Highlanders

Melbourne Rebels' chances of making to the play-off have taken a serious blow with Highlanders completing a 43-37 victory in their Super Rugby encounter at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.

George Bridge scored a double while fly-half Richie Mo'unga contributed with 25 points as Crusaders dominated Highlanders in their Super Rugby encounter at AMI Stadium on Friday.

Chiefs returned back to winning ways as they dominated Highlanders with a 22-45 victory in their Super Rugby clash at ANZ National Stadium on Saturday.

Crusaders extended their dominance in the 16th week of the ongoing Super Reason while Rebels inch closer to the top of the Australian Conference. Here is a roundup of all the action from the previous week.

Highlanders dominated the second half as they completed a 30-14 victory over Hurricanes in their Super Rugby encounter at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Friday.

The 15th week of the ongoing Super Rugby saw Crusaders stretch their winning streak to claim the pole position in the overall standings and Lions and Waratahs have managed to remain in top three despite their mixed outing in the second half.

Lima Sopoaga kicked the decisive penalty in the closing stage as Highlanders edged out Queensland Reds 15-18 in their Super Rugby clash at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.

Waratahs managed to end three-game losing streak as they went on to defeat Highlanders 41-12 in their Super Rugby encounter against Highlanders at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

Highlanders managed to return back to winning ways after they managed to hold out Lions with a 39-27 triumph in their Super Rugby face-off in Dunedin on Saturday.

Highlanders have confirmed that fly-half Bryn Gatland will join the Super Rugby club for the next two seasons.

Flanker Shannon Frizell scored a hat-trick as Highlanders went on to beat Blues 16-34 in their Super Rugby clash at Eden Park on Friday.

Sean Wainui scored the decisive try with 13 minutes to go as Chiefs pulled out a 27-22 win over Highlanders in their Super Rugby encounter at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday.

Ben Lam scored a brace of tries as the Hurricanes beat the Highlanders 29-12 in an exciting New Zealand derby on Saturday.

Fly-half Lima Sopoaga contributed with 15 points as Highlanders went on to claim the top position in the Super Rugby 2018 table with a 25-17 triumph over Crusaders.

Aaron Smith starred with a double as Highlanders sealed a 33-15 bonus point victory over Stormers in their Super Rugby encounter at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Thursday.

Blues' Antonio Kirikiri has been cited for an alleged foul play during the recently concluded Super Rugby clash against Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Rob Thompson and Teihorangi Walden scored doubles as Highlanders kick-started their Super Rugby 2018 campaign with a 41-34 win over Blues at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Friday.

Crusaders continued their good form into the knock-out stage as they went on to defeat Highlanders by 17-0 at AMI Stadium to reach the semi-final of the Super Rugby 2017 season.

New Zealand international Waisake Naholo has signed a new one-year deal with Super Rugby club Highlanders.

Highlanders came up with a six try performance at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Friday as they outplayed Queensland Reds 38-17 in the final round of the Super Rugby 2017 season.