It is crunch time for the teams sitting a few games away from glory... some boast vast finals experience with other sides less used to the pressure of the playoffs...
The final TOTW of the regular season is dominated by the Chiefs who won their last three matches to qualify for the Finals, including a last round win over the Rebels in Melbourne.
After 18 Rounds and 120 matches of the regular season the quarter-finalists for the 2019 Super Rugby tournament have been confirmed by SANZAAR in accordance with the tournament rules.
Jaguares produced a dominant performance as they trounced the Sunwolves 52-10 at Jose Amalfitani Stadium on Friday to clinch second place on the overall Super Rugby table
The Chiefs are on the verge of qualifying for this year’s Super Rugby quarter-finals after notching up an impressive 59-8 victory over the Rebels in Melbourne.
The Highlanders pounced on every little mistake made by the Waratahs to cruise to a comfortable 49-12 win at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin in Super Rugby on Friday.
Which teams have proven to be masters of cleaning out the ruck efficiently and quickly to ensure their halfbacks have that extra time to play with when calling the shots..?
The TOTW has players from just six teams this week and is dominated by Crusaders, Highlanders and Brumbies after some key results locked in the four home quarter-finalist but left eight teams fighting for the final four spots.
The Hurricanes made sure of fourth place in the overall standings as a second-half blitz lifted them to a 37-17 victory over the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday
