The Queensland Reds bounced back from last weekend’s drubbing by putting an ill-disciplined Chiefs side to the sword 40-34 to record the first Australian victory in the Trans-Tasman tournament.
The Blues ran in five tries to record a commanding 38-10 win over the Brumbies at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.
The Crusaders scored eight tries to down a determined Waratahs side for a 54-28 bonus-point victory in Wollongong on Saturday.
Rico Gear scored a hat-trick of tries to guide the 2005 Crusaders to a 28-18 victory over the 2015 Highlanders in Game 8 of the Greatest Super Rugby Team tournament.
Sharks centre Jeremy Ward has come within two seconds of All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett’s fitness drill record.
Salesi Rayasi scored two tries as the Hurricanes raced to a record 43-6 win against the Western Force in a Super Rugby TransTasman match in Napier on Friday.
All Blacks great Jerome Kaino – who is expected to announce his retirement soon – has included two South Africans on the list of five toughest opponents he has faced throughout his career.
The Highlanders’ home Trans-Tasman game against the Rebels has been moved to Sydney due to an extension of the travel pause between Melbourne and New Zealand as a result of a Covid-19 outbreak in Victoria.
The 2015 Highlanders will hope Ben Smith and co can again upset a New Zealand rival as they face a star-studded 2005 Crusaders side in Game 8 of the Greatest Super Rugby Team tournament.
Former All Black Jeff Wilson has named one South African on his list of the top-five greatest Super Rugby players of all time.
