2008 Super 14 season

The 2008 Super 14 season started in February 2008 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 31 May, when the Crusaders won their seventh Super Rugby title with a 20–12 victory over the Waratahs

New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...

 in front of the Crusaders' home fans. The 2008 season was the third of the expansion, which led to the name change to the Super 14. The schedule, which covered 3½ months, featured a total of 94 matches, with each team playing one full round robin against the 13 other teams, two semi-finals and a final. Every team received one bye over the 14 rounds.

Introduction of Experimental law variations

The 2008 competition is currently the highest level competition to trial any of the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

's (IRB) Experimental law variations

Experimental law variations

The experimental law variations were a proposed set of amendments to the laws of rugby union. They were propsed by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and trialled games at Stellenbosch University in 2006...

 (ELVs). The laws had been trialled in various competitions in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The highest level competition the laws had previsouly been introduced to was the 2007 Australian Rugby Championship. The introduction of the laws for the 2008 season was approved by the competition's governing body, SANZAR

SANZAR

SANZAR is the body which operates Super Rugby and Tri Nations competitions in rugby union. It is a joint venture of the South African Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union, formed in 1996.Created shortly after rugby's move to professionalism in 1995, SANZAR's two...

, at a meeting on 4 December 2007.

SANZAR decided not to adopt all the ELVs, and decided to adopt the following:

• The corner posts are moved so that they are outside the junction of the touchline and goal-line. A player will also not be in touch if they are touching the corner post unless they are also touching either the touchline, or ground over the touchline.
• A ball can be thrown backwards on a quick throw-in rather than having to be thrown straight.
• The offside line will now occur immediately once a tackle is made.
• At the breakdown the Scrum-half (half-back) cannot be touched unless they are touching the ball.
• During a scrum
  Scrum (rugby union)
  In rugby union a scrum is a means of restarting play after a minor infringement. It involves up to eight players from each team, known as the pack or forward pack, binding together in three rows and interlocking with the free opposing teams forwards. At this point the ball is fed into the gap...
  
  , with the exception of forwards in the scrum, and each team's scrum-half, the offside line will now be 5 metres behind the hindmost foot of a scrum.
• With the exception of offside, not entering the breakdown through the gate, and foul-play, the punishment will be a free kick.

Table

Key to colours

Top four teams advance to playoffs.

193

69

62

106

58

87

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Crusaders	13	11	0	2	369	176
8	52
2	Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...	13	9	1	3	255	186
5	43
3	Sharks	13	9	1	3	271	209
4	42
4	Hurricanes Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise) The Hurricanes are a New Zealand professional Rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in the Super Rugby competition...	13	8	1	4	310	204
7	41
5	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...	13	8	1	4	269	211
7	41
6	Blues	13	8	0	5	354	267
8	40
7	Chiefs Chiefs (Super rugby franchise) The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys...	13	7	0	6	348	349	−1	6	34
8	Force Western Force Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...	13	7	0	6	247	278	−31	4	32
9	Brumbies	13	6	0	7	277	317	−40	6	30
10	Bulls	13	6	0	7	324	347	−23	4	28
11	Highlanders	13	3	0	10	257	338	−81	7	19
12	Reds Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...	13	3	1	9	258	323	−65	4	18
13	Cheetahs Central Cheetahs The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...	13	1	0	12	255	428	−173	9	13
14	Lions	13	2	1	10	206	367	−161	2	12

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Semi finals

Grand final

The final of the 2008 Super 14 season took place on 31 May 2008 at AMI Stadium in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The match was hosted by the Canterbury Crusaders who defeated the New South Wales Waratahs

New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...

 by 20 points to 12.

The match

First half
The Crusaders scored the first points of the game when fly-half Dan Carter kicked a penalty in the fourth minute, giving the Crusaders a 3–0 lead. The Waratahs scored their first points of the match when Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 kicked the ball across field, and Waratah's winger Lachlan Turner

Lachlan Turner

Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...

 caught the ball to score a try

Try

A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...

. The attempted conversion by Beale was unsuccessful, leaving the Waratahs with a 5-3 lead.

The next score occurred in the 25th minute when Waratahs flanker

Flanker (rugby union)

A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...

 Phil Waugh

Phil Waugh

Phillip Waugh is an Australian rugby union player, widely regarded as one of the world's leading flankers.His career as a player began at the Shore School, Captaining the school's team in 1997...

 intercepted a pass from Dan Carter. Waugh passed to Turner who chipped the ball and then collected to score his second try. Beale's conversion was successful and the Waratahs extended their lead to 12–3. Carter kicked a penalty in the 32nd minute to reduce the Waratahs lead to 12–6. The final score before half time came in the 38th minute when Crusaders
The 2008 Super 14 season started in February 2008 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 31 May, when the Crusaders won their seventh Super Rugby title with a 20–12 victory over the Waratahs

New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...

 in front of the Crusaders' home fans. The 2008 season was the third of the expansion, which led to the name change to the Super 14. The schedule, which covered 3½ months, featured a total of 94 matches, with each team playing one full round robin against the 13 other teams, two semi-finals and a final. Every team received one bye over the 14 rounds.

Introduction of Experimental law variations

{{See also|Playing rugby union}}
The 2008 competition is currently the highest level competition to trial any of the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

's (IRB) Experimental law variations

Experimental law variations

The experimental law variations were a proposed set of amendments to the laws of rugby union. They were propsed by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and trialled games at Stellenbosch University in 2006...

 (ELVs). The laws had been trialled in various competitions in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The highest level competition the laws had previsouly been introduced to was the 2007 Australian Rugby Championship. The introduction of the laws for the 2008 season was approved by the competition's governing body, SANZAR

SANZAR

SANZAR is the body which operates Super Rugby and Tri Nations competitions in rugby union. It is a joint venture of the South African Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union, formed in 1996.Created shortly after rugby's move to professionalism in 1995, SANZAR's two...

, at a meeting on 4 December 2007.

SANZAR decided not to adopt all the ELVs, and decided to adopt the following:

• The corner posts are moved so that they are outside the junction of the touchline and goal-line. A player will also not be in touch if they are touching the corner post unless they are also touching either the touchline, or ground over the touchline.
• A ball can be thrown backwards on a quick throw-in rather than having to be thrown straight.
• The offside line will now occur immediately once a tackle is made.
• At the breakdown the Scrum-half (half-back) cannot be touched unless they are touching the ball.
• During a scrum
  Scrum (rugby union)
  In rugby union a scrum is a means of restarting play after a minor infringement. It involves up to eight players from each team, known as the pack or forward pack, binding together in three rows and interlocking with the free opposing teams forwards. At this point the ball is fed into the gap...
  
  , with the exception of forwards in the scrum, and each team's scrum-half, the offside line will now be 5 metres behind the hindmost foot of a scrum.
• With the exception of offside, not entering the breakdown through the gate, and foul-play, the punishment will be a free kick.

Table

Key to colours

Top four teams advance to playoffs.

193

69

62

106

58

87

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Crusaders	13	11	0	2	369	176
8	52
2	Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...	13	9	1	3	255	186
5	43
3	Sharks	13	9	1	3	271	209
4	42
4	Hurricanes Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise) The Hurricanes are a New Zealand professional Rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in the Super Rugby competition...	13	8	1	4	310	204
7	41
5	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...	13	8	1	4	269	211
7	41
6	Blues	13	8	0	5	354	267
8	40
7	Chiefs Chiefs (Super rugby franchise) The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys...	13	7	0	6	348	349	−1	6	34
8	Force Western Force Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...	13	7	0	6	247	278	−31	4	32
9	Brumbies	13	6	0	7	277	317	−40	6	30
10	Bulls	13	6	0	7	324	347	−23	4	28
11	Highlanders	13	3	0	10	257	338	−81	7	19
12	Reds Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...	13	3	1	9	258	323	−65	4	18
13	Cheetahs Central Cheetahs The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...	13	1	0	12	255	428	−173	9	13
14	Lions	13	2	1	10	206	367	−161	2	12

{{-}}

Round 1

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| date = 15 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 34 – 3
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: Mose Tuiali'i

Mose Tuiali'i

Mose Tuiali'i is a rugby union player who plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Crusaders in the Super 14. He plays for Suburbs in the Christchurch premier competition. He has played for the All Blacks between 2004 and 2006 in which he has played 9 tests. His position is No 8...

 (2), Brad Thorn

Brad Thorn

Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...

, Daniel Carter,
Con: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (4)Pen: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (2)
| awayscore = Pen: Julian Huxley

Julian Huxley (rugby player)

Julian Huxley is an Australian rugby union footballer. In 2008 he had established himself in the Wallabies and was named Australian Rookie of the Year...

| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance = 16,254
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 15 February 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 22 – 16
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: John Roe (2), Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

| awayscore = Tries: Adam Thomson

Adam Thomson (rugby player)

Adam Thomson is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays provincial rugby for Otago, and plays for the Highlanders Super 14 team. He plays mainly in the number 6 Jersey on the blind side of the scrum. He has been selected for the 2008 All Blacks to play England and Ireland, and made his All...

Con: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

Pen: Paul Williams

Paul Williams (rugby player)

Paul Williams is a New Zealand-born Samoan international rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14...

 (2), Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance = 19,183
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 15 February 2008
| time = 19:10
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 17 – 10
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a flanker.-External links:*...

, Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche is a South African rugby union player. He plays mostly at fullback also has the ability to play at centre or on the wing.-Career:...

Con: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

 (2)
Pen: François Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

| awayscore = Tries: Luke Holmes
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Pen: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance = 30,043
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 16 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 32 – 14
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Danny Lee

Danny Lee (rugby player)

Daniel David Lee is a former New Zealand international rugby union player. His position is scrum-half....

, Troy Flavell

Troy Flavell

Troy Vandem Flavell is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for Bayonne in the French Top 14. Flavell has won 22 caps for New Zealand, and mainly plays lock. He is known for his power in the scrum and his repeated foul play...

, Joe Rokocoko

Joe Rokocoko

Josevata Taliga "Joe" Rokocoko is a professional New Zealand rugby union player. Rokocoko is known for his speed and strength which has accounted for his prolific try strike rate...

, Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

Con: Nick Evans (3)
Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Mils Muliaina

Mils Muliaina

Junior Malili Muliaina , better known as Mils Muliaina, is a rugby union player. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and New Zealand at international level. He was born in Salesi, Samoa, then moved with his family to Invercargill, New Zealand, at the age of two...

Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (3)
| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance = 23,480
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 16 February 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 20 – 3
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Lachlan Turner

Lachlan Turner

Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...

 (2), Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom is a former captain of the Australia national rugby union team. Raised in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Elsom is one of Australia's most decorated Rugby players. Elsom has played over 50 times for Australia and has over 80 Super rugby caps with the Waratahs 2003–08 and the...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| awayscore = Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 27,011
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 16 February 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 9 – 16
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Bryan Habana

Bryan Habana

Bryan Gary Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super 14, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions Springboks...

Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (3)
| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 47,896
| referee =   Willie Roos }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 16 February 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 22 – 23
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Eddie Fredericks

Eddie Fredericks

Eddie Fredericks is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the in the domestic Currie Cup club competition, and for the Central Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is on the wing....

, Duane Vermeulen

Duane Vermeulen

Duane Vermeulen is a South African rugby union player, who represents Western Province provincially and the Vodacom Stormers in the Super 14.Vermeulen plays as a Number eight but he is equally adept at playing both blindside and openside flanker....

, Barend Pieterse

Barend Pieterse

Barend Pieterse is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He started playing his rugby for the in 2001. He played for them until 2004, when he moved to the . Between 2004 and 2010, he also frequently represented the Cats and Central Cheetahs franchises in the Super...

Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

 (2)
Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

| awayscore = Tries: Franco van der Merwe, Doppies la Grange
Con: Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the Lions and Cheetahs...

, Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

Pen: Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the Lions and Cheetahs...

 (2), Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance = 17,231
| referee =   Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)

Jonathan Isaac Kaplan , is a full-time international rugby union referee and currently holds the record for the most international matches as referee.-Background:...

 }}

Round 2

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| date = 22 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 23 – 18
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Tane Tu’ipulotu, Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (2)
Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Van Humphries

Van Humphries

Van Humphries is an Australian rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition.-Career:...

, John Roe
Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 15,682
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

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| date = 22 February 2008
| time = 18:00
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 15 – 16
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Hennie Daniller, Heinrich Brussow

Heinrich Brussow

Heinrich Wilhelm Brüssow is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the Free State Cheetahs provincial team, Cheetahs in the international Super Rugby competition and the Springboks...

Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

Pen: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

| awayscore = Tries: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3)
| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance = 14,632
| referee =   Chris Pollock }}

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| date = 22 February 2008
| time = 20:05
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 19 – 54
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: JP Nel
Con: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

, Andrew Ellis, Richie McCaw

Richie McCaw

Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...

, Kade Poki

Kade Poki

Kade Poki is a rugby union player who represents Southland in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.-Provincial Rugby:...

, Nasi Manu

Nasi Manu

Nasi Manu is a professional rugby union player. He represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at Flanker or number 8.-Provincial Rugby:...

, Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

, Leon MacDonald

Leon MacDonald

Leon Raymond MacDonald is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, and now assistant coach for the Tasman Makos rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, All Blacks. He plays first five-eighths and fullback.-Biography:MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended...

Con: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (5)
Pen: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (3)
| stadium = Loftus Versfeld

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and association football stadium situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and hosted the 2009 Currie Cup final...

, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance = 39,341
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

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| date = 23 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 20 – 17
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Liam Messam

Liam Messam

Liam Messam is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

, Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests...

, Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs is an Australian rugby union footballer contracted to Guinness Premiership team London Wasps. Jacobs was a member of the inargural ARC winning Central Coast Rays side in 2007. He has now signed with London Wasps.-External links:...

, Sam Harris, Lote Tuqiri
Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen:
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance = 10,273
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

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| date = 23 February 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 22 – 20
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: Anthony Fainga'a

Anthony Faingaa

Anthony Fainga'a started his professional rugby career alongside his twin brother Saia Fainga'a at the Brumbies in Canberra, after growing up in nearby Queanbeyan.-Career:...

, Stephen Hoiles

Stephen Hoiles

Stephen Hoiles is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition. Hoiles previously played for the New South Wales Waratahs. He has also played for the national team, the Wallabies.-Career:...

, Penalty try
Con: Julian Huxley

Julian Huxley (rugby player)

Julian Huxley is an Australian rugby union footballer. In 2008 he had established himself in the Wallabies and was named Australian Rookie of the Year...

 (2)
Pen: Julian Huxley

Julian Huxley (rugby player)

Julian Huxley is an Australian rugby union footballer. In 2008 he had established himself in the Wallabies and was named Australian Rookie of the Year...

| awayscore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

, Chris King

Chris King (rugby player)

Chris King is a rugby union player who currently plays provincial rugby for Southland in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15.-Provincial Rugby:...

Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 14,284
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 23 February 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 12 – 10
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Pen: Rory Kockett (3), Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

| awayscore = Tries: Ricky Januarie

Ricky Januarie

Enrico "Ricky" Januarie is a South African rugby union scrum-half. Formerly of the Lions, he signed with the Stormers, in the Vodacom Super 14 in 2008. He was also a member of the national Springboks squad. He announced his retirement from international rugby on 24 July 2011...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance = 29,282
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

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| date = 23 February 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 10 – 55
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

Con: Chris Jonck
Pen: Louis Strydon
| awayscore = Tries: Kurtis Haiu

Kurtis Haiu

Kurtis Haiu is a rugby union player who plays for Blues in Super Rugby, and represents Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup and-Representative rugby:...

 (2), Nick Evans, Jerome Kaino

Jerome Kaino

Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:...

, Isa Nacewa

Isa Nacewa

Isakeli Nacewa is a New Zealand-born rugby union footballer of Fijian descent. He is a utility back and represents Leinster Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup competitions. He previously represented the Blues in the Super Rugby competition and Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup...

