Jordan Hyland scored a try apiece on either half as Blues completed a 10-24 win over Sunwolves in their Super Rugby clash at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
The defending champions Crusaders have claimed the top position in New Zealand Conference following a 14-40 bonus point win over Jaguares in their Super Rugby clash at Estadio Jose Amalfitani.
Chiefs registered their fifth consecutive victory in the ongoing Super Rugby season as they went on to beat Blues 21-19 in their Super Rugby face-off in Hamilton.
New South Wales Waratahs clinched their third consecutive win of the season as they went on to beat Sunwolves 29-50 in their Super Rugby clash in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
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.
Australia international David Pocock is set to make his return to Super Rugby after almost two years as he was named in the starting line-up of Brumbies for the clash against New South Wales Waratahs to be played in Canberra.
Lions will miss the services of wing Aphiwe Dyantyi for up to six weeks following a torn pectoral muscle that he sustained during the recently concluded Super Rugby clash against Jaguares at Estadio Jose Amalfitani.
Sharks will miss the services of Jacques Vermeulen for the next two games after the flanker was suspended for two weeks for a dangerous play during the recently concluded Super Rugby clash against Rebels.
Sharks slumped to a second successive defeat in Australia as their Super Rugby season plunged into further crisis following a 46-14 defeat against Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.