Highlanders

The in-form flanker was knocked out cold by head contact from Daniel Lienert-Brown, who was handed a yellow card that was then upgraded.

Dave Rennie hoped to have some questions answered ahead of the Test season. Instead, the new All Blacks boss watched a rising star go down.

The Waratahs' season took another sorry turn as they slumped to an agonising loss against the Highlanders.

The Waratahs great delivered the stinging verdict on Stan Sport's Between Two Posts in the wake of NSW's flat 20-17 loss.

Scrapping for their playoff lives, the Highlanders desperately sought a bonus point victory from the Super Round at One New Zealand Stadium.

The Brumbies breathed fresh life into a stagnating season with a come-from-behind win over the Highlanders in Dunedin.

One of the stadium floodlights at North Harbour Stadium failed and a power outage then cut the coverage.

Leading Australian referee Angus Gardner shook off a painful shoulder injury and completed the game after being flattened by Hugh Renton.

The Crusaders chalked up just the second win of a stuttering Super Rugby Pacific season by outmuscling the Highlanders.

The Force had the Highlanders on the ropes but could not land the knockout blow as they fell to a damaging Super Rugby Pacific loss in Dunedin.