, Nick Williams

Nick Williams

Nick Williams is a rugby union player who played for Munster in the Magners League and Heineken Cup for 2 seasons. Williams won 19 caps for Munster and scored 4 tries, including a hat-trick against the Newport Gwent Dragons. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for...

, Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf is a rugby union footballer who plays for Toulon in the French Top 14. He joined Toulon on a two-year contract after being left out of the 2010 All Black Tri Nations squad. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Auckland-based Blues in the Super 14...

Con: Nick Evans (7)
Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance = 11,107
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

Round 3

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| date = 29 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 39 – 19
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...

, Alby Mathewson

Alby Mathewson

Albert "Alby" Mathewson is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrum-half. He was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He has also played for the All Blacks.-Biography:...

, Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku is a New Zealand rugby union player, who has played for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition, and for the Vodafone Wellington Lions who play in the Air New Zealand Cup....

, Rodney So'oialo

Rodney So'oialo

Rodney So'oialo is a New Zealand rugby union player currently playing in Japan for the Honda Heat. Previously, he had been a stalwart for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition, making 101 appearances for the franchise. He also made 62 test appearances for the All Blacks between 2002 and 2009...

, Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for Castres Olympique.-Super 14:...

, Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (3)
Drop: Tane Tu'ipulotu

Tane Tu'ipulotu

Tane Tu'ipulotu is a rugby union player for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre. He has represented the Pacific Islanders. In summer of 2008 he signed for the Guinness Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, to arrive in November 2008, after the Air New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Liam Messam

Liam Messam

Liam Messam is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

, Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

, Tanerau Latimer

Tanerau Latimer

Tanerau Dylan Latimer is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Super Rugby:...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 16,913
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

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| date = 29 February 2008
| time = 18:30
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 16 – 18
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

Con: Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the Lions and Cheetahs...

Pen: Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the Lions and Cheetahs...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

, Tamaiti Horua
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

, Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance = 6,051
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

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| date = 29 February 2008
| time = 20:35
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 0 – 22
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore =
| awayscore = Tries: Andrew Ellis, Sean Maitland

Sean Maitland

Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...

 
Pen: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (4)
| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 43,742
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

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| date = 1 March 2008
| time = 19:25
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 12 – 15
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

, Adam Thomson

Adam Thomson (rugby player)

Adam Thomson is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays provincial rugby for Otago, and plays for the Highlanders Super 14 team. He plays mainly in the number 6 Jersey on the blind side of the scrum. He has been selected for the 2008 All Blacks to play England and Ireland, and made his All...

Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs is an Australian rugby union footballer contracted to Guinness Premiership team London Wasps. Jacobs was a member of the inargural ARC winning Central Coast Rays side in 2007. He has now signed with London Wasps.-External links:...

, Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu is an Australian rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance = 10,203
| referee =   JC Fortuin }}

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| date = 1 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 43 – 11
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Mark Chisholm

Mark Chisholm

Mark Chisholm is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super Rugby competition...

 (2), Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

, Ben Alexander, Peter Playford

Peter Playford

Peter Playford born 11 July 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. One of Playford's common nicknames is P².-External links:*...

, Stephen Hoiles

Stephen Hoiles

Stephen Hoiles is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition. Hoiles previously played for the New South Wales Waratahs. He has also played for the national team, the Wallabies.-Career:...

Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (5)
Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| awayscore = Tries: John Roe,
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 15,244
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 1 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 26 – 50
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Gavin Passens, JW Jonker, Heinrich Brussow

Heinrich Brussow

Heinrich Wilhelm Brüssow is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the Free State Cheetahs provincial team, Cheetahs in the international Super Rugby competition and the Springboks...

, Kabamba Floors

Kabamba Floors

Lucas "Kabamba" Floors is a South African rugby union footballer who plays for the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup club competition, and for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2), Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Sharks franchise. He is a flyhalf , but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position...

| awayscore = Tries: Joe Rokocoko

Joe Rokocoko

Josevata Taliga "Joe" Rokocoko is a professional New Zealand rugby union player. Rokocoko is known for his speed and strength which has accounted for his prolific try strike rate...

 (3), Isaia Toeava

Isaia Toeava

Isaia "Ice" Toeava , is a professional rugby union player in New Zealand.-Early career:Toeava attended De La Salle College, Mangere East, he played alongside Taniela Moa in the school's First XV rugby team. He represented New Zealand U-19 where he was named the IRB's Under-19 2005 player of the year...

 (2), Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf is a rugby union footballer who plays for Toulon in the French Top 14. He joined Toulon on a two-year contract after being left out of the 2010 All Black Tri Nations squad. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Auckland-based Blues in the Super 14...

, Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays his rugby as a centre or on the wing. Tuitavake, of Tongan descent, is a fast attacking centre, who not only finishes backline moves himself, but also has the vision to create space and scoring opportunities for his outsides...

Con: Nick Evans (6)
Pen: Nick Evans
| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance = 22,984
| referee =   Brett Bowden }}

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| date = 1 March 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 15 – 29
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Pen: Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (4)
Drop: Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

| awayscore = Tries: Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition. He plays on the wing....

, Frederic Michalak

Frédéric Michalak

Frédéric Michalak is a French rugby union footballer, who currently plays in South Africa for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team, Toulouse, in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup...

, Keegan Daniel

Keegan Daniel

Keegan Rhys Daniel is a South African rugby union player.Born in the rural farming town of Humansdorp, Daniel started his education at Gonubie Primary before moving off to one of South Africa’s best known rugby nurseries, Dale College Boy's High School.Daniel played Craven Week for the Border...

, Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a flanker.-External links:*...

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

 (3)
Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

| stadium = Loftus Versfeld

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and association football stadium situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and hosted the 2009 Currie Cup final...

, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance = 44,978
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

Round 4

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| date = 7 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 6 – 10
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Jerry Collins

Jerry Collins

Jerry Collins is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who formerly played for the national team, the All Blacks in which he was capped 48 times. He now plays for Yamaha Jubilo, in Japanese Top league rugby.-Early career:...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (1)
Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (1)
| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance = 8,603
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

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| date = 7 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 24 – 17
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: Tom Carter

Tom Carter (rugby union)

Tom Carter is an Australian rugby union player for the New South Wales Waratahs. He plays inside centre and made his Super 14 debut in 2008.He attended Knox Grammar School and The King's School, playing in the Knox 1st XV from 1999 to 2000.-References:...

, Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.-Amateur career:...

, Lote Tuqiri
Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (3)
Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| awayscore = Tries: Peter Playford

Peter Playford

Peter Playford born 11 July 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. One of Playford's common nicknames is P².-External links:*...

, Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for Leicester Tigers.- Rugby career :Salvi returned to the Brumbies after a one-year sabbatical with English Premiership club, Bath...

Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (2)
Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 32,371
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

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| date = 7 March 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 31 – 17
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Akona Ndungane

Akona Ndungane

Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing, though he can play in the centres. He plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (2)
Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (6)
Drop: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| awayscore = Tries: Dusty Noble, Jano Vermaak, Rayno Benjamin
Con: Jano Vermaak
| stadium = Loftus Versfeld

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and association football stadium situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and hosted the 2009 Currie Cup final...

, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance = 27,461
| referee =   JC Fortuin }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 8 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 22 – 20
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Leonard plays half-back and made his provincial debut for Waikato in the 2005 National Provincial Championship. He was in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2006 Super 14...

, Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests...

, Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Eddie Fredericks

Eddie Fredericks

Eddie Fredericks is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the in the domestic Currie Cup club competition, and for the Central Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is on the wing....

, Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2)
Pen: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2)
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance = 10,686
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 8 March 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 16 – 34
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Chris Latham

Chris Latham (rugby player)

Chris Latham is an Australian rugby union player, who played fullback for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds and Australia....

, Leroy Houston

Leroy Houston

Leroy Houston, grew up in Shannon, New Zealand. Houston is an Australian Rugby Union who played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. He now plays in France, in the Top14 with Union Bordeaux-Bègles.-Career:...

Drop: Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes is an Australian rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre and he previously played for the Queensland Reds....

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

, Luke Watson

Luke Watson

Luke Asher Watson is a South African rugby union footballer who can play at flank or eighthman. He has represented and captained the South African Schools rugby team , South Africa's under-19 and under-21 teams, as well as the Springbok Sevens team...

, Tonderai Chavhanga

Tonderai Chavhanga

Tonderai Chavhanga is a South African rugby union player. Chavhanga has played for the national team, the Springboks, being capped once in 2005. He played for the Stormers in the international Super 14 competition...

, Bolla Conradie

Bolla Conradie

Bolla Conradie is a South African rugby union footballer.- External links :**...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (4)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance = 17,830
| referee =   Chris Pollock }}

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| date = 8 March 2008
| time = 19:10
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 22 – 17
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Keegan Daniel

Keegan Daniel

Keegan Rhys Daniel is a South African rugby union player.Born in the rural farming town of Humansdorp, Daniel started his education at Gonubie Primary before moving off to one of South Africa’s best known rugby nurseries, Dale College Boy's High School.Daniel played Craven Week for the Border...

 (2), Johann Muller
Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

 (2)
Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

| awayscore = Tries: Nick Evans, Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in...

Con: Nick Evans (2)
Pen: Nick Evans
| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance = 34,073
| referee =   Brett Bowden }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 9 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 24 – 29
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: David Pocock, Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...

, Richard Brown

Richard Brown (rugby player)

Richard Brown is an Australian rugby union footballer.-Career:He is one of six players to have represented the Western Force in all of its Super 14 games in 2007, and one of 14 Force players selected in the Wallabies train-on squad in May 2008. In 2009 Brown became the Wallabies first choice...

, Lachlan MacKay
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Daniel Carter (3), Greg Sommerville, Ali Williams

Ali Williams

Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...

, Andrew Ellis, Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...

Con: Daniel Carter (7)
| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 27,011
| referee =   Willie Roos }}

Round 5

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 14 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 26 – 35
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...

, Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

, Tonderai Chavhanga(3), Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes is a South African rugby union footballer who plays primarily as a fullback for the Springboks in international rugby and the Stormers in Super Rugby...

, Penalty try
Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance = 10,002
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

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| date = 14 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 15 – 33
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for Leicester Tigers.- Rugby career :Salvi returned to the Brumbies after a one-year sabbatical with English Premiership club, Bath...

, Tyrone Smith
Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| awayscore = Tries: Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for Castres Olympique.-Super 14:...

 (2), Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku is a New Zealand rugby union player, who has played for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition, and for the Vodafone Wellington Lions who play in the Air New Zealand Cup....

, Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...

, Andrew Hore

Andrew Hore

For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (3), Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia is a rugby union player for the Western Force in the Super 15 competition. He plays as a first five-eighth. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand. Ripia attended Rotorua Boys' High School....

| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 14,308
| referee =   Willie Roos }}

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| date = 15 March 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 17 – 27
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Tony Woodcock

Tony Woodcock (rugby player)

Tony Dale Woodcock is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is loosehead prop, and he has played 83 tests for the national team, the All Blacks. He plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Auckland Blues in the Super 14. He plays for North Harbour Marist in the North...

, Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays his rugby as a centre or on the wing. Tuitavake, of Tongan descent, is a fast attacking centre, who not only finishes backline moves himself, but also has the vision to create space and scoring opportunities for his outsides...

Con: Nick Evans, Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

Pen: Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

| awayscore = Tries: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

, Richard Brown

Richard Brown (rugby player)

Richard Brown is an Australian rugby union footballer.-Career:He is one of six players to have represented the Western Force in all of its Super 14 games in 2007, and one of 14 Force players selected in the Wallabies train-on squad in May 2008. In 2009 Brown became the Wallabies first choice...

, Tamaiti Horua
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3)
Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (2)
| stadium = North Harbour Stadium

North Harbour Stadium

North Harbour Stadium is a stadium, situated in Albany, in North Shore City, in New Zealand. It was opened in 1997, after nearly a decade of discussion, planning and construction. Rugby union, football and rugby League are the only sports played on the main ground, as it is rectangular in shape....

, Albany

Albany, New Zealand

Albany is a northern suburb of Auckland, one of the several cities in northern New Zealand. The name derives from Alba and its Latinisation. It is located to the north of the Waitemata Harbour, 15 kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is in the Albany ward, one of the...

| attendance = 13,213
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 15 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 55 – 7
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton (rugby player)

Scott Elliot Hamilton is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays for Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super 14, Canterbury in the New Zealand NPC competition and for his club in North Canterbury Glenmark...

 (3), Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...

 (2), Sean Maitland

Sean Maitland

Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...

, Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

, Leon MacDonald

Leon MacDonald

Leon Raymond MacDonald is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, and now assistant coach for the Tasman Makos rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, All Blacks. He plays first five-eighths and fullback.-Biography:MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended...

, Ti'i Paulo, Caleb Ralph

Caleb Ralph

Caleb Stan Ralph is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Ralph began his first-class career with Bay of Plenty, then moved to Auckland before heading to Canterbury. He started his Super Rugby career with the Chiefs in 1997, Blues , Crusaders and a cameo role with the Queensland Reds...

Con: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (5)
Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance = 15,070
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 15 March 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 40 – 8
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: Chris Latham

Chris Latham (rugby player)

Chris Latham is an Australian rugby union player, who played fullback for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds and Australia....

, Peter Hynes

Peter Hynes (rugby player)

Peter Hynes is an Australian Rugby Union Player for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallabies. He attended Brisbane State High School.-Career:...

, Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

, Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for French rugby side Stade Francais.-Early life:...

, John Roe
Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3)
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Fourie du Preez

Fourie du Preez

Petrus Fourie du Preez is a rugby union player. His position of choice is scrum half. Du Preez plays for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup competition in South Africa and the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition...

Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance = 14,411
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 15 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 8 – 16
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Franco Van der Merwe
Pen: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

| awayscore = Tries: BJ Botha

BJ Botha

Brendon James Botha, better known as BJ Botha is a South African rugby union player. He is a prop for the Irish Province, Munster. He signed for Ulster on Thursday 14 August 2008 on a three year deal, and left the province in May 2011...

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

 (3)
| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance = 22331
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

Round 6

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| date = 21 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 34 – 7
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...

, Mose Tuiali'i

Mose Tuiali'i

Mose Tuiali'i is a rugby union player who plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Crusaders in the Super 14. He plays for Suburbs in the Christchurch premier competition. He has played for the All Blacks between 2004 and 2006 in which he has played 9 tests. His position is No 8...

, Wyatt Crockett

Wyatt Crockett

Wyatt Crockett is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the super 14. He also plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He attended Nelson College.He made his All Blacks debut against Italy in 2009....

, Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton (rugby player)

Scott Elliot Hamilton is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays for Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super 14, Canterbury in the New Zealand NPC competition and for his club in North Canterbury Glenmark...

Con: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (4)
Pen: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu is an Australian rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance = 18,000
| referee = Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 21 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 29 – 23
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Mark Chisholm

Mark Chisholm

Mark Chisholm is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super Rugby competition...

, Peter Playford

Peter Playford

Peter Playford born 11 July 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. One of Playford's common nicknames is P².-External links:*...

, Tyrone Smith, Mitchell Chapman

Mitchell Chapman

Mitchell Chapman also Mitch, Mark, Chappo, Horse is an Australian Rugby Union player for the ACT Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition. Chapman usually plays at the position of Blindside Flanker but can also cover the Second Row and Number 8...

Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (3)
Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| awayscore = Tries: Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

, Tewis de Bruyn
Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

, Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

Pen: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2), Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 14,076
| referee =   Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (rugby)

Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....

 }}

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| date = 22 March 2008
| time = 14:30
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 28 – 36
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Paul Williams

Paul Williams (rugby player)

Paul Williams is a New Zealand-born Samoan international rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14...

, Aaron Bancroft

Aaron Bancroft (rugby player)

Aaron Bancroft is a NZ rugby union player , currently playing for Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He has formerly played for the Canterbury Crusaders and Highlanders in the Super 14.-Rugby:...

, Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

Con: Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

 (2)
Pen: Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Tom Hockings, Richard Brown

Richard Brown (rugby player)

Richard Brown is an Australian rugby union footballer.-Career:He is one of six players to have represented the Western Force in all of its Super 14 games in 2007, and one of 14 Force players selected in the Wallabies train-on squad in May 2008. In 2009 Brown became the Wallabies first choice...

, Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...

Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3)
Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3), Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

 (2)
| stadium = Queenstown Event Centre Oval, Queenstown

Queenstown, New Zealand

Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....

| attendance = 7,500
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

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| date = 22 March 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 17 – 14
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Danny Lee

Danny Lee (rugby player)

Daniel David Lee is a former New Zealand international rugby union player. His position is scrum-half....

Pen: Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes is a South African rugby union footballer who plays primarily as a fullback for the Springboks in international rugby and the Stormers in Super Rugby...

Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance = 18,511
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 22 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 43 – 27
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Leonard plays half-back and made his provincial debut for Waikato in the 2005 National Provincial Championship. He was in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2006 Super 14...

 (2), Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

, Dwayne Sweeney

Dwayne Sweeney

Dwayne Sweeney is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for the Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby competition and Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup...

, Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

, Liam Messam

Liam Messam

Liam Messam is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (5)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Wynand Olivier

Wynand Olivier

Wynand Olivier is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at centre, although he has played on the wing in the past.-Career:...

, Deon Stegmann

Deon Stegmann

Deon Stegmann is a professional South African rugby union player, who represents the Springboks and Bulls at openside flank. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls in 2008 at the age of 21....

, Akona Ndungane

Akona Ndungane

Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing, though he can play in the centres. He plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (3)
Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

Drop: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| stadium = Rotorua International Stadium

Rotorua International Stadium

Rotorua International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on Devon Street West in Westbrook suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union and rugby league matches, being one of two home stadiums for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union...

, Rotorua

Rotorua

Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...

| attendance = 6,400
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

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| date = 22 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 24 – 24
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Joe van Niekerk

Joe van Niekerk

Johann "Joe" van Niekerk is a South African rugby union player, who generally plays either as a flanker or number 8...

, Rayno Benjamin
Con: Jano Vermaak
Pen: Jano Vermaak (3)
Drop: Jano Vermaak
| awayscore = Tries: Peter Hynes

Peter Hynes (rugby player)

Peter Hynes is an Australian Rugby Union Player for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallabies. He attended Brisbane State High School.-Career:...

, Rodney Blake

Rodney Blake

Rodney Blake is a professional Australian rugby union footballer. He plays prop for the Melbourne Rebels. He previously played for Bayonne in France. He is sometimes referred to as Rodzilla. His father Paul is a former Otago flanker. In June 2006, Blake made his debut for the Wallabies.- Career...

, Chris Latham

Chris Latham (rugby player)

Chris Latham is an Australian rugby union player, who played fullback for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds and Australia....

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3)
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance = 5,221
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

Round 7

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| date = 28 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 13 – 20
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: Andrew Hore

Andrew Hore

For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

, Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

| awayscore = Tries: Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003....

 , Ali Williams

Ali Williams

Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...

 
Con: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (2)
Pen: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (2)
| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 31,571
| referee =   Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (rugby)

Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....

 }}

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| date = 28 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 23 – 19
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Lachlan Turner

Lachlan Turner

Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...

, Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom is a former captain of the Australia national rugby union team. Raised in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Elsom is one of Australia's most decorated Rugby players. Elsom has played over 50 times for Australia and has over 80 Super rugby caps with the Waratahs 2003–08 and the...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (2)
Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 {3)
| awayscore = Tries: David de Villiers. Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

, Phillip van der Merwe
Con: Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Sharks franchise. He is a flyhalf , but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position...

 (2)
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 20,179
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

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| date = 28 March 2008
| time = 20:00
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 16 – 32
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Drew Mitchell

Drew Mitchell

Drew Alan Mitchell is an Australian rugby union player. He usually plays on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–2009 Super 14 seasons. In 2010 he is playing for the New South Wales Waratahs franchise...

, Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...

Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Tonderai Chavhanga

Tonderai Chavhanga

Tonderai Chavhanga is a South African rugby union player. Chavhanga has played for the national team, the Springboks, being capped once in 2005. He played for the Stormers in the international Super 14 competition...

 (2), Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers is a South African rugby union footballer. He started his career at wing, but now primarily plays centre. De Villiers plays for Western Province and internationally for South Africa....

, JD Moller

JD Moller

JD Moller is a South African rugby union footballer.- External links :**...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 24,225
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 29 March 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 39 – 24
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Leonard plays half-back and made his provincial debut for Waikato in the 2005 National Provincial Championship. He was in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2006 Super 14...

, Liam Messam

Liam Messam

Liam Messam is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

, Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

 (2), Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

, Mils Muliaina

Mils Muliaina

Junior Malili Muliaina , better known as Mils Muliaina, is a rugby union player. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and New Zealand at international level. He was born in Salesi, Samoa, then moved with his family to Invercargill, New Zealand, at the age of two...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (3)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

, Hoani MacDonald

Hoani MacDonald

Hoani MacDonald is a New Zealand rugby union player who played provincial rugby for Southland, and as well as the Highlanders in the Super 14....

 (2), Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

Con: Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

 (2)
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance = 11,495
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

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| date = 29 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 23 – 21
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: Troy Flavell

Troy Flavell

Troy Vandem Flavell is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for Bayonne in the French Top 14. Flavell has won 22 caps for New Zealand, and mainly plays lock. He is known for his power in the scrum and his repeated foul play...

, Keven Mealamu

Keven Mealamu

Keven Mealamu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at hooker for the Blues in the Super 14, Auckland in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team, All Blacks....

Con: Nick Evans (2)
Pen: Nick Evans (2)
Drop: Nick Evans
| awayscore = Tries: Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the Lions in the Super 14, and the Golden Lions in the national Curriecup competition. Van Heerden has also played for the national team, the Springboks...

 (2), Derick Kuun
Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (3)
| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance = 22,562
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 29 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 22 – 10
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition. He plays on the wing....

, Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche is a South African rugby union player. He plays mostly at fullback also has the ability to play at centre or on the wing.-Career:...

, Bismarck du Plessis

Bismarck du Plessis

Bismarck du Plessis is a South African rugby union player, who plays for South Africa internationally, the Natal Sharks in the domestic Currie Cup, and the Sharks in Super Rugby.-Career:...

Con: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

, Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Drop: Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche is a South African rugby union player. He plays mostly at fullback also has the ability to play at centre or on the wing.-Career:...

| awayscore = Tries: David Croft

David Croft (rugby player)

David Croft is a former Australian rugby union player.He played openside flanker for the Queensland Reds, Melbourne Rebels and Brothers....

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance =41339
| referee =   Chris Pollock }}

Round 8

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| date = 4 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 29 – 20
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Paul Williams

Paul Williams (rugby player)

Paul Williams is a New Zealand-born Samoan international rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14...

, Johnny Leota

Johnny Leota

Johnny Leota is a professional rugby union player who played for Manawatu in the ITM Cup. He signed for Sale Sharks in the Summer of 2011...

 (2), Aaron Bancroft

Aaron Bancroft (rugby player)

Aaron Bancroft is a NZ rugby union player , currently playing for Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He has formerly played for the Canterbury Crusaders and Highlanders in the Super 14.-Rugby:...

Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (3)
Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

| awayscore = Tries: Willem Alberts

Willem Alberts

Willem Alberts is a professional rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks and Natal in the Currie Cup and Super 14 He was schooled at Monument Hoer Skool....

, Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

, Walter Venter
Con: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

Pen: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance =
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

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| date = 4 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 28 – 42
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Tyrone Smith, Josh Holmes

Josh Holmes (rugby)

Josh Holmes is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the New South Wales Waratahs. His preferred position is scrum half.-Career:...

 (2), Peter Playford

Peter Playford

Peter Playford born 11 July 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. One of Playford's common nicknames is P².-External links:*...

Con: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests...

, Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

, Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2), Viliame Waqaseduadua

Viliame Waqaseduadua

Viliame Waqaseduadua is a New Zealand rugby union player, usually as a wing. He plays for the CA Brive. He is simply known as Vili, or Waga....

, Jamie Nutbrown

Jamie Nutbrown

Jamie Nutbrown , is a Half-back/Scrum Half for the Ospreys Rugby Union club in Wales, who compete in the Magners League....

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (5), Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance =
| referee =   Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)

Jonathan Isaac Kaplan , is a full-time international rugby union referee and currently holds the record for the most international matches as referee.-Background:...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 4 April 2008
| time = 19:45
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 15 – 14
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

, Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...

Con: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

Pen: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

| awayscore = Tries: Bryan Habana

Bryan Habana

Bryan Gary Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super 14, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions Springboks...

 (2)
Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (2)
| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 21,161
| referee =   Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (rugby)

Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....

 }}

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| date = 5 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 13 – 13
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Andrew Hore

Andrew Hore

For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Penalty try
Con: Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

Pen: Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

, Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 13,500
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 5 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 37 – 16
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Benn Robinson

Benn Robinson

Benn Robinson is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition.-Career:...

, Tatafu Polota-Nau

Tatafu Polota-Nau

- Biography :At 25 years of age, Polota-Nau achieved the rare feat of Test selection before playing a match at Super 14 level. His performances in his Test debut against England at Twickenham and in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road were impressive.v Signed to the New South Wales Waratahs...

, Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu is an Australian rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition...

, Lote Tuqiri, Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.-Amateur career:...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (3)
Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Troy Flavell

Troy Flavell

Troy Vandem Flavell is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for Bayonne in the French Top 14. Flavell has won 22 caps for New Zealand, and mainly plays lock. He is known for his power in the scrum and his repeated foul play...

, Benson Stanley

Benson Stanley

Benson Stanley is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. Stanley is a product of Auckland Grammar. He plays as a centre. Benson is one of the Stanley rugby clan that includes Chase, Joe and Kyle...

Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 26,986
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

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| date = 5 April 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 29 – 14
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Rory Duncan

Rory Duncan

Rory Duncan is a former South African rugby union player.He started his career at the , representing them in the Vodacom Cup in 1999 and 2001. He then the joined in 2002, where he played for four seasons before moving to the for the 2006 season. In 2010, however, he returned to the for the 2010...

, Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Sharks franchise. He is a flyhalf , but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position...

, Duanne Vermeulen, JW Jonker
Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

 (3)
Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

| awayscore = Tries: Charlie Fetoai

Charlie Fetoai

Charlie Fetoai born 11 January 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand is a rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition.Charlie Fetoai's position of choice is as a centre....

, Brando Va'aulu

Brando Va'aulu

Brando Va'aulu is a New Zealand rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14.-Career:Born in Auckland, Va'aulu's position of choice is as a wing. He was a member of the Under 19 World Cup winning side.-External links:*...

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance =
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

Round 9

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| date = 11 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 17 – 19
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

, Clint Newland

Clint Newland

Clint Newland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player, currently playing with the . He was born in Dannevirke and attended New Plymouth Boys' High School as a boarder. Newland has been playing for Hawkes Bay since 1999, where he debuted against Poverty Bay. He played in every match until 2007 when he...

Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

| awayscore = Tries: Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a flanker.-External links:*...

, Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially, The Sharks in the Super 14 and he has been capped by the Springboks at international level....

Pen: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

 (2), Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance =
| referee =   Ian Smith }}

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| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 31 – 6
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Sean Maitland

Sean Maitland

Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...

, Ti'i Paulo, Caleb Ralph

Caleb Ralph

Caleb Stan Ralph is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Ralph began his first-class career with Bay of Plenty, then moved to Auckland before heading to Canterbury. He started his Super Rugby career with the Chiefs in 1997, Blues , Crusaders and a cameo role with the Queensland Reds...

, Andrew Ellis
Con: Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre.-References:Gard attended Palmerston North Boys' High School where he was known as "the mudgard." In 2003 Gard made the Hurricanes Secondary Schools Team and his rugby began a meteoric...

 (2)
Pen: Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre.-References:Gard attended Palmerston North Boys' High School where he was known as "the mudgard." In 2003 Gard made the Hurricanes Secondary Schools Team and his rugby began a meteoric...

 (2)
| awayscore = Pen: Chris Jonck (2)
| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

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| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 11 – 16
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf is a rugby union footballer who plays for Toulon in the French Top 14. He joined Toulon on a two-year contract after being left out of the 2010 All Black Tri Nations squad. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Auckland-based Blues in the Super 14...

Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Christian Lealiifano

Christian Lealiifano

Christian Lealiifano , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the ACT Brumbies wearing the number 10 jersey. In May 2010 the Waikato Rugby Union announced that they had signed Christian to become their new No.10 for the forthcoming ITM Cup...

Con: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

Pen: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

 (2), Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance =
| referee =   Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)

Jonathan Isaac Kaplan , is a full-time international rugby union referee and currently holds the record for the most international matches as referee.-Background:...

 }}

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| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 12 – 17
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

, Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Rob Horne

Rob Horne

Rob Horne and is a young Australian centre for the NSW Waratahs rugby union club in the Super 14 competition.-Career:Horne made his debut during the 2008 season as a replacement for Timana Tahu...

, Lachlan Turner

Lachlan Turner

Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (2)
Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 22,287
| referee =   Brett Bowden }}

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| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 15:00
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 34 – 22
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Ricky Januarie

Ricky Januarie

Enrico "Ricky" Januarie is a South African rugby union scrum-half. Formerly of the Lions, he signed with the Stormers, in the Vodacom Super 14 in 2008. He was also a member of the national Springboks squad. He announced his retirement from international rugby on 24 July 2011...

, Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker is a South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Stormers franchise in the Super 14....

, Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes is a South African rugby union footballer who plays primarily as a fullback for the Springboks in international rugby and the Stormers in Super Rugby...

, Sireli Naqelevuki

Sireli Naqelevuki

Sireli Masibalavu Naqelevuki plays as a prop in rugby sevens but in traditional 15s he is a wing or centre. He made his rugby sevens debut in 2002 in Dubai Sevens. He is 1.93m tall and weighs 118 kg. Contracted to the FRU, he played in seven of the eight IRB 7s tournaments when Fiji won the...

 (2)
Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

| awayscore = Tries: Heinrich Brussouw, Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

, Richardt Strauss

Richardt Strauss

Richardt Strauss is a South African rugby union player for Leinster Rugby. Strauss' choice of position is Hooker.-Career:...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2)
Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 45,000 (approx.)
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

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| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 17:05
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 22 – 50
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Pierre Spies

Pierre Spies

Pierre Johan Spies is a South African rugby union player. His usual position is number 8 , where he plays for the Vodacom Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. He has represented the Springboks since 2006.He made his debut for the Blue Bulls in 2005 in a match against the Griquas...

, Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the Lions in the Super 14, and the Golden Lions in the national Curriecup competition. Van Heerden has also played for the national team, the Springboks...

, Jaco Engels

Jaco Engels

Jaco Engels is a Namibian rugby union player playing for the Eastern Province Kings.He has previously played for the Leopards, Boland Cavaliers and Blue Bulls in South Africa's Currie Cup. He has also played Super Rugby with the Bulls...

Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

, Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| awayscore = Tries: Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...

 (2), Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for Castres Olympique.-Super 14:...

, Conrad Smith

Conrad Smith

Conrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre . He had been in many Taranaki age group teams. He moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB at Victoria University of Wellington...

, Hikawera Elliott, Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku is a New Zealand rugby union player, who has played for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition, and for the Vodafone Wellington Lions who play in the Air New Zealand Cup....

, Cory Jane

Cory Jane

Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (5), Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

| stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance =
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

Round 10

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| date = 18 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 18 – 5
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests...

, Simms Davison
Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Andrew Ellis
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance =
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 18 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 29 – 12
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Leroy Houston

Leroy Houston

Leroy Houston, grew up in Shannon, New Zealand. Houston is an Australian Rugby Union who played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. He now plays in France, in the Top14 with Union Bordeaux-Bègles.-Career:...

, Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for French rugby side Stade Francais.-Early life:...

, Andrew Walker
Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3), Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes is an Australian rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre and he previously played for the Queensland Reds....

| awayscore = Pen: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

 (4)
| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

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| date = 19 April 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 26 – 3
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Phil Waugh

Phil Waugh

Phillip Waugh is an Australian rugby union player, widely regarded as one of the world's leading flankers.His career as a player began at the Shore School, Captaining the school's team in 1997...

, Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.-Amateur career:...

, Tatafu Polota-Nau

Tatafu Polota-Nau

- Biography :At 25 years of age, Polota-Nau achieved the rare feat of Test selection before playing a match at Super 14 level. His performances in his Test debut against England at Twickenham and in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road were impressive.v Signed to the New South Wales Waratahs...

, Adam Freier

Adam Freier

Adam Freier is a rugby union footballer. He most recently played for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at hooker...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (3)
| awayscore = Pen: Jano Vermaak
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 20,016
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

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| date = 19 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 27 – 21
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper is an Australian rugby union footballer. He he has signed with the NSW Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition for 2012 and also plays for Australia. He was educated at the Berkeley Vale High School and played his junior rugby for Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast...

 (2), Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for Leicester Tigers.- Rugby career :Salvi returned to the Brumbies after a one-year sabbatical with English Premiership club, Bath...

Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (3)
Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially, The Sharks in the Super 14 and he has been capped by the Springboks at international level....

, Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

, Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

Drop: Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance =
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

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| date = 19 April 2008
| time = 15:00
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 47 – 17
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: Zane Kirchner

Zane Kirchner

Zane Kirchner is a South African international rugby union footballer who plays at fullback for the Bulls in the Super 14 and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. Born in George, Western Cape, Kirchner attended PW Botha College in his home town, for whom he played at fly-half; he was first selected...

 (2), Akona Ndungane

Akona Ndungane

Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing, though he can play in the centres. He plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (2), JP Nel, Pedrie Wannenburg

Pedrie Wannenburg

Pedrie Wannenburg is a South African Rugby Union player who currently plays for Ulster in the RaboDirect Pro12. He previously represented the Bulls in the southern hemisphere Super 14 competition. As of 15 June 2010, he signed a deal with Irish club, Ulster Rugby...

,
Con: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (4)
Pen: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Chris King

Chris King (rugby player)

Chris King is a rugby union player who currently plays provincial rugby for Southland in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15.-Provincial Rugby:...

, Tom Donnelly
Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

| stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance =
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 19 April 2008
| time = 17:05
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 20 – 12
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker is a South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Stormers franchise in the Super 14....

, Schalk Brits

Schalk Brits

Schalk Brits is a South African rugby union footballer. He married Colinda Wijnants on the 29/01/2011 in Greyton, South Africa.-Western Province:...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...

, Conrad Smith

Conrad Smith

Conrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre . He had been in many Taranaki age group teams. He moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB at Victoria University of Wellington...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 45,000 (approx.)
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

Round 11

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| date = 25 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 26 – 22
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003....

 (2), Richie McCaw

Richie McCaw

Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...

, Ti’i Paulo

Ti’i Paulo

Ti’i Paulo is a rugby union player for the Clermont in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a hooker.-Career:Paulo was educated at Kavanagh College, Dunedin, New Zealand. He played for Crusaders in Super Rugby between 2005 and 2010 and has also played for the Canterbury and Tasman provincial sides....

Con: Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

 (3)
| away score
| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 25 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 28 – 21
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

, Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

, Christian Lealiifano

Christian Lealiifano

Christian Lealiifano , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the ACT Brumbies wearing the number 10 jersey. In May 2010 the Waikato Rugby Union announced that they had signed Christian to become their new No.10 for the forthcoming ITM Cup...

Con: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

, Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

Pen: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

 (2), Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| awayscore = Tries: Cobus Grobbelaar, Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

 (2)
Con: Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

 (3)
| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 14,078
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

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| date = 26 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 32 – 20
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

 (2), Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

, Sione Lauaki

Sione Lauaki

Sione Tuitupu Lauaki is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. His brother, Epalahame Lauaki, is a 2nd rower for Hull in the Super League competition and also a New Zealand international.-Early career:...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (3)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for French rugby side Stade Francais.-Early life:...

 (2), Digby Ioane

Digby Ioane

Digby Ioane is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the Queensland Reds. He has previously played for the Western Force in their inaugural year in 2006 to 2007, and has been capped 11 times for the Wallabies.-Early life:...

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Drop: Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes is an Australian rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre and he previously played for the Queensland Reds....

| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance =
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 26 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 25 – 10
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu is an Australian rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition...

 (2), Sam Norton-Knight

Sam Norton-Knight

Sam Norton-Knight is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He was born in Canberra but was educated on the Gold Coast....

, Tom Carter

Tom Carter (rugby union)

Tom Carter is an Australian rugby union player for the New South Wales Waratahs. He plays inside centre and made his Super 14 debut in 2008.He attended Knox Grammar School and The King's School, playing in the Knox 1st XV from 1999 to 2000.-References:...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Lote Tuqiri
| awayscore = Tries: Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition. He plays on the wing....

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Pen: Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 26,402
| referee =   Steve Walsh }}

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| date = 26 April 2008
| time = 15:00
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 10 – 38
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

Pen: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

| awayscore = Tries: Jason Eaton

Jason Eaton

Jason John Eaton is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays lock.-Early life:Though born in Palmerston North he grew up on a dairy farm near the small community of Colyton.-Career:...

, Rodney So'oialo

Rodney So'oialo

Rodney So'oialo is a New Zealand rugby union player currently playing in Japan for the Honda Heat. Previously, he had been a stalwart for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition, making 101 appearances for the franchise. He also made 62 test appearances for the All Blacks between 2002 and 2009...

, Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...

, Zac Guildford, Cory Jane

Cory Jane

Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover...

, Scott Waldrom

Scott Waldrom

Scott Waldrom is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Scott currently plays for the Waikato Chiefs in the Super 15 and Taranaki in the ITM Cup...

Con: Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

 (3), Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia is a rugby union player for the Western Force in the Super 15 competition. He plays as a first five-eighth. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand. Ripia attended Rotorua Boys' High School....

| stadium = Kimberley

Kimberley, Northern Cape

Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War...

| attendance =
| referee =   Ian Smith }}

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| date = 26 April 2008
| time = 17:05
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 26 – 16
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: Tiaan Liebenberg

Tiaan Liebenberg

Tiaan Liebenberg is a South African rugby union footballer who plays for the Western Province provincial team and the Stormers Super 14 team.- External links :***...

, Schalk Brits

Schalk Brits

Schalk Brits is a South African rugby union footballer. He married Colinda Wijnants on the 29/01/2011 in Greyton, South Africa.-Western Province:...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2),
Pen: Tony Brown (3), Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

| awayscore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

Con: Blair Stewart

Blair Stewart

Blair James Stewart is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.Drafted in 1973 by the Detroit Red Wings, Stewart also played for the Washington Capitals and Quebec Nordiques....

Pen: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

 (3)
| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 41,000 (approx.)
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

Round 12

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| date = 2 May 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 18 – 10
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Greg Somerville

Greg Somerville

Greg Mardon Somerville is a New Zealand rugby union player. He is a former All Black and a specialised tighthead prop who can also play loosehead. Somerville made his All Black debut in 2000 against Tonga, a match in which the All Blacks won 102–0...

, Wyatt Crockett

Wyatt Crockett

Wyatt Crockett is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the super 14. He also plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He attended Nelson College.He made his All Blacks debut against Italy in 2009....

 
Con: Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

Pen: Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially, The Sharks in the Super 14 and he has been capped by the Springboks at international level....

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 2 May 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 22 – 35
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: David Croft, Van Humphries

Van Humphries

Van Humphries is an Australian rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition.-Career:...

, Peter Hynes

Peter Hynes

Peter Hynes is an Irish footballer. He also works as a lorry driver.-English career:Hynes began his career as a trainee with Aston Villa where he played in Villa's 2002 FA Youth Cup winning side and turned professional in November 2000...

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

| awayscore = Tries: Jerome Kaino

Jerome Kaino

Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:...

, Isa Nacewa

Isa Nacewa

Isakeli Nacewa is a New Zealand-born rugby union footballer of Fijian descent. He is a utility back and represents Leinster Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup competitions. He previously represented the Blues in the Super Rugby competition and Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup...

, Kurtis Haiu

Kurtis Haiu

Kurtis Haiu is a rugby union player who plays for Blues in Super Rugby, and represents Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup and-Representative rugby:...

, Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in...

Con: Nick Evans (3)
Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

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| date = 2 May 2008
| time = 19:10
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 28 – 31
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: JW Jonker, Duanne Vermeulen, Hendro Scholtz, Rory Duncan

Rory Duncan

Rory Duncan is a former South African rugby union player.He started his career at the , representing them in the Vodacom Cup in 1999 and 2001. He then the joined in 2002, where he played for four seasons before moving to the for the 2006 season. In 2010, however, he returned to the for the 2010...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2), Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Sharks franchise. He is a flyhalf , but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Aaron Bancroft (2), Adam Thomson

Adam Thomson (rugby player)

Adam Thomson is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays provincial rugby for Otago, and plays for the Highlanders Super 14 team. He plays mainly in the number 6 Jersey on the blind side of the scrum. He has been selected for the 2008 All Blacks to play England and Ireland, and made his All...

Con: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

 (2)
Pen: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

 (4)
| stadium = Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance =
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 3 May 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 38 – 12
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Zac Guildford, Andrew Hore

Andrew Hore

For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...

, Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...

 (2), Scott Waldrom

Scott Waldrom

Scott Waldrom is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Scott currently plays for the Waikato Chiefs in the Super 15 and Taranaki in the ITM Cup...

Con: Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia is a rugby union player for the Western Force in the Super 15 competition. He plays as a first five-eighth. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand. Ripia attended Rotorua Boys' High School....

, Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

Pen: Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia is a rugby union player for the Western Force in the Super 15 competition. He plays as a first five-eighth. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand. Ripia attended Rotorua Boys' High School....

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Willie Wepener, Jannie Boshoff
Con: Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 13,986
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

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| date = 3 May 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 22 – 21
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Matt Hodgson

Matt Hodgson

Matt Hodgson, born is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. Hodgson was selected to the Qantas Wallabies squad in 2009 but sustained an injury in a non-cap match played against the Barbarians and was forced to return home...

, Drew Mitchell

Drew Mitchell

Drew Alan Mitchell is an Australian rugby union player. He usually plays on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–2009 Super 14 seasons. In 2010 he is playing for the New South Wales Waratahs franchise...

, James Stannard
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (2)
Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

| awayscore = Tries: Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

, Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
Drop: Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 21,549
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

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| date = 3 May 2008
| time = 15:00
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 16 – 13
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Derick Kuun
Con: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

Pen: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

Drop: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

, Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| awayscore = Tries: Rob Horne

Rob Horne

Rob Horne and is a young Australian centre for the NSW Waratahs rugby union club in the Super 14 competition.-Career:Horne made his debut during the 2008 season as a replacement for Timana Tahu...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Drop: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance =
| referee = Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 3 May 2008
| time = 17:05
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 20 – 10
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers is a South African rugby union footballer. He started his career at wing, but now primarily plays centre. De Villiers plays for Western Province and internationally for South Africa....

, Penalty try
Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper is an Australian rugby union footballer. He he has signed with the NSW Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition for 2012 and also plays for Australia. He was educated at the Berkeley Vale High School and played his junior rugby for Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast...

, Peter Kimlin

Peter Kimlin

Peter Kimlin is an Australian rugby union football player who signed a short term contract with the Exeter Chiefs during the 2010/11 season. He plays as a lock. He signed from ACT Brumbies.-External links:*...

| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 44,539
| referee =   Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (rugby)

Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....

 }}

Round 13

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| date = 9 May 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 21 – 10
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Andrew Hore

Andrew Hore

For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...

, Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...

Con: Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

Pen: Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 16,459
| referee =   Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)

Jonathan Isaac Kaplan , is a full-time international rugby union referee and currently holds the record for the most international matches as referee.-Background:...

 }}

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| date = 9 May 2008
| time = 19:10
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 28 – 17
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: JP Nel, Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the Lions in the Super 14, and the Golden Lions in the national Curriecup competition. Van Heerden has also played for the national team, the Springboks...

, Wynand Olivier

Wynand Olivier

Wynand Olivier is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at centre, although he has played on the wing in the past.-Career:...

Con: Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (2)
Pen: Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Alister Campbell, Peter Kimlin

Peter Kimlin

Peter Kimlin is an Australian rugby union football player who signed a short term contract with the Exeter Chiefs during the 2010/11 season. He plays as a lock. He signed from ACT Brumbies.-External links:*...

Con: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

 (2)
Pen: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

| stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance = 19,544
| referee =   Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (rugby)

Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....

 }}

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| date = 10 May 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 15 – 40
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Aaron Bancroft

Aaron Bancroft (rugby player)

Aaron Bancroft is a NZ rugby union player , currently playing for Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He has formerly played for the Canterbury Crusaders and Highlanders in the Super 14.-Rugby:...

, Adam Thomson

Adam Thomson (rugby player)

Adam Thomson is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays provincial rugby for Otago, and plays for the Highlanders Super 14 team. He plays mainly in the number 6 Jersey on the blind side of the scrum. He has been selected for the 2008 All Blacks to play England and Ireland, and made his All...

Con: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

Pen: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

| awayscore = Tries: Nick Evans (2), Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf is a rugby union footballer who plays for Toulon in the French Top 14. He joined Toulon on a two-year contract after being left out of the 2010 All Black Tri Nations squad. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Auckland-based Blues in the Super 14...

, Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays his rugby as a centre or on the wing. Tuitavake, of Tongan descent, is a fast attacking centre, who not only finishes backline moves himself, but also has the vision to create space and scoring opportunities for his outsides...

, David Smith

David Smith (rugby footballer)

David Smith is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays with Toulon in the French Top 14. He had most recently played provincial rugby in New Zealand for Taranaki in the ITM Cup, and before that for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup, having played in the Super 14.- Early life and career :Smith...

Con: Nick Evans (2), Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

Pen: Nick Evans (3)
| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance =
| referee = Chris Pollock }}

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| date = 10 May 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 21 – 27
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: James Horwill

James Horwill

James Horwill is an Australian rugby union player, a national and provincial representative Lock forward. He captained the Queensland Reds to a season victory in the 2011 in the Super 15 competition, his sixth season played at that level and debuted as Wallaby captain in the deciding game of the...

, Peter Hynes

Peter Hynes (rugby player)

Peter Hynes is an Australian Rugby Union Player for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallabies. He attended Brisbane State High School.-Career:...

, Quade Cooper

Quade Cooper

Quade S. Cooper is a New Zealand born Australian rugby union player.He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and the Australia national rugby union team, generally as fly-half.-Career:...

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Kieran Read

Kieran Read

Kieran Read is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a blind-side flanker or No.8, but has the ability and height to play in the lock position...

 , Kade Poki

Kade Poki

Kade Poki is a rugby union player who represents Southland in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.-Provincial Rugby:...

, Ali Williams

Ali Williams

Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...

, Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

Con: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (6)
Pen: Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance = 21,768
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

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| date = 10 May 2008
| time = 15:00
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 33 – 14
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a flanker.-External links:*...

 (3), Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition. He plays on the wing....

 (2)
Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Tewis De Bruyn, Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Sharks franchise. He is a flyhalf , but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

, Tewis De Bruyn
| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance =
| referee =   Willie Roos }}

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| date = 10 May 2008
| time = 17:05
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 33 – 27
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Chris Jonck, Willem Alberts

Willem Alberts

Willem Alberts is a professional rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks and Natal in the Currie Cup and Super 14 He was schooled at Monument Hoer Skool....

