Super Rugby round up quarter-finals

by The TRU Team Thursday 26 July 2018

Julian Savea's effort against Chiefs was the try of the Quarter-finals week

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Hurricanes, Crusaders, Waratahs and Lions have progressed to the semi-finals of the ongoing Super Rugby season. Here is a round-up of all the action from the previous weekend.

Player of the Week:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: 2018 Super Rugby Quarter-Finals#SuperRugby #PlayeroftheWeek #WARvHIG pic.twitter.com/ylHtIoQV0p
— Super Rugby (@SuperRugby) July 24, 2018

For leading Waratahs to a 30-23 win over Highlanders, Australia international Bernard Foley has been named the SANZAAR Player of the Week. Foley had a terrific second half in which he scored two converted tries along with three penalties in the game to steer his team to a tense win. He contributed 25 points out of Waratahs' 30 and had 100% goal kicking along with eight carries and 10 tackles.

Team of the Week:

TEAM OF THE WEEK: #SuperRugby Quarter-Finals
TOTW has players from six of the eight teams reflecting the closeness of the quarter-finals and @NSWWaratahs fly-half Bernard Foley is Player of the Week.
Full Details: https://t.co/CDTiaT7dPt pic.twitter.com/N89wTfEzq6
— Super Rugby (@SuperRugby) July 24, 2018

Try of the Week:

TRY OF THE WEEK: 2018 Super Rugby Quarter-Finals#SuperRugby #TryoftheWeek #HURvCHI pic.twitter.com/BqQOJKdHGP
— Super Rugby (@SuperRugby) July 23, 2018

Not very often you see teams scoring tries in the opening minute and here is Julian Savea as he perfectly snares an interception from Chiefs' number 10 Damian McKenzie to cross over unopposed in the game at Westpac Stadium.

Results of Quarter-finals

RESULTS: #SuperRugby Quarter-Finals
And then there were four! Top four seeds win through to semi-finals to set up mouth-watering semi-finals ???? @crusadersrugby v ???? @Hurricanesrugby; ????@LionsRugbyCo v ???? @NSWWaratahs
Match Centre: https://t.co/ocDMbMnhgI pic.twitter.com/WkFlXdvqAc
— Super Rugby (@SuperRugby) July 22, 2018

Fixtures for Semi-Finals:

SF1: Sat 28 July; Crusaders v Hurricanes v Chiefs @ AMI Stadium, Christchurch (19:35)
SF2: Sat 28 July; Lions v Waratahs @ Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg (15:05)