Winger Jason Woodward scored two of the Hurricanes' five tries on Saturday night as they managed to survive a spirited Reds challenge at Westpac Stadium to register a 29-14 victory.
Double tries from centre Matt Faddes and winger Waisake Naholo have taken the Highlanders to the top of the New Zealand Super Rugby conference after they defeated Crusaders 34-26 at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
One of the rising stars of Super Rugby, Warrick Gelant, speaks to TRU’s Benedict Chanakira on his time with the Bulls, family life and a possible South Africa call-up.
JP Pietersen scored two crucial tries, one in each half to help Sharks overcome Hurricanes challenge and register a 32-15 victory at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday.
Winger Marcel Brache scored three tries within 15 minutes as Force trounced Sunwolves 40-22 in their Super Rugby game at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium.
A hat-trick of tries from winger Jone Macilai-Tori propelled the Crusaders to their eighth consecutive victory in the Super Rugby after defeating Reds 38-5 at the AMI Stadium.
Amidst the success of the New Zealand franchises, the slump of the Australian franchises and the widely contrasting fortunes of the South African franchises, the emergence of two home nations players in Super Rugby this year has slipped largely under the radar.
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed last week what many had known for months and that was that Allister Coetzee would be the next coach of the Springboks.
We take a look at Round 8 of Super Rugby and round up the action from all the weekend's fixtures, with Israel Dagg's impressive game for the Crusaders.