, Cobus Grobbelaar
Con: Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

 (3)
Pen: Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Aled de Malmanche

Aled de Malmanche

Aled Peter de Malmanche is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at hooker for the Chiefs in the Super 14, Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup, and the New Zealand national team, All Blacks. He can also play as a prop on both sides of the scrum...

, Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

, Mils Muliaina

Mils Muliaina

Junior Malili Muliaina , better known as Mils Muliaina, is a rugby union player. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and New Zealand at international level. He was born in Salesi, Samoa, then moved with his family to Invercargill, New Zealand, at the age of two...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (3)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance =
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

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| date = 10 May 2008
| time = 19:10
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 13 – 13
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Sireli Naqelevuki

Sireli Naqelevuki

Sireli Masibalavu Naqelevuki plays as a prop in rugby sevens but in traditional 15s he is a wing or centre. He made his rugby sevens debut in 2002 in Dubai Sevens. He is 1.93m tall and weighs 118 kg. Contracted to the FRU, he played in seven of the eight IRB 7s tournaments when Fiji won the...

, Wylie Human

Wylie Human

Wylie Human is a South African rugby union winger. He has played for several Super 14 teams including the Stormers, the Sharks and the Lions. He has also played for Bath and Northampton Saints, and is currently plying his trade with French second division side FC Grenoble.-External links:* *...

Pen: Tony Brown
| awayscore = Tries: Lote Tuqiri
Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (2)
| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 45,700
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

Round 14

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| date = 16 May 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 19 – 17
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Anthony Boric

Anthony Boric

Anthony Boric is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He also plays for the North Harbour Marist. He plays as a lock. On 1 June 2008, Boric became a New Zealand All Black for the first time.-All Blacks:Boric made his first appearance as an All Black coming on as a...

Con: Nick Evans
Pen: Nick Evans (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...

 (2)
Con: Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

 (2)
Pen: Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance = 37,352
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

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| date = 16 May 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 29 – 22
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: James O'Connor

James O'Connor (rugby)

James O'Connor is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He made his Wallabies debut in 2008. In the Super Rugby competition he played from 2008 to 2011 with Western Force, and subsequently signed to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 season.-Biography:O'Connor is a versatile...

, Josh Tatupu

Josh Tatupu

Josh Tatupu is a Samoan rugby union player. It was announced on 31 March 2011 that Tatupu had signed for Aviva Premiership side Exeter Chiefs-Career:...

, Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

, Chris O'Young

Chris O'Young

Chris O'Young is an Australian rugby union player. His position of choice is scrum-half and he played for the Western Force in the Super 14 competition in 2006...

Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3)
Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

| awayscore = Tries: Francis Fainifo

Francis Fainifo

Francis Fainifo is a rugby union player for the Brumbies in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but has played international rugby with Australia 'A'....

 (2), Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

, Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper is an Australian rugby union footballer. He he has signed with the NSW Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition for 2012 and also plays for Australia. He was educated at the Berkeley Vale High School and played his junior rugby for Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast...

Con: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 21,350
| referee =   Nathan Pearce }}

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| date = 17 May 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 14 – 26
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003....

 (4)
Pen: Dan Carter (6)
| awayscore = Tries: Paul Williams

Paul Williams (rugby player)

Paul Williams is a New Zealand-born Samoan international rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14...

, Toby Morland

Toby Morland

Toby Morland is a NZ rugby union player , who played for Munster. He made his Super rugby debut for the Highlanders in 2004 and played for them until 2008...

, Adam Thomson

Adam Thomson (rugby player)

Adam Thomson is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays provincial rugby for Otago, and plays for the Highlanders Super 14 team. He plays mainly in the number 6 Jersey on the blind side of the scrum. He has been selected for the 2008 All Blacks to play England and Ireland, and made his All...

Con: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

Pen: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

 (3)
| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Keith Brown }}

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| date = 17 May 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 11 – 18
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Peter Hynes

Peter Hynes (rugby player)

Peter Hynes is an Australian Rugby Union Player for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallabies. He attended Brisbane State High School.-Career:...

Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.-Amateur career:...

, Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu is an Australian rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (2)
| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance = 27,688
| referee = Matt Goddard }}

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| date = 17 May 2008
| time = 15:00
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 13 – 22
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

, Jannie Boshoff
Pen: Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

| awayscore = Tries: Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers is a South African rugby union footballer. He started his career at wing, but now primarily plays centre. De Villiers plays for Western Province and internationally for South Africa....

, Sireli Naqelevuki

Sireli Naqelevuki

Sireli Masibalavu Naqelevuki plays as a prop in rugby sevens but in traditional 15s he is a wing or centre. He made his rugby sevens debut in 2002 in Dubai Sevens. He is 1.93m tall and weighs 118 kg. Contracted to the FRU, he played in seven of the eight IRB 7s tournaments when Fiji won the...

, Robbie Diack

Robbie Diack

Robbie Diack is a South African rugby union player who currently plays for Ulster in the RaboDirect Pro12. He plays in the back row mainly as a number eight. He signed for Ulster at the start of the 2008/2009 season from the South African club The Stormers...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance =
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

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| date = 17 May 2008
| time = 17:05
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 20 – 60
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: JW Jonker, Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

Con: Tewis de Bruyn
Pen: Tewis de Bruyn
| awayscore = Tries: Akona Ndungane

Akona Ndungane

Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing, though he can play in the centres. He plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (2), Pierre Spies

Pierre Spies

Pierre Johan Spies is a South African rugby union player. His usual position is number 8 , where he plays for the Vodacom Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. He has represented the Springboks since 2006.He made his debut for the Blue Bulls in 2005 in a match against the Griquas...

, Bryan Habana

Bryan Habana

Bryan Gary Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super 14, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions Springboks...

 (2), Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

, Zane Kirchner

Zane Kirchner

Zane Kirchner is a South African international rugby union footballer who plays at fullback for the Bulls in the Super 14 and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. Born in George, Western Cape, Kirchner attended PW Botha College in his home town, for whom he played at fly-half; he was first selected...

Con: Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (7)
Pen: Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance =
| referee =   Phillip Bosch }}

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| date = 17 May 2008
| time = 19:10
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 47 – 25
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

, Adrian Jacobs

Adrian Jacobs

Adrian Jacobs is a South African rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially and The Sharks in the Super 14. He predominantly plays Centre, but also plays Wing and even Fullback for The Sharks. Adi usually plays off the bench...

, Bismarck du Plessis

Bismarck du Plessis

Bismarck du Plessis is a South African rugby union player, who plays for South Africa internationally, the Natal Sharks in the domestic Currie Cup, and the Sharks in Super Rugby.-Career:...

, Steven Sykes

Steven Sykes

Steven Sykes, born 5 August 1984 in Middelburg, South Africa, is a rugby union player for Leinster with whom he signed a three year deal to play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup starting in the 2011/12 season. He plays as a lock. He is 6'6" tall and weighs 114 kg...

, Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially, The Sharks in the Super 14 and he has been capped by the Springboks at international level....

 (2), Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition. He plays on the wing....

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

 (6)
| awayscore = Tries: Faifili Levave

Faifili Levave

Faifili Levave is a New Zealand professional rugby union player currently playing for the Wellington Lions and the Hurricanes.-Biography:...

, Mils Muliaina

Mils Muliaina

Junior Malili Muliaina , better known as Mils Muliaina, is a rugby union player. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and New Zealand at international level. He was born in Salesi, Samoa, then moved with his family to Invercargill, New Zealand, at the age of two...

, Viliame Waqaseduadua

Viliame Waqaseduadua

Viliame Waqaseduadua is a New Zealand rugby union player, usually as a wing. He plays for the CA Brive. He is simply known as Vili, or Waga....

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance =
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

Semi finals

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 24 May 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 33 – 22
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Leon MacDonald

Leon MacDonald

Leon Raymond MacDonald is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, and now assistant coach for the Tasman Makos rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, All Blacks. He plays first five-eighths and fullback.-Biography:MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended...

 (2), Kieran Read

Kieran Read

Kieran Read is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a blind-side flanker or No.8, but has the ability and height to play in the lock position...

Con: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (3)
Pen: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Zac Guildford, Jeremy Thrush

Jeremy Thrush

Jeremy Thrush is a rugby union lock who played provincial rugby for Wellington Lions and super rugby for the Hurricanes....

, Neemia Tialata

Neemia Tialata

Neemia Stanley Tialata is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. As well as representing New Zealand, he also plays for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup when available....

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

, Jerry Collins

Jerry Collins

Jerry Collins is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who formerly played for the national team, the All Blacks in which he was capped 48 times. He now plays for Yamaha Jubilo, in Japanese Top league rugby.-Early career:...

Pen: Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance = 18,000
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

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| date = 24 May 2008
| time = 20:00
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 28 – 13
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Lote Tuqiri, Rob Horne

Rob Horne

Rob Horne and is a young Australian centre for the NSW Waratahs rugby union club in the Super 14 competition.-Career:Horne made his debut during the 2008 season as a replacement for Timana Tahu...

, Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

, Luke Burgess

Luke Burgess (rugby union)

Luke Burgess is anational representative rugby union player who plays professionally for the Stade Toulousain....

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Drop: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| awayscore = Tries: Craig Burden

Craig Burden

Craig Burden born 13 May 1985 in Durban, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a hooker.-External links:*...

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Pen: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

Drop: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 37,378
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

Grand final

The final of the 2008 Super 14 season took place on 31 May 2008 at AMI Stadium in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The match was hosted by the Canterbury Crusaders who defeated the New South Wales Waratahs

New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...

 by 20 points to 12.

The match

First half
The Crusaders scored the first points of the game when fly-half Dan Carter kicked a penalty in the fourth minute, giving the Crusaders a 3–0 lead. The Waratahs scored their first points of the match when Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 kicked the ball across field, and Waratah's winger Lachlan Turner

Lachlan Turner

Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...

 caught the ball to score a try

Try

A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...

. The attempted conversion by Beale was unsuccessful, leaving the Waratahs with a 5-3 lead.

The next score occurred in the 25th minute when Waratahs flanker

Flanker (rugby union)

A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...

 Phil Waugh

Phil Waugh

Phillip Waugh is an Australian rugby union player, widely regarded as one of the world's leading flankers.His career as a player began at the Shore School, Captaining the school's team in 1997...

 intercepted a pass from Dan Carter. Waugh passed to Turner who chipped the ball and then collected to score his second try. Beale's conversion was successful and the Waratahs extended their lead to 12–3. Carter kicked a penalty in the 32nd minute to reduce the Waratahs lead to 12–6. The final score before half time came in the 38th minute when Crusaders
The 2008 Super 14 season started in February 2008 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 31 May, when the Crusaders won their seventh Super Rugby title with a 20–12 victory over the Waratahs

New South Wales Waratahs

The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...

 in front of the Crusaders' home fans. The 2008 season was the third of the expansion, which led to the name change to the Super 14. The schedule, which covered 3½ months, featured a total of 94 matches, with each team playing one full round robin against the 13 other teams, two semi-finals and a final. Every team received one bye over the 14 rounds.

Introduction of Experimental law variations

{{See also|Playing rugby union}}
The 2008 competition is currently the highest level competition to trial any of the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

's (IRB) Experimental law variations

Experimental law variations

The experimental law variations were a proposed set of amendments to the laws of rugby union. They were propsed by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and trialled games at Stellenbosch University in 2006...

 (ELVs). The laws had been trialled in various competitions in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The highest level competition the laws had previsouly been introduced to was the 2007 Australian Rugby Championship. The introduction of the laws for the 2008 season was approved by the competition's governing body, SANZAR

SANZAR

SANZAR is the body which operates Super Rugby and Tri Nations competitions in rugby union. It is a joint venture of the South African Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union, formed in 1996.Created shortly after rugby's move to professionalism in 1995, SANZAR's two...

, at a meeting on 4 December 2007.

SANZAR decided not to adopt all the ELVs, and decided to adopt the following:

• The corner posts are moved so that they are outside the junction of the touchline and goal-line. A player will also not be in touch if they are touching the corner post unless they are also touching either the touchline, or ground over the touchline.
• A ball can be thrown backwards on a quick throw-in rather than having to be thrown straight.
• The offside line will now occur immediately once a tackle is made.
• At the breakdown the Scrum-half (half-back) cannot be touched unless they are touching the ball.
• During a scrum
  Scrum (rugby union)
  In rugby union a scrum is a means of restarting play after a minor infringement. It involves up to eight players from each team, known as the pack or forward pack, binding together in three rows and interlocking with the free opposing teams forwards. At this point the ball is fed into the gap...
  
  , with the exception of forwards in the scrum, and each team's scrum-half, the offside line will now be 5 metres behind the hindmost foot of a scrum.
• With the exception of offside, not entering the breakdown through the gate, and foul-play, the punishment will be a free kick.

Table

Key to colours

Top four teams advance to playoffs.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Crusaders	13	11	0	2	369	176
8	52
2	Waratahs New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...	13	9	1	3	255	186
5	43
3	Sharks	13	9	1	3	271	209
4	42
4	Hurricanes Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise) The Hurricanes are a New Zealand professional Rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in the Super Rugby competition...	13	8	1	4	310	204
7	41
5	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...	13	8	1	4	269	211
7	41
6	Blues	13	8	0	5	354	267
8	40
7	Chiefs Chiefs (Super rugby franchise) The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys...	13	7	0	6	348	349	−1	6	34
8	Force Western Force Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...	13	7	0	6	247	278	−31	4	32
9	Brumbies	13	6	0	7	277	317	−40	6	30
10	Bulls	13	6	0	7	324	347	−23	4	28
11	Highlanders	13	3	0	10	257	338	−81	7	19
12	Reds Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...	13	3	1	9	258	323	−65	4	18
13	Cheetahs Central Cheetahs The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...	13	1	0	12	255	428	−173	9	13
14	Lions	13	2	1	10	206	367	−161	2	12

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Round 1

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| date = 15 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 34 – 3
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: Mose Tuiali'i

Mose Tuiali'i

Mose Tuiali'i is a rugby union player who plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Crusaders in the Super 14. He plays for Suburbs in the Christchurch premier competition. He has played for the All Blacks between 2004 and 2006 in which he has played 9 tests. His position is No 8...

 (2), Brad Thorn

Brad Thorn

Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...

, Daniel Carter,
Con: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (4)Pen: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (2)
| awayscore = Pen: Julian Huxley

Julian Huxley (rugby player)

Julian Huxley is an Australian rugby union footballer. In 2008 he had established himself in the Wallabies and was named Australian Rookie of the Year...

| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance = 16,254
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

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| date = 15 February 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 22 – 16
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: John Roe (2), Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

| awayscore = Tries: Adam Thomson

Adam Thomson (rugby player)

Adam Thomson is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays provincial rugby for Otago, and plays for the Highlanders Super 14 team. He plays mainly in the number 6 Jersey on the blind side of the scrum. He has been selected for the 2008 All Blacks to play England and Ireland, and made his All...

Con: Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

Pen: Paul Williams

Paul Williams (rugby player)

Paul Williams is a New Zealand-born Samoan international rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14...

 (2), Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance = 19,183
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

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| date = 15 February 2008
| time = 19:10
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 17 – 10
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a flanker.-External links:*...

, Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche is a South African rugby union player. He plays mostly at fullback also has the ability to play at centre or on the wing.-Career:...

Con: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

 (2)
Pen: François Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

| awayscore = Tries: Luke Holmes
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Pen: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance = 30,043
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

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| date = 16 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 32 – 14
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Danny Lee

Danny Lee (rugby player)

Daniel David Lee is a former New Zealand international rugby union player. His position is scrum-half....

, Troy Flavell

Troy Flavell

Troy Vandem Flavell is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for Bayonne in the French Top 14. Flavell has won 22 caps for New Zealand, and mainly plays lock. He is known for his power in the scrum and his repeated foul play...

, Joe Rokocoko

Joe Rokocoko

Josevata Taliga "Joe" Rokocoko is a professional New Zealand rugby union player. Rokocoko is known for his speed and strength which has accounted for his prolific try strike rate...

, Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

Con: Nick Evans (3)
Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Mils Muliaina

Mils Muliaina

Junior Malili Muliaina , better known as Mils Muliaina, is a rugby union player. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and New Zealand at international level. He was born in Salesi, Samoa, then moved with his family to Invercargill, New Zealand, at the age of two...

Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (3)
| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance = 23,480
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 16 February 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 20 – 3
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Lachlan Turner

Lachlan Turner

Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...

 (2), Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom is a former captain of the Australia national rugby union team. Raised in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Elsom is one of Australia's most decorated Rugby players. Elsom has played over 50 times for Australia and has over 80 Super rugby caps with the Waratahs 2003–08 and the...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| awayscore = Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 27,011
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 16 February 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 9 – 16
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Bryan Habana

Bryan Habana

Bryan Gary Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super 14, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions Springboks...

Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (3)
| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 47,896
| referee =   Willie Roos }}

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| date = 16 February 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 22 – 23
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Eddie Fredericks

Eddie Fredericks

Eddie Fredericks is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the in the domestic Currie Cup club competition, and for the Central Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is on the wing....

, Duane Vermeulen

Duane Vermeulen

Duane Vermeulen is a South African rugby union player, who represents Western Province provincially and the Vodacom Stormers in the Super 14.Vermeulen plays as a Number eight but he is equally adept at playing both blindside and openside flanker....

, Barend Pieterse

Barend Pieterse

Barend Pieterse is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He started playing his rugby for the in 2001. He played for them until 2004, when he moved to the . Between 2004 and 2010, he also frequently represented the Cats and Central Cheetahs franchises in the Super...

Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

 (2)
Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

| awayscore = Tries: Franco van der Merwe, Doppies la Grange
Con: Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the Lions and Cheetahs...

, Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

Pen: Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the Lions and Cheetahs...

 (2), Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance = 17,231
| referee =   Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)

Jonathan Isaac Kaplan , is a full-time international rugby union referee and currently holds the record for the most international matches as referee.-Background:...

 }}

Round 2

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| date = 22 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 23 – 18
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Tane Tu’ipulotu, Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (2)
Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Van Humphries

Van Humphries

Van Humphries is an Australian rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition.-Career:...

, John Roe
Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 15,682
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

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| date = 22 February 2008
| time = 18:00
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 15 – 16
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Hennie Daniller, Heinrich Brussow

Heinrich Brussow

Heinrich Wilhelm Brüssow is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the Free State Cheetahs provincial team, Cheetahs in the international Super Rugby competition and the Springboks...

Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

Pen: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

| awayscore = Tries: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3)
| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance = 14,632
| referee =   Chris Pollock }}

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| date = 22 February 2008
| time = 20:05
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 19 – 54
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: JP Nel
Con: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

, Andrew Ellis, Richie McCaw

Richie McCaw

Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...

, Kade Poki

Kade Poki

Kade Poki is a rugby union player who represents Southland in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.-Provincial Rugby:...

, Nasi Manu

Nasi Manu

Nasi Manu is a professional rugby union player. He represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at Flanker or number 8.-Provincial Rugby:...

, Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

, Leon MacDonald

Leon MacDonald

Leon Raymond MacDonald is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, and now assistant coach for the Tasman Makos rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, All Blacks. He plays first five-eighths and fullback.-Biography:MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended...

Con: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (5)
Pen: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (3)
| stadium = Loftus Versfeld

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and association football stadium situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and hosted the 2009 Currie Cup final...

, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance = 39,341
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

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| date = 23 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 20 – 17
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Liam Messam

Liam Messam

Liam Messam is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

, Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests...

, Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs is an Australian rugby union footballer contracted to Guinness Premiership team London Wasps. Jacobs was a member of the inargural ARC winning Central Coast Rays side in 2007. He has now signed with London Wasps.-External links:...

, Sam Harris, Lote Tuqiri
Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen:
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance = 10,273
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

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| date = 23 February 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 22 – 20
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: Anthony Fainga'a

Anthony Faingaa

Anthony Fainga'a started his professional rugby career alongside his twin brother Saia Fainga'a at the Brumbies in Canberra, after growing up in nearby Queanbeyan.-Career:...

, Stephen Hoiles

Stephen Hoiles

Stephen Hoiles is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition. Hoiles previously played for the New South Wales Waratahs. He has also played for the national team, the Wallabies.-Career:...

, Penalty try
Con: Julian Huxley

Julian Huxley (rugby player)

Julian Huxley is an Australian rugby union footballer. In 2008 he had established himself in the Wallabies and was named Australian Rookie of the Year...

 (2)
Pen: Julian Huxley

Julian Huxley (rugby player)

Julian Huxley is an Australian rugby union footballer. In 2008 he had established himself in the Wallabies and was named Australian Rookie of the Year...

| awayscore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

, Chris King

Chris King (rugby player)

Chris King is a rugby union player who currently plays provincial rugby for Southland in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15.-Provincial Rugby:...

Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 14,284
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 23 February 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 12 – 10
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Pen: Rory Kockett (3), Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

| awayscore = Tries: Ricky Januarie

Ricky Januarie

Enrico "Ricky" Januarie is a South African rugby union scrum-half. Formerly of the Lions, he signed with the Stormers, in the Vodacom Super 14 in 2008. He was also a member of the national Springboks squad. He announced his retirement from international rugby on 24 July 2011...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance = 29,282
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

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| date = 23 February 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 10 – 55
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

Con: Chris Jonck
Pen: Louis Strydon
| awayscore = Tries: Kurtis Haiu

Kurtis Haiu

Kurtis Haiu is a rugby union player who plays for Blues in Super Rugby, and represents Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup and-Representative rugby:...

 (2), Nick Evans, Jerome Kaino

Jerome Kaino

Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:...

, Isa Nacewa

Isa Nacewa

Isakeli Nacewa is a New Zealand-born rugby union footballer of Fijian descent. He is a utility back and represents Leinster Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup competitions. He previously represented the Blues in the Super Rugby competition and Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup...

, Nick Williams

Nick Williams

Nick Williams is a rugby union player who played for Munster in the Magners League and Heineken Cup for 2 seasons. Williams won 19 caps for Munster and scored 4 tries, including a hat-trick against the Newport Gwent Dragons. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for...

, Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf is a rugby union footballer who plays for Toulon in the French Top 14. He joined Toulon on a two-year contract after being left out of the 2010 All Black Tri Nations squad. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Auckland-based Blues in the Super 14...

Con: Nick Evans (7)
Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance = 11,107
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

Round 3

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| date = 29 February 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 39 – 19
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...

, Alby Mathewson

Alby Mathewson

Albert "Alby" Mathewson is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrum-half. He was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He has also played for the All Blacks.-Biography:...

, Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku is a New Zealand rugby union player, who has played for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition, and for the Vodafone Wellington Lions who play in the Air New Zealand Cup....

, Rodney So'oialo

Rodney So'oialo

Rodney So'oialo is a New Zealand rugby union player currently playing in Japan for the Honda Heat. Previously, he had been a stalwart for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition, making 101 appearances for the franchise. He also made 62 test appearances for the All Blacks between 2002 and 2009...

, Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for Castres Olympique.-Super 14:...

, Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (3)
Drop: Tane Tu'ipulotu

Tane Tu'ipulotu

Tane Tu'ipulotu is a rugby union player for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre. He has represented the Pacific Islanders. In summer of 2008 he signed for the Guinness Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, to arrive in November 2008, after the Air New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Liam Messam

Liam Messam

Liam Messam is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

, Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

, Tanerau Latimer

Tanerau Latimer

Tanerau Dylan Latimer is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Super Rugby:...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 16,913
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 29 February 2008
| time = 18:30
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 16 – 18
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

Con: Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the Lions and Cheetahs...

Pen: Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom

Louis Strydom is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the .He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the Lions and Cheetahs...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

, Tamaiti Horua
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

, Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance = 6,051
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 29 February 2008
| time = 20:35
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 0 – 22
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore =
| awayscore = Tries: Andrew Ellis, Sean Maitland

Sean Maitland

Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...

 
Pen: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (4)
| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 43,742
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 1 March 2008
| time = 19:25
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 12 – 15
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

, Adam Thomson

Adam Thomson (rugby player)

Adam Thomson is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays provincial rugby for Otago, and plays for the Highlanders Super 14 team. He plays mainly in the number 6 Jersey on the blind side of the scrum. He has been selected for the 2008 All Blacks to play England and Ireland, and made his All...

Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs

Ben Jacobs is an Australian rugby union footballer contracted to Guinness Premiership team London Wasps. Jacobs was a member of the inargural ARC winning Central Coast Rays side in 2007. He has now signed with London Wasps.-External links:...

, Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu is an Australian rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance = 10,203
| referee =   JC Fortuin }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 1 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 43 – 11
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Mark Chisholm

Mark Chisholm

Mark Chisholm is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super Rugby competition...

 (2), Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

, Ben Alexander, Peter Playford

Peter Playford

Peter Playford born 11 July 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. One of Playford's common nicknames is P².-External links:*...

, Stephen Hoiles

Stephen Hoiles

Stephen Hoiles is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition. Hoiles previously played for the New South Wales Waratahs. He has also played for the national team, the Wallabies.-Career:...

Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (5)
Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| awayscore = Tries: John Roe,
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 15,244
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 1 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 26 – 50
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Gavin Passens, JW Jonker, Heinrich Brussow

Heinrich Brussow

Heinrich Wilhelm Brüssow is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the Free State Cheetahs provincial team, Cheetahs in the international Super Rugby competition and the Springboks...

, Kabamba Floors

Kabamba Floors

Lucas "Kabamba" Floors is a South African rugby union footballer who plays for the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup club competition, and for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2), Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Sharks franchise. He is a flyhalf , but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position...

| awayscore = Tries: Joe Rokocoko

Joe Rokocoko

Josevata Taliga "Joe" Rokocoko is a professional New Zealand rugby union player. Rokocoko is known for his speed and strength which has accounted for his prolific try strike rate...

 (3), Isaia Toeava

Isaia Toeava

Isaia "Ice" Toeava , is a professional rugby union player in New Zealand.-Early career:Toeava attended De La Salle College, Mangere East, he played alongside Taniela Moa in the school's First XV rugby team. He represented New Zealand U-19 where he was named the IRB's Under-19 2005 player of the year...

 (2), Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf is a rugby union footballer who plays for Toulon in the French Top 14. He joined Toulon on a two-year contract after being left out of the 2010 All Black Tri Nations squad. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Auckland-based Blues in the Super 14...

, Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays his rugby as a centre or on the wing. Tuitavake, of Tongan descent, is a fast attacking centre, who not only finishes backline moves himself, but also has the vision to create space and scoring opportunities for his outsides...

Con: Nick Evans (6)
Pen: Nick Evans
| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance = 22,984
| referee =   Brett Bowden }}

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| date = 1 March 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 15 – 29
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Pen: Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (4)
Drop: Morné Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

| awayscore = Tries: Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition. He plays on the wing....

, Frederic Michalak

Frédéric Michalak

Frédéric Michalak is a French rugby union footballer, who currently plays in South Africa for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team, Toulouse, in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup...

, Keegan Daniel

Keegan Daniel

Keegan Rhys Daniel is a South African rugby union player.Born in the rural farming town of Humansdorp, Daniel started his education at Gonubie Primary before moving off to one of South Africa’s best known rugby nurseries, Dale College Boy's High School.Daniel played Craven Week for the Border...

, Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a flanker.-External links:*...

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

 (3)
Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

| stadium = Loftus Versfeld

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and association football stadium situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and hosted the 2009 Currie Cup final...

, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance = 44,978
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

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Round 4

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| date = 7 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 6 – 10
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Jerry Collins

Jerry Collins

Jerry Collins is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who formerly played for the national team, the All Blacks in which he was capped 48 times. He now plays for Yamaha Jubilo, in Japanese Top league rugby.-Early career:...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (1)
Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (1)
| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance = 8,603
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

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| date = 7 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 24 – 17
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: Tom Carter

Tom Carter (rugby union)

Tom Carter is an Australian rugby union player for the New South Wales Waratahs. He plays inside centre and made his Super 14 debut in 2008.He attended Knox Grammar School and The King's School, playing in the Knox 1st XV from 1999 to 2000.-References:...

, Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.-Amateur career:...

, Lote Tuqiri
Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (3)
Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| awayscore = Tries: Peter Playford

Peter Playford

Peter Playford born 11 July 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. One of Playford's common nicknames is P².-External links:*...

, Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for Leicester Tigers.- Rugby career :Salvi returned to the Brumbies after a one-year sabbatical with English Premiership club, Bath...

Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (2)
Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 32,371
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

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| date = 7 March 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 31 – 17
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Akona Ndungane

Akona Ndungane

Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing, though he can play in the centres. He plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (2)
Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (6)
Drop: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| awayscore = Tries: Dusty Noble, Jano Vermaak, Rayno Benjamin
Con: Jano Vermaak
| stadium = Loftus Versfeld

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and association football stadium situated in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and hosted the 2009 Currie Cup final...

, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance = 27,461
| referee =   JC Fortuin }}

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| date = 8 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 22 – 20
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Leonard plays half-back and made his provincial debut for Waikato in the 2005 National Provincial Championship. He was in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2006 Super 14...

, Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests...

, Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Eddie Fredericks

Eddie Fredericks

Eddie Fredericks is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the in the domestic Currie Cup club competition, and for the Central Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is on the wing....

, Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2)
Pen: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2)
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance = 10,686
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 8 March 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 16 – 34
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Chris Latham

Chris Latham (rugby player)

Chris Latham is an Australian rugby union player, who played fullback for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds and Australia....

, Leroy Houston

Leroy Houston

Leroy Houston, grew up in Shannon, New Zealand. Houston is an Australian Rugby Union who played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. He now plays in France, in the Top14 with Union Bordeaux-Bègles.-Career:...

Drop: Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes is an Australian rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre and he previously played for the Queensland Reds....

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

, Luke Watson

Luke Watson

Luke Asher Watson is a South African rugby union footballer who can play at flank or eighthman. He has represented and captained the South African Schools rugby team , South Africa's under-19 and under-21 teams, as well as the Springbok Sevens team...

, Tonderai Chavhanga

Tonderai Chavhanga

Tonderai Chavhanga is a South African rugby union player. Chavhanga has played for the national team, the Springboks, being capped once in 2005. He played for the Stormers in the international Super 14 competition...

, Bolla Conradie

Bolla Conradie

Bolla Conradie is a South African rugby union footballer.- External links :**...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (4)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance = 17,830
| referee =   Chris Pollock }}

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| date = 8 March 2008
| time = 19:10
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 22 – 17
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Keegan Daniel

Keegan Daniel

Keegan Rhys Daniel is a South African rugby union player.Born in the rural farming town of Humansdorp, Daniel started his education at Gonubie Primary before moving off to one of South Africa’s best known rugby nurseries, Dale College Boy's High School.Daniel played Craven Week for the Border...

 (2), Johann Muller
Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

 (2)
Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

| awayscore = Tries: Nick Evans, Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in...

Con: Nick Evans (2)
Pen: Nick Evans
| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance = 34,073
| referee =   Brett Bowden }}

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| date = 9 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 24 – 29
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: David Pocock, Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...

, Richard Brown

Richard Brown (rugby player)

Richard Brown is an Australian rugby union footballer.-Career:He is one of six players to have represented the Western Force in all of its Super 14 games in 2007, and one of 14 Force players selected in the Wallabies train-on squad in May 2008. In 2009 Brown became the Wallabies first choice...

, Lachlan MacKay
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Daniel Carter (3), Greg Sommerville, Ali Williams

Ali Williams

Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...

, Andrew Ellis, Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...

Con: Daniel Carter (7)
| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 27,011
| referee =   Willie Roos }}

Round 5

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| date = 14 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 26 – 35
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...

, Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

, Tonderai Chavhanga(3), Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes is a South African rugby union footballer who plays primarily as a fullback for the Springboks in international rugby and the Stormers in Super Rugby...

, Penalty try
Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance = 10,002
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

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| date = 14 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 15 – 33
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for Leicester Tigers.- Rugby career :Salvi returned to the Brumbies after a one-year sabbatical with English Premiership club, Bath...

, Tyrone Smith
Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| awayscore = Tries: Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for Castres Olympique.-Super 14:...

 (2), Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku is a New Zealand rugby union player, who has played for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition, and for the Vodafone Wellington Lions who play in the Air New Zealand Cup....

, Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...

, Andrew Hore

Andrew Hore

For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (3), Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia

Willie Ripia is a rugby union player for the Western Force in the Super 15 competition. He plays as a first five-eighth. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand. Ripia attended Rotorua Boys' High School....

| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 14,308
| referee =   Willie Roos }}

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| date = 15 March 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 17 – 27
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Tony Woodcock

Tony Woodcock (rugby player)

Tony Dale Woodcock is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is loosehead prop, and he has played 83 tests for the national team, the All Blacks. He plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Auckland Blues in the Super 14. He plays for North Harbour Marist in the North...

, Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake

Anthony Tuitavake is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays his rugby as a centre or on the wing. Tuitavake, of Tongan descent, is a fast attacking centre, who not only finishes backline moves himself, but also has the vision to create space and scoring opportunities for his outsides...

Con: Nick Evans, Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

Pen: Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

| awayscore = Tries: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

, Richard Brown

Richard Brown (rugby player)

Richard Brown is an Australian rugby union footballer.-Career:He is one of six players to have represented the Western Force in all of its Super 14 games in 2007, and one of 14 Force players selected in the Wallabies train-on squad in May 2008. In 2009 Brown became the Wallabies first choice...

, Tamaiti Horua
Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3)
Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (2)
| stadium = North Harbour Stadium

North Harbour Stadium

North Harbour Stadium is a stadium, situated in Albany, in North Shore City, in New Zealand. It was opened in 1997, after nearly a decade of discussion, planning and construction. Rugby union, football and rugby League are the only sports played on the main ground, as it is rectangular in shape....

, Albany

Albany, New Zealand

Albany is a northern suburb of Auckland, one of the several cities in northern New Zealand. The name derives from Alba and its Latinisation. It is located to the north of the Waitemata Harbour, 15 kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is in the Albany ward, one of the...

| attendance = 13,213
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 15 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 55 – 7
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton (rugby player)

Scott Elliot Hamilton is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays for Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super 14, Canterbury in the New Zealand NPC competition and for his club in North Canterbury Glenmark...

 (3), Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...

 (2), Sean Maitland

Sean Maitland

Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...

, Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

, Leon MacDonald

Leon MacDonald

Leon Raymond MacDonald is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, and now assistant coach for the Tasman Makos rugby team, who played 56 tests for the national team, All Blacks. He plays first five-eighths and fullback.-Biography:MacDonald was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, and attended...

, Ti'i Paulo, Caleb Ralph

Caleb Ralph

Caleb Stan Ralph is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Ralph began his first-class career with Bay of Plenty, then moved to Auckland before heading to Canterbury. He started his Super Rugby career with the Chiefs in 1997, Blues , Crusaders and a cameo role with the Queensland Reds...

Con: Dan Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (5)
Pen:
| awayscore = Tries: Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance = 15,070
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 15 March 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 40 – 8
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: Chris Latham

Chris Latham (rugby player)

Chris Latham is an Australian rugby union player, who played fullback for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds and Australia....

, Peter Hynes

Peter Hynes (rugby player)

Peter Hynes is an Australian Rugby Union Player for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallabies. He attended Brisbane State High School.-Career:...

, Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

, Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for French rugby side Stade Francais.-Early life:...

, John Roe
Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3)
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Fourie du Preez

Fourie du Preez

Petrus Fourie du Preez is a rugby union player. His position of choice is scrum half. Du Preez plays for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup competition in South Africa and the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition...

Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance = 14,411
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 15 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 8 – 16
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Franco Van der Merwe
Pen: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

| awayscore = Tries: BJ Botha

BJ Botha

Brendon James Botha, better known as BJ Botha is a South African rugby union player. He is a prop for the Irish Province, Munster. He signed for Ulster on Thursday 14 August 2008 on a three year deal, and left the province in May 2011...

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

 (3)
| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance = 22331
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

Round 6

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| date = 21 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 34 – 7
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Tries: Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala

Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...

, Mose Tuiali'i

Mose Tuiali'i

Mose Tuiali'i is a rugby union player who plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Crusaders in the Super 14. He plays for Suburbs in the Christchurch premier competition. He has played for the All Blacks between 2004 and 2006 in which he has played 9 tests. His position is No 8...

, Wyatt Crockett

Wyatt Crockett

Wyatt Crockett is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the super 14. He also plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He attended Nelson College.He made his All Blacks debut against Italy in 2009....

, Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton (rugby player)

Scott Elliot Hamilton is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays for Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super 14, Canterbury in the New Zealand NPC competition and for his club in North Canterbury Glenmark...

Con: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (4)
Pen: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu is an Australian rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance = 18,000
| referee = Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

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| date = 21 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 29 – 23
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Mark Chisholm

Mark Chisholm

Mark Chisholm is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super Rugby competition...

, Peter Playford

Peter Playford

Peter Playford born 11 July 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. One of Playford's common nicknames is P².-External links:*...

, Tyrone Smith, Mitchell Chapman

Mitchell Chapman

Mitchell Chapman also Mitch, Mark, Chappo, Horse is an Australian Rugby Union player for the ACT Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition. Chapman usually plays at the position of Blindside Flanker but can also cover the Second Row and Number 8...

Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (3)
Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| awayscore = Tries: Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

, Tewis de Bruyn
Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

, Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

Pen: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2), Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 14,076
| referee =   Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (rugby)

Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....

 }}

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| date = 22 March 2008
| time = 14:30
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 28 – 36
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Paul Williams

Paul Williams (rugby player)

Paul Williams is a New Zealand-born Samoan international rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14...

, Aaron Bancroft

Aaron Bancroft (rugby player)

Aaron Bancroft is a NZ rugby union player , currently playing for Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He has formerly played for the Canterbury Crusaders and Highlanders in the Super 14.-Rugby:...

, Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

Con: Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

 (2)
Pen: Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Tom Hockings, Richard Brown

Richard Brown (rugby player)

Richard Brown is an Australian rugby union footballer.-Career:He is one of six players to have represented the Western Force in all of its Super 14 games in 2007, and one of 14 Force players selected in the Wallabies train-on squad in May 2008. In 2009 Brown became the Wallabies first choice...

, Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...

Con: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3)
Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (3), Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

 (2)
| stadium = Queenstown Event Centre Oval, Queenstown

Queenstown, New Zealand

Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....

| attendance = 7,500
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

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| date = 22 March 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 17 – 14
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Danny Lee

Danny Lee (rugby player)

Daniel David Lee is a former New Zealand international rugby union player. His position is scrum-half....

Pen: Ben Atiga

Ben Atiga

Benjamin Alo Charles Atiga is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and plays centre and fullback. Atiga is a product of Auckland Grammar School. He has currently played only 1 test for the All Blacks, he got called into the 2003 All Blacks World Cup squad as an injury replacement and got his cap...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes is a South African rugby union footballer who plays primarily as a fullback for the Springboks in international rugby and the Stormers in Super Rugby...

Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance = 18,511
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 22 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 43 – 27
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Leonard plays half-back and made his provincial debut for Waikato in the 2005 National Provincial Championship. He was in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2006 Super 14...

 (2), Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

, Dwayne Sweeney

Dwayne Sweeney

Dwayne Sweeney is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for the Waikato Chiefs in the Super Rugby competition and Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup...

, Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

, Liam Messam

Liam Messam

Liam Messam is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (5)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Wynand Olivier

Wynand Olivier

Wynand Olivier is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at centre, although he has played on the wing in the past.-Career:...

, Deon Stegmann

Deon Stegmann

Deon Stegmann is a professional South African rugby union player, who represents the Springboks and Bulls at openside flank. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls in 2008 at the age of 21....

, Akona Ndungane

Akona Ndungane

Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing, though he can play in the centres. He plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (3)
Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

Drop: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| stadium = Rotorua International Stadium

Rotorua International Stadium

Rotorua International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on Devon Street West in Westbrook suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union and rugby league matches, being one of two home stadiums for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union...

, Rotorua

Rotorua

Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...

| attendance = 6,400
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

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| date = 22 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Lions  South Africa
| score = 24 – 24
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Joe van Niekerk

Joe van Niekerk

Johann "Joe" van Niekerk is a South African rugby union player, who generally plays either as a flanker or number 8...

, Rayno Benjamin
Con: Jano Vermaak
Pen: Jano Vermaak (3)
Drop: Jano Vermaak
| awayscore = Tries: Peter Hynes

Peter Hynes (rugby player)

Peter Hynes is an Australian Rugby Union Player for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallabies. He attended Brisbane State High School.-Career:...

, Rodney Blake

Rodney Blake

Rodney Blake is a professional Australian rugby union footballer. He plays prop for the Melbourne Rebels. He previously played for Bayonne in France. He is sometimes referred to as Rodzilla. His father Paul is a former Otago flanker. In June 2006, Blake made his debut for the Wallabies.- Career...

, Chris Latham

Chris Latham (rugby player)

Chris Latham is an Australian rugby union player, who played fullback for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds and Australia....

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3)
Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

| stadium = Ellis Park

Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

| attendance = 5,221
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

Round 7

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| date = 28 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 13 – 20
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: Andrew Hore

Andrew Hore

For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

, Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

| awayscore = Tries: Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003....

 , Ali Williams

Ali Williams

Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...

 
Con: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (2)
Pen: Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter (rugby player)

Daniel William "Dan" Carter is a New Zealand rugby union player.He is currently the highest points scorer in test match rugby and is regarded as one of rugby's greatest ever fly-halves.-Early life:...

 (2)
| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 31,571
| referee =   Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (rugby)

Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....

 }}

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| date = 28 March 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 23 – 19
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Lachlan Turner

Lachlan Turner

Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...

, Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom is a former captain of the Australia national rugby union team. Raised in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Elsom is one of Australia's most decorated Rugby players. Elsom has played over 50 times for Australia and has over 80 Super rugby caps with the Waratahs 2003–08 and the...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (2)
Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 {3)
| awayscore = Tries: David de Villiers. Jongi Nokwe

Jongi Nokwe

Jongikhaya "Jongi" Nokwe is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the . He's a former Springbok during the period in which he played for the Central Cheetahs franchise in the Super 14 tournament, and the Free State Cheetahs in the domestic Currie Cup competition...

, Phillip van der Merwe
Con: Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Sharks franchise. He is a flyhalf , but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position...

 (2)
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 20,179
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

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| date = 28 March 2008
| time = 20:00
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 16 – 32
| away =  South Africa Stormers
| homescore = Tries: Drew Mitchell

Drew Mitchell

Drew Alan Mitchell is an Australian rugby union player. He usually plays on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–2009 Super 14 seasons. In 2010 he is playing for the New South Wales Waratahs franchise...

, Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...

Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Tonderai Chavhanga

Tonderai Chavhanga

Tonderai Chavhanga is a South African rugby union player. Chavhanga has played for the national team, the Springboks, being capped once in 2005. He played for the Stormers in the international Super 14 competition...

 (2), Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers is a South African rugby union footballer. He started his career at wing, but now primarily plays centre. De Villiers plays for Western Province and internationally for South Africa....

, JD Moller

JD Moller

JD Moller is a South African rugby union footballer.- External links :**...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 24,225
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 29 March 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 39 – 24
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard

Brendon Leonard is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Leonard plays half-back and made his provincial debut for Waikato in the 2005 National Provincial Championship. He was in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2006 Super 14...

, Liam Messam

Liam Messam

Liam Messam is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

, Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

 (2), Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

, Mils Muliaina

Mils Muliaina

Junior Malili Muliaina , better known as Mils Muliaina, is a rugby union player. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and New Zealand at international level. He was born in Salesi, Samoa, then moved with his family to Invercargill, New Zealand, at the age of two...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (3)
Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

| awayscore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

, Hoani MacDonald

Hoani MacDonald

Hoani MacDonald is a New Zealand rugby union player who played provincial rugby for Southland, and as well as the Highlanders in the Super 14....

 (2), Mike Delany

Mike Delany

Mike Delany is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays provincial rugby for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.-Career:...

Con: Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden

Daniel Bowden is a New Zealand Rugby Union player that plays rugby for Aviva Premiership side London Irish.-Highlanders:Bowden played his first match for the Highlanders on Friday 15 February 2008 when he started against the Reds in Brisbane, he kicked one penalty for the match...

 (2)
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance = 11,495
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

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| date = 29 March 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 23 – 21
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: Troy Flavell

Troy Flavell

Troy Vandem Flavell is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for Bayonne in the French Top 14. Flavell has won 22 caps for New Zealand, and mainly plays lock. He is known for his power in the scrum and his repeated foul play...

, Keven Mealamu

Keven Mealamu

Keven Mealamu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at hooker for the Blues in the Super 14, Auckland in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team, All Blacks....

Con: Nick Evans (2)
Pen: Nick Evans (2)
Drop: Nick Evans
| awayscore = Tries: Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the Lions in the Super 14, and the Golden Lions in the national Curriecup competition. Van Heerden has also played for the national team, the Springboks...

 (2), Derick Kuun
Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (3)
| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance = 22,562
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

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| date = 29 March 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Sharks  South Africa
| score = 22 – 10
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane

Odwa Ndungane is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition. He plays on the wing....

, Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche is a South African rugby union player. He plays mostly at fullback also has the ability to play at centre or on the wing.-Career:...

, Bismarck du Plessis

Bismarck du Plessis

Bismarck du Plessis is a South African rugby union player, who plays for South Africa internationally, the Natal Sharks in the domestic Currie Cup, and the Sharks in Super Rugby.-Career:...

Con: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

, Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Drop: Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche

Stefan Terblanche is a South African rugby union player. He plays mostly at fullback also has the ability to play at centre or on the wing.-Career:...

| awayscore = Tries: David Croft

David Croft (rugby player)

David Croft is a former Australian rugby union player.He played openside flanker for the Queensland Reds, Melbourne Rebels and Brothers....

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

| stadium = ABSA Stadium

Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park , is a stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa, which was originally built in 1891 and extensively renovated in the 1990s...

, Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

| attendance =41339
| referee =   Chris Pollock }}

Round 8

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| date = 4 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 29 – 20
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Paul Williams

Paul Williams (rugby player)

Paul Williams is a New Zealand-born Samoan international rugby union player who plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14...

, Johnny Leota

Johnny Leota

Johnny Leota is a professional rugby union player who played for Manawatu in the ITM Cup. He signed for Sale Sharks in the Summer of 2011...

 (2), Aaron Bancroft

Aaron Bancroft (rugby player)

Aaron Bancroft is a NZ rugby union player , currently playing for Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He has formerly played for the Canterbury Crusaders and Highlanders in the Super 14.-Rugby:...

Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (3)
Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

| awayscore = Tries: Willem Alberts

Willem Alberts

Willem Alberts is a professional rugby union player who plays for the Natal Sharks and Natal in the Currie Cup and Super 14 He was schooled at Monument Hoer Skool....

, Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

, Walter Venter
Con: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

Pen: Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk

Jaco van Schalkwyk is a South African rugby union player.He started his career with until 2002, when he moved to the . During his spell there, he played Super Rugby for the Cats, as well as playing for the South Africa sevens team in 2003 to 2004. In 2006, he joined the , also playing for the...

| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance =
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

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| date = 4 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 28 – 42
| away =  New Zealand Chiefs
| homescore = Tries: Tyrone Smith, Josh Holmes

Josh Holmes (rugby)

Josh Holmes is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the New South Wales Waratahs. His preferred position is scrum half.-Career:...

