Queensland have warmed up for the Super Rugby Pacific finals and condemned the NSW to one last deflating defeat with a thrilling 27-26 win over the wooden spooners in Sydney.
Rugby Australia (RA) advises that the application from a Consortium seeking a Participation Agreement for the Melbourne Rebels to participate in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition has been unsuccessful.
Highlanders cemented a place in the Super Rugby quarter-finals with a 39-3 thumping of Fijian Drua on Sunday, leaving four teams to fight for the last playoff berth.
Tim Ryan's stocks have soared to historic heights and the Queensland Reds hit top gear in a 46-point thumping to all but end the Western Force's Super Rugby Pacific season.
The Crusaders have kept their Super Rugby Pacific playoff chances alive with the upset of the season, the defending champions beating the Auckland-based Blues 29-27.
The Western Force have all but ended the NSW Waratahs' finals hopes and heaped more pressure on under-fire coach Darren Coleman with a 27-7 victory at HBF Park.
The ACT Brumbies have secured a Super Rugby Pacific home play-off final after a last-minute penalty try ensured a gutsy 31-24 win over the Crusaders at GIO Stadium in Canberra.