Super Rugby News

The Reds stayed unbeaten in Super Rugby AU with a hard-fought 31-24 victory over the Western Force in Brisbane on Friday.

Western Force let slip a 14-point lead on their comeback to the top tier of Australian rugby as the Waratahs claimed a 23-14 victory on Saturday.

SANZAAR has announced the match schedule for the restructured  2018 Super Rugby tournament that comprises a 15-team three-conference format.

The Force gave Matt Hodgson a victorious send-off as they thumped the Waratahs, winning 40-11 to finish second in the Australian Conference.

The Round 16 (South Africa and Australia only) Super Rugby team of the week has representatives from seven of the 10 teams in the five-match round. Player of the Week is Stormers fullback Dillyn Leyds who scored two tries, carried 20 times, beat 3 defenders and ran for 240 metres.

The Force pulled away in the second half to record a 31-22 victory over the Rebels at nib Stadium in Perth.

Round 16 of Super Rugby sees only Australian and South African teams in action as New Zealand focus their attention on the deciding match between the All Blacks and touring British and Irish Lions. The round kicks off Friday night with two back-to-back Australia derbies. 

The Hurricanes made it nine wins in a row against the Force with a 34-12 bonus-point victory at nib Stadium in Perth on Saturday.

The Round 14 Super Rugby team of the week has representatives from ten of the 18 teams after the nine-match round and includes three Highlanders and three Cheetahs. Player of the week is Sharks fullback David Havili who scored a try, carried 18 times, beat 10 defenders and ran for 191 metres.

The Force moved up to third position in the Australian Conference after they beat the Reds 40-26 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Friday.

SANZAAR has announced the referee appointments for Round 14 of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

The Highlanders recorded the biggest ever win in their Super Rugby history with 55-6 victory over the Force in Perth.

The Round 12 team of the week has representatives from eight of the teams and includes four Reds and three Blues players. Player of the week is Reds captain and Wallaby Centre Samu Kerevi who scored two tries, beat 9 defenders and ran for 150 metres.

The Force claimed only their third victory of the season and first away from home as they overcame the Jaguares in Buenos Aires, winning 16-6 at Vélez Sarsfield.

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The Round 11 team of the week has representatives from seven of the teams and includes four Sharks and three Jaguares players reflecting the high scoring and open nature of the matches they won. Player of the week is Highlanders and All Black wing Waisake Naholo who scored two tries and beat 12 defenders - the most by any player in a match since 2013.

The Sharks continued their impressive home form with a 37-12 Super Rugby victory over the Western Force at Kings Park in Durban. 

The Round 10 team of the week has representatives from seven of the teams and includes four Lions and three Kings players. Player of the week is Crusaders wing George Bridge who scored a hat-trick of tries for the second week in a row.

The Lions strengthened their position atop the South African 2 Conference as they won their eighth game of the season, beating the Force 24-15.

Shortly Matt Todd will join the six players currently playing in the Crusaders squad that have earned 100 games of experience in the competition, more than any other team in the competition.