The NSW Waratahs have set their sights on avoiding the wooden spoon after their finals hopes were crushed in a 27-7 loss to the Western Force.
Justin Chadwick
The Super Rugby Pacific-leading Blues have turned in a stunning second half to thrash the Highlanders 47-13 in Auckland.
Staff Writers
The Western Force have narrowly missed out on snaring a bonus point in their impressive 27-7 win over the NSW Waratahs in Perth.
It was not pretty at times, but the Western Force have kept up the pressure on the teams above them in the fight for finals with a 27-7 victory over the Waratahs at HBF Park.
Ben Smith
The Wild Knights have kept their perfect rugby campaign in Japan in tact with former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans and winger Marika Koroibete into the final.
The ACT Brumbies have fended off a fast-finishing Crusaders outfit to win 31-24 in Canberra, a dramatic late penalty try securing them a home playoff final.
Jacob Shteyman
The Fijian Drua have put paid to Queensland's Super Rugby Pacific home finals hopes with a 28-19 victory over the fifth-placed Reds in Suva.
Darren Walton
Former New Zealand scrumhalf Sid Going, who enjoyed a decade-long career with the All Blacks, has died at age 80.
Melbourne have fallen short in their last home game in Super Rugby Pacific, with fans turning out in force at AAMI Park to support their beleagured club.
Melissa Woods
The Hurricanes are back on top of the Super Rugby Pacific standings after beating Moana Pasifika 32-24 in Wellington.
The Wallaroos need to beat New Zealand for the first time to qualify for the elite WXV 1 competition after they were over-run by the USA in the Pacific Cup.
Waratahs captain Jake Gordon says it would have been a good experience playing in France, but he understands why Rugby Australia aren't releasing him.
There is more than simply bragging rights over mates at stake for the Western Force’s Jeremy Williams and the Waratahs’ Jake Gordon when the two former teammates lead their sides out at HBF Park on Saturday.
The in-form Brumbies have their eyes on their first Super Rugby title in two decades as they prepare for a 2004 grand-final rematch against the Crusaders.
The Queensland Reds must win in Fiji against the Drua to remain in the fight for a top-four Super Rugby Pacific finish.
Murray Wenzel
Western Force coach Simon Cron is taking nothing for granted as his side look to keep their finals hopes alive against an injury-hit, cellar-dwelling Waratahs at HBF Park on Saturday.
While V8 Supercars was Will Brown’s calling and not Super Rugby, his connection to rugby has remained strong through three Western Force friends.
Captain Michaela Leonard is expecting the Wallaroos forward pack to make a statement in their Pacific Four rugby clash with the US in Melbourne.
While club directors continue to fight for Melbourne off the field, coach Kevin Foote wants to see his Rebels Super Rugby team take a stand against the Chiefs.
A Western Force team crying out for stability in their desperate finals push have made just one change to their starting side for a clash with the Waratahs.
Jackson Barrett
The Reds have made mass changes for a crucial trip to Fiji, while the Waratahs will bring Argentinian Enrique Pieretto straight in to aid their injury crisis.
The ACT Brumbies are wary of the lowly Crusaders ahead of their Heritage Round showdown with the 11-times Super Rugby champions in Canberra.
Melbourne winger Lachie Anderson says uncertainty around the club's Super Rugby future is the elephant in the room as they prepare for their final home game.
The Wallaroos have earmarked their Pacific Four clash with the US on Friday in Melbourne as must-win in their quest to make the elite world rugby league.