The 17th week of the ongoing Super Rugby season saw Jaguares stretch their winning streak to seven games while Blues and Sunwolves had rare victories as the battle for play-off heats up.
Brumbies have stretched their winning streak to three games as they came from behind to defeat Hurricanes 24-12 in their Super Rugby encounter at GIO 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.
Beauden Barrett contributed with 18 points while Ben Lam scored a double as Hurricanes went on to beat Queensland Reds 38-34 in their Super Rugby encounter at Westpac Stadium on Friday.
Hurricanes captain Brad Shields has requested New Zealand Rugby to release him early from the contract as he aims to feature for England in the upcoming summer series against South Africa.
Ngani Laumape scored a vital try in the added minutes while Ihaia West added the decisive conversion as Hurricanes went on to register a thrilling 38-37 win over Sharks in their Super Rugby clash in Napier.
The Hurricanes have defeated the reigning Super Rugby champions, the Crusaders in their Super Rugby encounter at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday.
Beauden Barrett will play his 100th match for the Hurricanes and is set to become the 12th player in franchise history to notch 100 caps for the black and yellow when they host defending champions the Crusaders in Wellington on Saturday.
New Zealand international Julian Savea has announced that he will remain with his Super Rugby club Hurricanes as he bids to make a comeback into the All Blacks squad.
Lions scored five tries in the second half as they came from behind to defeat Hurricanes 44-29 in the second semi-final of Super Rugby 2017 season at Emirates Airlines Park on Saturday.