the Queensland Reds at the worst possible time as they prepare for arguably the biggest test in Super Rugby against a rampaging Canterbury Crusaders side in Christchurch.
Australia: Reds fly-half James O’Connor set for month out with hamstring injury
O’Connor will therefore miss their final regular season Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Crusaders on Friday, as well as the play-offs, which begin a week later.
Reds lose O'Connor for Super playoffs
MELBOURNE : Queensland flyhalf James O'Connor will be sidelined for up to four weeks with a hamstring injury in a blow to the Reds' hopes of going deep in the Super Rugby playoffs.
Sunday Social: Robbery, big hits and a blast from the past
It is time for Planet Rugby’s Sunday Social, your quirky recap of the serious and not so serious talking points from the past week’s action.
Rugby - Dominant Chiefs extinguish Force's slender playoff hopes
(Reuters) - Western Force's slim hopes of a Super Rugby playoff place were snuffed out on Saturday when they were handed a 54-21 thrashing by Waikato Chiefs as the New Zealanders maintained their push for a top-four finish and homefield advantage in the next round.