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 Australia conference.
The Super Rugby Team of the Week is dominated by players from the winning teams as the Crusaders forge ahead in NZ Conference while the Waratahs and Rebels are locked into a battle for top spot in Australia.
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.
The Hurricanes notched up their tenth win in a row with a hard-fought 38-34 victory over the Queensland Reds at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday.
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.
The Melbourne Rebels began the 2018 campaign faster than most of their rivals, and though they’ve fallen away in recent rounds there’s been one player who has kept the momentum going.
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