With the regular season coming to a close the pressure really cranks up a notch as the top teams of 2018 begin to dream of lifting the Super Rugby trophy.
The penultimate Super Rugby Team of the Week for the normal season before we head into Finals next week. TOTW has players from eight teams with the Hurricanes Ngani Laumape Player of the Week.
The Super Rugby season has hit the home stretch and we take a look at what lies ahead in the road to the finals for the teams in the New Zealand conference.
The Super Rugby Team of the Week has players from nine teams with the Chiefs and Brumbies leading the way after their victories in Week 17. The Sunwolves' Michael Little is Player of the Week.
The Crusaders consolidated their position at the top of the Super Rugby standings when they beat the Chiefs 34-20 in their New Zealand derby in Hamilton.
The Super Rugby Team of the Week has representatives from nine of the teams while Jaguares wing Ramiro Moyano scored three tries against the Sharks to take out Player of the Week.
The Chiefs claimed their eighth successive win over Australian sides with a 39-27 victory over the Waratahs at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday.
The Super Rugby Team of the Week has representatives from nine of the teams while Hurricanes fly-half Beauden Barrett was back to his best and takes out Player of the Week.
Usually it is the try scorers who get most of the credit for a five-pointer, but there is usually someone else to thank when a player dots down for five points, particularly if all the hard work has already been done in the build-up.
