The Crusaders have kept their Super Rugby Pacific playoff chances alive with the upset of the season, the defending champions beating the Auckland-based Blues 29-27.

Naitasiri are the new winners of the Inkk Farebrother Cup after clinching the win this afternoon from Lautoka at a packed Churchill Park.

The hosts produced one of their best performances of the season to punish the Waratahs and leave them on the verge of the wooden spoon.

Vatukoula secured a hard-fought 21-20 win this afternoon against a determined Malolo side which challenged them right to the wire at Churchill Park in Lautoka.

The Black Ferns have finished the 2024 Pacific Four tournament on a high and wrapped up the Laurie O’Reilly Cup with a 67-19 win over the Wallaroos at North Harbour Stadium.

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne says the team continues to draw their motivation from their hunger to be in the top eight of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.

Vodafone Fijiana XV’s captain Karalaini Naisewa says she hopes the team will improve on sticking to the game plan set out before they go into their next match.

Sharks have become the first South African side to win a European trophy as they outmuscled Gloucester 36-22 to claim the Challenge Cup title at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Vodafone Fijiana XVs ran rampant in their opening Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship match in Brisbane, thumping Tonga 48-3.

The ACT Brumbies have defeated the Melbourne Rebels 53-17 despite having three men yellow-carded at GIO Stadium.

The Wellington, New Zealand-based Hurricanes overcame an early red card and a thrilling second half rally from the Hamilton-based Chiefs to win 20-17 in Super Rugby Pacific on Friday with a penalty in the 79th minute.

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua are not getting distracted by race for the playoffs with the focus solely on getting a win against the Highlanders this weekend.