It has been a tremendous weekend for Kiwi teams in Super Rugby - only the Blues were losers albeit to another Kiwi side, i.e. the Chiefs. The Hurricanes, Highlanders and Crusaders all beat their Aussie and South African opponents to move into or within sight of the top 6.
Not only that, the Brumbies' win over the Sharks in Canberra is an added bonus for Kiwi sides, as it means the table topping Sharks are now reeled into the chasing pack headed by the Brumbies with games against the Crusaders in Christchurch and Blues in Auckland to come.
The Brumbies are yet to tour South Africa too so it could be the Chiefs once again leading Super Rugby.
The Crusaders once again demonstrated they will be a factor with a tremendous performance on Sunday afternoon in Brisbane against the Reds whose defence must be the reason why they're currently looking after the wooden spoon in the Aussie conference despite all those Wallabies.
They've also finally cracked the hoodoo of winning in Hamilton so must be a force to be reckoned with as they move up the table.
Performances by Malakai Fekitoa, Patrick Tuipulotu, Liam Coltman and Nathan Harris for their respective Super Rugby franchises have earned them a call up to the All Blacks training squad.
All of them have definitely stood out this season - in particular, Fekitoa for the Highlanders although Liam Coltman has been very steady this season while Nathan Harris is definitely one outside the box. Hooker is a key problem for the All Blacks at the moment with the retirement of Andrew Hore and age of Keven Mealamu to consider.
Anyway here is a look back at all the games from the weekend gone by.
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