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.