NEXT WEEK'S FIXTURES:
(All times shown are Sydney time)

Friday 20th April
Highlanders v Blues (5:35pm, Fosyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin NZL)
Reds v Stormers (7:35pm, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane AUS)
Saturday 21st April
Hurricanes v Crusaders (5:35pm, Westpac Stadium, Wellington NZL)
Waratahs v Rebels (7:35pm, Allianz Stadium, Sydney AUS)
Sunday 22nd April
Sharks v Chiefs (1:05am, Mr Price Kings Stadium, Durban RSA)
Bulls v Brumbies (3:05am, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria RSA)
BYE – Cheetahs, Force, Lions.
  Play
 Win
 Draw
 Loss
 For
 Agnst
 Bon
 Pts
 Diff
 Strk
Chiefs (NZL)
 7
 6
 0
 1
 190
 136
 2
 31
 +54
 W6
Stormers (RSA)
7
6
0
1
170
128
1
29
+42
L1
Bulls (RSA)
 7
 5
 0
 2
 234
 137
 5
 29
 +97
 W2
Highlanders (NZL)
 7
 5
 0
 2
 162
 143
 2
 26
 +19
 L1
Hurricanes (NZL)
 7
 4
 0
 3
 225
 195
 5
 25
 +30
 W1
Brumbies (AUS)
 7
 4
 0
 3
 174
 150
 4
 24
 +24
 W1
Crusaders (NZL)
 7
 4
 0
 3
 174
 159
 3
 23
 +15
 W1
Sharks (RSA)
 8
 4
 0
 4
 190
 200
 6
 22
 -10
 W1
Reds (AUS)
 7
 4
 0
 3
 140
 193
 1
 21
 -53
 W1
Waratahs (AUS)
 7
 3
 0
 4
 163
 161
 5
 21
 +2
 W1
Cheetahs (RSA)
 8
 3
 0
 5
 227
 238
 5
 17
 -11
 L1
Rebels (AUS)
 7
 2
 0
 5
 133
 211
 2
 14
 -78
 L1
Force (AUS)
 8
 2
 0
 6
 181
 212
 5
 13
 -31
 L2
Blues (NZL)
 7
 1
 0
 6
 149
 187
 3
 11
 -38
 L4
Lions (RSA)
 7
 1
 0
 6
 130
 192
 2
 10
 -62
 L6
Orange Free State Cheetahs 33 lost to Waikato Chiefs 39
Chiefs :
Tries – S Taumalolo 2, L Masaga, SB Williams, R Kahui.
Goals – A Cruden (2 pen, 4 conv).
Cheetahs :
Tries – A Johnson, J Goosen.
Goals – S Ebersohn (4 pen), J Goosen (3 pen, 1 conv).
Referee – J Kaplan. Crowd – 17,163 at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein RSA.

Johannesburg Lions 18 lost to Pretoria Bulls 32
Bulls :
Tries – A Ndungane, F Hougaard, Z Kirchner, CJ Stander, J Kruger.
Goals – M Steyn (1 pen, 2 conv).
Lions :
Tries – T Meyer, J Strauss.
Goals – E Jantjies (1 conv, 1 drop), J Taute (1 pen).
Referee – G Williamson. Crowd – 35,375 at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg RSA.

SUPER 15 - ROUND 8

Auckland Blues 23 lost to Natal Sharks 29
Sharks :
Tries – S Sykes, C Burden, K Daniel, T Whitehead.
Goals – P Lambie (1 pen, 3 conv).
Blues :
Tries – T Woodcock, B Stanley.
Goals – G Anscombe (2 pen, 2 conv, 1 drop).
Referee – S Walsh. Crowd – 18,000 at Eden Park, Auckland NZL.

Western Australia Force 18 lost to New South Wales Waratahs 23
Waratahs :
Tries – D Kingston, D Dennis.
Goals – B McKibbin (1 pen, 2 conv), B Barnes (2 pen).
Force :
Tries – B Sheehan, A Mafi.
Goals – D Harvey (2 pen, 1 conv).
Referee – G Jackson. Crowd – 12,838 at NIB Stadium, Perth AUS.

Canterbury Crusaders 31 def Cape Town Stormers 24
Crusaders :
Tries – T Taylor.
Goals – T Taylor (8 pen, 1 conv).
Stormers :
Tries – J de Jongh, B Habana.
Goals – J Pietersen (2 pen, 1 conv), P Grant (2 pen).
Referee – C Pollock. Crowd – 17,500 at AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

Australian Capital Territory Brumbies 37 def Melbourne Rebels 6
Brumbies :
Tries – P McCabe, M Hooper, S Fardy, B Mowen.
Goals – C Lealiifano (2 pen, 3 conv).
Rebels :
Tries – Nil.
Goals – D Cipriani (1 pen), J O’Connor (1 pen).
Referee – C Joubert. Crowd – 14,011 at Canberra Stadium, Canberra AUS.