Following the completion of the regular season in Super Rugby the top six teams have been determined and the four teams that will play in the qualifiers next weekend.
By finishing the season as the competition’s two highest-ranked conference winners, the Chiefs (66 points, 12 wins) and the Bulls (63 points, 12 wins) have earned the week off and progress straight to the Super Rugby Semi Finals where they await the winners of the qualifying matches.
The Crusaders enter the Super Rugby Finals as the top-ranked ‘Wildcard’ team and secured a home final with a 25-17 win over the Hurricanes.
They welcome the Reds to Christchurch in a rematch of the 2011 Super Rugby Final.
The Reds only needed one point on Saturday to overtake the Cheetahs and move into fifth spot and they beat the Waratahs 14-12.
The Brumbies claimed the Australian Conference but with 60 points and 10 wins, they finish as the third-ranked conference winner and are subsequently thrust into a showdown with the sixth-ranked Cheetahs who had a bye in the final round of the regular season.
The Bulls were denied the table top finish after they were beaten by the Stormers 30-13.
In other results: the Rebels beat the Highlanders 38-37, the Chiefs beat the Blues 26-16, the Reds edged the Waratahs 14-12, the Force upset the Brumbies 21-15 while the Sharks hammered the Kings 58-13.
Meanwhile, the Crusaders vs Reds will be at 7.35pm Saturday at AMI Stadium while the Brumbies will take on the Cheetahs at 6.10pm Sunday.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
