The Brumbies have won a see-sawing battle against the Highlanders with the ACT side continuing to find their Super Rugby Pacific form with a 27-21 victory in Dunedin.
The Western Force's finals hopes are already dangling by a thread after they slumped to a 22-14 Super Rugby Pacific loss to Moana Pasifika at HBF Park.
The Crusaders' start to the Super Rugby Pacific season has gone from poor to unprecedented with their fourth straight loss, a 14-10 home defeat by the Wellington-based Hurricanes.
Exhausted Moana Pasifika players have been left praying and rejoicing after resisting a fierce fightback to hang on for an historic 39-36 Super Rugby Pacific win over Fijian Drua.
Filipo Daugunu scored a double and Andrew Kellaway made an early case to wear the Wallabies fullback jersey with a starring role in Melbourne's rousing 48-34 Super Rugby Pacific victory over Western Force.