Super 15

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Sharks cling to lead in Super Rugby title race

Sharks coach Jake White lost to his former ACT Brumbies team in Canberra on Saturday.

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Highlanders hold on in cliffhanger win over Lions

A fast-flagging Otago Highlanders have escaped with the narrowest of victories to get back on track with a 23-22 victory over the Golden Lions.

Lwazi Mvovo seals win for Sharks with solo try

Lwazi Mvovo scored a superb chip-and-chase try for the Sharks 13 minutes from time at Ellis Park.

Brumbies grind out win over Stormers

Winger Robbie Coleman scored a try double as the ACT Brumbies downed the Western Stormers 25-15 to go back to the top of the Super 15 conference.

Blues hang on in high scoring thriller

The Auckland Blues held off a late-charging Central Cheetahs to sneak into the top six of the Super 15 competition with a 40-30 bonus-point victory.

The Lions clawed their way back into Super Rugby.

Lions back in Super Rugby

The Lions clawed their way back into Super Rugby despite going down 23-18 to the Southern Kings in their second leg promotion-relegation match.

Brumbies edge Cheetahs to reach Super semifinals

Cheetahs flyhalf Riaan Smit hit the upright with a last minute conversion attempt to hand ACT Brumbies a 15-13 victory on Sunday.

Bryan Habana for the Stormers goes down fighting at Newlands on Saturday.

Stormers win denies Bulls top spot

The Stormers denied the Bulls top spot in the Super Rugby table with a 30-13 win at Newlands on Saturday, the last match of the regular season.

Bryan Habana scores for the Stormers against the Cheetahs in Cape Town on Saturday. (Peter Heeger, Gallo Images)

Cheetahs caught in a storm with Cape defeat

The Cheetahs’ hopes of reaching the Super Rugby play-offs for the first time suffered a blow when they were defeated 28-3 by the Stormers on Saturday.

Jano Vermaak tries to shrug off a tackle against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Bulls beat Cheetahs in crucial derby

The Bulls cemented their local dominance in Super Rugby when they beat their closest rivals the Cheetahs 30-23 during the weekend’s 16th round.

Steyn kicks Bulls to sixth successive win

Morne Steyn booted South African conference leaders the Bulls to a narrow 18-16 win over the Sharks in an attritional game in Durban on Saturday.

Lionel Mapoe evades a tackle at Loftus on Saturday.

Bulls blow Hurricanes away with six tries

All Black centre Conrad Smith was knocked out and taken to hospital as the Bulls blew past New Zealand’s Hurricanes 48-14 at Loftus on Saturday.

Francis helps Cheetahs to five in a row

Burton Francis’s penalty after the hooter helped the Cheetahs to their fifth consecutive win, overcoming the Stormers 26-24 in their Super 15 match.

Rebels thrash Force in Super 15 clash

The Melbourne Rebels produced a stunning form reversal to beat the Western Force 30-23 in their Super 15 rugby clash in Perth.

Hurricanes pounce ahead in Super 15 victory

A second-half burst gave the Wellington Hurricanes maximum points over the New South Wales Waratahs with a 41-29 victory in their Super 15 clash.