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Brandon Paenga-Amosa (left) and Western Force teammates celebrate their thrilling win the capital.

Force hold on for famous win over Brumbies in Canberra

The Western Force have cracked a 14-year drought in Canberra to shock the ACT Brumbies with a 45-42 victory in the first Australian derby of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

  • Melissa Woods

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The Waratahs celebrate a try in the win over the Highlanders.

Suaalii’s debut another stunner as Waratahs pip Highlanders

If Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s international debut was spectacular, his Super Rugby sequel for the Waratahs was just as thrilling.

  • Jonathan Drennan and Dominic Brock
Final yelp: Devan Flanders of the Hurricanes scores a try.

Heartbreak for Rebels as ‘hurting’ players deal with club’s death after loss

Melbourne’s last ever Super Rugby Pacific match has ended in heartbreak, with the Hurricanes storming to a 47-20 victory on the back of a big second half in Wellington.

  • Melissa Woods and Scott Spits
Samisoni Taukei’aho of the Chiefs crashes over for a try.

Clinical Chiefs end Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby season

The Queensland Reds’ season of high hopes and promise has ended in disappointment with a 43-21 submission to the Chiefs in the opening Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final in Hamilton.

  • Darren Walton
Lotu Inisi of Moana Pasifika scores a try against the Waratahs.

Worst season ever? Waratahs go from bad to worse in loss to Moana Pasifika

The Waratahs’ hopes of qualifying for the finals have been officially dashed – and they’ve also claimed the wooden spoon.

  • Tom Decent
Reds winger Suliasi Vunivalu (left) trips Fijian Drua’s Kitione Salawa during Queensland’s loss in Suva.

Fijians cruel Reds’ Super Rugby Pacific home final bid

The Queensland Reds’ Super Rugby Pacific home finals hopes have all but evaporated in a crushing homecoming for fallen Wallabies star Suliasi Vunivalu.

  • Darren Walton
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Highlanders halfback Folau Fakatava was the sole tryscorer in the win over the Western Force.

Force fall to Highlanders in Super Rugby arm-wrestle

The Western Force have missed the chance to claim another Kiwi scalp, falling to the Highlanders in a 7-6 arm-wrestle in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Dunedin.

  • Melissa Woods
Kurtley Beale made a triumphant debut for the Western Force against the Crusaders.

Beale’s star debut as Force send Crusaders to bottom of Super Rugby table

The Western Force have heaped more pain on the Crusaders and dragged themselves off the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder with a bonus-point victory over the fallen champions in Perth.

  • Darren Walton
Tate McDermott’s red card helped consign Queensland to a 17-14 defeat against Moana Pasifika.

McDermott, McReight sent off in shock Queensland loss

Poor discipline from Queensland Reds captain Tate McDermott has cost his side badly against Moana Pasifika, while in Super W the Reds also went down with the Waratahs topping the table.

  • Alex Mitchell
Bayley Kuenzie of the Force scores a try.

Force wake from early-season slumber to upset Reds

Western Force coach Simon Cron hopes his team’s stunning 40-31 upset win over the Queensland Reds is just a taste of things to come.

  • Justin Chadwick

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