 (2), Peter Playford

Peter Playford

Peter Playford born 11 July 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. He plays on the wing. One of Playford's common nicknames is P².-External links:*...

Con: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

 (4)
| awayscore = Tries: Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests...

, Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

, Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2), Viliame Waqaseduadua

Viliame Waqaseduadua

Viliame Waqaseduadua is a New Zealand rugby union player, usually as a wing. He plays for the CA Brive. He is simply known as Vili, or Waga....

, Jamie Nutbrown

Jamie Nutbrown

Jamie Nutbrown , is a Half-back/Scrum Half for the Ospreys Rugby Union club in Wales, who compete in the Magners League....

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (5), Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce

Callum Bruce is a New Zealand rugby union player.-Super 14:Bruce formally played for the Super 14 team Highlanders. He now plays for the Super 14 team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered first five-eighth for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick...

| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance =
| referee =   Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)

Jonathan Isaac Kaplan , is a full-time international rugby union referee and currently holds the record for the most international matches as referee.-Background:...

 }}

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| date = 4 April 2008
| time = 19:45
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 15 – 14
| away =  South Africa Bulls
| homescore = Tries: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

, Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross

Ryan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...

Con: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

Pen: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

| awayscore = Tries: Bryan Habana

Bryan Habana

Bryan Gary Habana is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super 14, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup champions Springboks...

 (2)
Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

 (2)
| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 21,161
| referee =   Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh (rugby)

Steve Walsh is a professional rugby union referee from New Zealand.Walsh's rugby playing career ended at age 13, due to a spinal injury resulting from a birth deformity and he began refereeing at the age of 16....

 }}

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| date = 5 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Hurricanes  New Zealand
| score = 13 – 13
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Andrew Hore

Andrew Hore

For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Penalty try
Con: Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

Pen: Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

, Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

| stadium = Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

| attendance = 13,500
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 5 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 37 – 16
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Benn Robinson

Benn Robinson

Benn Robinson is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition.-Career:...

, Tatafu Polota-Nau

Tatafu Polota-Nau

- Biography :At 25 years of age, Polota-Nau achieved the rare feat of Test selection before playing a match at Super 14 level. His performances in his Test debut against England at Twickenham and in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road were impressive.v Signed to the New South Wales Waratahs...

, Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu

Wycliff Palu is an Australian rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition...

, Lote Tuqiri, Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.-Amateur career:...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (3)
Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Troy Flavell

Troy Flavell

Troy Vandem Flavell is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for Bayonne in the French Top 14. Flavell has won 22 caps for New Zealand, and mainly plays lock. He is known for his power in the scrum and his repeated foul play...

, Benson Stanley

Benson Stanley

Benson Stanley is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. Stanley is a product of Auckland Grammar. He plays as a centre. Benson is one of the Stanley rugby clan that includes Chase, Joe and Kyle...

Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 26,986
| referee =   Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker

Marius Jonker is one of South Africa's top rugby union referees. He refereed at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, and regularly takes charge of Super 14 and Currie Cup matches.-Career:...

 }}

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| date = 5 April 2008
| time = 17:00
| home = Cheetahs  South Africa
| score = 29 – 14
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Rory Duncan

Rory Duncan

Rory Duncan is a former South African rugby union player.He started his career at the , representing them in the Vodacom Cup in 1999 and 2001. He then the joined in 2002, where he played for four seasons before moving to the for the 2006 season. In 2010, however, he returned to the for the 2010...

, Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman

Meyer Bosman is a South African rugby player, who currently plays for the Sharks franchise. He is a flyhalf , but has recently showed great ability in the inside-center position...

, Duanne Vermeulen, JW Jonker
Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

 (3)
Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

| awayscore = Tries: Charlie Fetoai

Charlie Fetoai

Charlie Fetoai born 11 January 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand is a rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition.Charlie Fetoai's position of choice is as a centre....

, Brando Va'aulu

Brando Va'aulu

Brando Va'aulu is a New Zealand rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14.-Career:Born in Auckland, Va'aulu's position of choice is as a wing. He was a member of the Under 19 World Cup winning side.-External links:*...

Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (2)
| stadium = Vodacom Park

Free State Stadium

The Free State Stadium , also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and association football...

, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...

| attendance =
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

 }}

Round 9

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| date = 11 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Highlanders  New Zealand
| score = 17 – 19
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Vainikolo

Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...

, Clint Newland

Clint Newland

Clint Newland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player, currently playing with the . He was born in Dannevirke and attended New Plymouth Boys' High School as a boarder. Newland has been playing for Hawkes Bay since 1999, where he debuted against Poverty Bay. He played in every match until 2007 when he...

Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

| awayscore = Tries: Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes

Jacques Botes born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a flanker.-External links:*...

, Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially, The Sharks in the Super 14 and he has been capped by the Springboks at international level....

Pen: Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

 (2), Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

| stadium = Carisbrook

Carisbrook

Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game...

, Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

| attendance =
| referee =   Ian Smith }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 31 – 6
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Sean Maitland

Sean Maitland

Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...

, Ti'i Paulo, Caleb Ralph

Caleb Ralph

Caleb Stan Ralph is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Ralph began his first-class career with Bay of Plenty, then moved to Auckland before heading to Canterbury. He started his Super Rugby career with the Chiefs in 1997, Blues , Crusaders and a cameo role with the Queensland Reds...

, Andrew Ellis
Con: Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre.-References:Gard attended Palmerston North Boys' High School where he was known as "the mudgard." In 2003 Gard made the Hurricanes Secondary Schools Team and his rugby began a meteoric...

 (2)
Pen: Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre.-References:Gard attended Palmerston North Boys' High School where he was known as "the mudgard." In 2003 Gard made the Hurricanes Secondary Schools Team and his rugby began a meteoric...

 (2)
| awayscore = Pen: Chris Jonck (2)
| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Matt Goddard }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Blues  New Zealand
| score = 11 – 16
| away =  Australia Brumbies
| homescore = Tries: Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf

Rudi Wulf is a rugby union footballer who plays for Toulon in the French Top 14. He joined Toulon on a two-year contract after being left out of the 2010 All Black Tri Nations squad. He previously played for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and the Auckland-based Blues in the Super 14...

Pen: Nick Evans (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Christian Lealiifano

Christian Lealiifano

Christian Lealiifano , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the ACT Brumbies wearing the number 10 jersey. In May 2010 the Waikato Rugby Union announced that they had signed Christian to become their new No.10 for the forthcoming ITM Cup...

Con: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

Pen: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

 (2), Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| stadium = Eden Park

Eden Park

Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...

, Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

| attendance =
| referee =   Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)

Jonathan Isaac Kaplan , is a full-time international rugby union referee and currently holds the record for the most international matches as referee.-Background:...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 19:05
| home = Western Force  Australia
| score = 12 – 17
| away =  Australia Waratahs
| homescore = Pen: Matt Giteau

Matt Giteau

Matthew Giteau is an Australian rugby union footballer, a former international who now plays for the French Top 14 side Toulon. He attended St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced other Wallabies including George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star and now coach Ricky...

, Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Rob Horne

Rob Horne

Rob Horne and is a young Australian centre for the NSW Waratahs rugby union club in the Super 14 competition.-Career:Horne made his debut during the 2008 season as a replacement for Timana Tahu...

, Lachlan Turner

Lachlan Turner

Lachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (2)
Pen: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

| stadium = Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia...

, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

| attendance = 22,287
| referee =   Brett Bowden }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 15:00
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 34 – 22
| away =  South Africa Cheetahs
| homescore = Tries: Ricky Januarie

Ricky Januarie

Enrico "Ricky" Januarie is a South African rugby union scrum-half. Formerly of the Lions, he signed with the Stormers, in the Vodacom Super 14 in 2008. He was also a member of the national Springboks squad. He announced his retirement from international rugby on 24 July 2011...

, Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker is a South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Stormers franchise in the Super 14....

, Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes

Conrad Jantjes is a South African rugby union footballer who plays primarily as a fullback for the Springboks in international rugby and the Stormers in Super Rugby...

, Sireli Naqelevuki

Sireli Naqelevuki

Sireli Masibalavu Naqelevuki plays as a prop in rugby sevens but in traditional 15s he is a wing or centre. He made his rugby sevens debut in 2002 in Dubai Sevens. He is 1.93m tall and weighs 118 kg. Contracted to the FRU, he played in seven of the eight IRB 7s tournaments when Fiji won the...

 (2)
Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (3)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

| awayscore = Tries: Heinrich Brussouw, Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

, Richardt Strauss

Richardt Strauss

Richardt Strauss is a South African rugby union player for Leinster Rugby. Strauss' choice of position is Hooker.-Career:...

Con: Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard

Conrad Barnard is a South African rugby union player, who currently plays for Agen in the Top 14 competition. Barnard plays as a fly-half.-Honours:* South African club champions: 1999...

 (2)
Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby player, he played mostly centre for the Bulls in the Super 14 2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates...

| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 45,000 (approx.)
| referee =   Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence (rugby)

Mark Lawrence is an international rugby union referee, from the Republic of South Africa. He refereed his first international test match, in 2000, and was chosen to officiate at both the 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup acting as a touch judge and a TMO in both competitions...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 12 April 2008
| time = 17:05
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 22 – 50
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Pierre Spies

Pierre Spies

Pierre Johan Spies is a South African rugby union player. His usual position is number 8 , where he plays for the Vodacom Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. He has represented the Springboks since 2006.He made his debut for the Blue Bulls in 2005 in a match against the Griquas...

, Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden

Wikus van Heerden is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a Flanker, currently signed to play for the Lions in the Super 14, and the Golden Lions in the national Curriecup competition. Van Heerden has also played for the national team, the Springboks...

, Jaco Engels

Jaco Engels

Jaco Engels is a Namibian rugby union player playing for the Eastern Province Kings.He has previously played for the Leopards, Boland Cavaliers and Blue Bulls in South Africa's Currie Cup. He has also played Super Rugby with the Bulls...

Con: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

, Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

Pen: Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard

Derick Hougaard is a South African rugby union player who plays for Saracens in England. He normally plays at flyhalf...

| awayscore = Tries: Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...

 (2), Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe

Chris Masoe is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for Castres Olympique.-Super 14:...

, Conrad Smith

Conrad Smith

Conrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre . He had been in many Taranaki age group teams. He moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB at Victoria University of Wellington...

, Hikawera Elliott, Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku

Shannon Paku is a New Zealand rugby union player, who has played for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 competition, and for the Vodafone Wellington Lions who play in the Air New Zealand Cup....

, Cory Jane

Cory Jane

Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

 (5), Piri Weepu

Piri Weepu

Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...

Pen: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

| stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance =
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

 }}

Round 10

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 18 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 18 – 5
| away =  New Zealand Crusaders
| homescore = Tries: Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Sivivatu

Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests...

, Simms Davison
Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

Pen: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Andrew Ellis
| stadium = Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium

Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold...

, Hamilton

Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...

| attendance =
| referee =   Craig Joubert

Craig Joubert

Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 18 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Reds  Australia
| score = 29 – 12
| away =  Australia Western Force
| homescore = Tries: Leroy Houston

Leroy Houston

Leroy Houston, grew up in Shannon, New Zealand. Houston is an Australian Rugby Union who played for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. He now plays in France, in the Top14 with Union Bordeaux-Bègles.-Career:...

, Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui

Morgan Turinui is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for French rugby side Stade Francais.-Early life:...

, Andrew Walker
Con: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

Pen: Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske

Clinton Schifcofske is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Crusaders in the European Super League. He has previously played for Irish rugby union club Ulster in the Magners League competition and also he spent a year with Queensland Reds in the Super 14...

 (3), Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes

Berrick Barnes is an Australian rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre and he previously played for the Queensland Reds....

| awayscore = Pen: Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd

Cameron Shepherd is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Western Force in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.-Biography:...

 (4)
| stadium = Suncorp Stadium

Suncorp Stadium

Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson

Stuart Dickinson is a former Australian rugby referee. He made his international refereeing debut in 1997 in a Rugby World Cup qualifier between Tahiti and Papua New Guinea....

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 April 2008
| time = 17:30
| home = Waratahs  Australia
| score = 26 – 3
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Phil Waugh

Phil Waugh

Phillip Waugh is an Australian rugby union player, widely regarded as one of the world's leading flankers.His career as a player began at the Shore School, Captaining the school's team in 1997...

, Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.-Amateur career:...

, Tatafu Polota-Nau

Tatafu Polota-Nau

- Biography :At 25 years of age, Polota-Nau achieved the rare feat of Test selection before playing a match at Super 14 level. His performances in his Test debut against England at Twickenham and in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road were impressive.v Signed to the New South Wales Waratahs...

, Adam Freier

Adam Freier

Adam Freier is a rugby union footballer. He most recently played for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at hooker...

Con: Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale

Kurtley Beale is an Australian representative rugby union player. His primary position is fullback.- Youth :Beale signed to the Waratahs while a 16 year old at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. Before leaving school Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys and regularly attended training...

 (3)
| awayscore = Pen: Jano Vermaak
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

| attendance = 20,016
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

 }}

{{rugbybox collapsible
| date = 19 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 27 – 21
| away =  South Africa Sharks
| homescore = Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper

Adam Ashley-Cooper is an Australian rugby union footballer. He he has signed with the NSW Waratahs in the international Super Rugby competition for 2012 and also plays for Australia. He was educated at the Berkeley Vale High School and played his junior rugby for Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast...

 (2), Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi

Julian Salvi , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for Leicester Tigers.- Rugby career :Salvi returned to the Brumbies after a one-year sabbatical with English Premiership club, Bath...

Con: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (3)
Pen: Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski

Ryan Kankowski is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the Natal Sharks provincially, The Sharks in the Super 14 and he has been capped by the Springboks at international level....

, Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

Con: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

Pen: Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott

Rory Kockott born 25 June 1986 in East London, South Africa is a rugby union player and attended Selborne College. He currently plays for Castres Olympique after signing from the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a scrumhalf.-External links:*...

, Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar

Ruan Pienaar is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a scrum-half or as a fly-half. He joined Ulster for the 2010/2011 Magners League campaign....

Drop: Francois Steyn

François Steyn

Francois Steyn is a South African rugby union player, who plays for the South African national team; and Racing Métro 92 in Paris. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance =
| referee =   Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence

Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...

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| date = 19 April 2008
| time = 15:00
| home = Bulls  South Africa
| score = 47 – 17
| away =  New Zealand Highlanders
| homescore = Tries: Zane Kirchner

Zane Kirchner

Zane Kirchner is a South African international rugby union footballer who plays at fullback for the Bulls in the Super 14 and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. Born in George, Western Cape, Kirchner attended PW Botha College in his home town, for whom he played at fly-half; he was first selected...

 (2), Akona Ndungane

Akona Ndungane

Akona Zilindlovu Ndungane is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing, though he can play in the centres. He plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (2), JP Nel, Pedrie Wannenburg

Pedrie Wannenburg

Pedrie Wannenburg is a South African Rugby Union player who currently plays for Ulster in the RaboDirect Pro12. He previously represented the Bulls in the southern hemisphere Super 14 competition. As of 15 June 2010, he signed a deal with Irish club, Ulster Rugby...

,
Con: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (4)
Pen: Morne Steyn

Morne Steyn

Morné Steyn is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position.He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in the Super 14 and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup...

 (3)
| awayscore = Tries: Chris King

Chris King (rugby player)

Chris King is a rugby union player who currently plays provincial rugby for Southland in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15.-Provincial Rugby:...

, Tom Donnelly
Con: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

 (2)
Pen: James Wilson

James Wilson (rugby player)

James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback.-Provincial Rugby:In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough...

| stadium = Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Pretoria

Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...

| attendance =
| referee =   Paul Marks }}

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| date = 19 April 2008
| time = 17:05
| home = Stormers  South Africa
| score = 20 – 12
| away =  New Zealand Hurricanes
| homescore = Tries: Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker

Andries Bekker is a South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Stormers franchise in the Super 14....

, Schalk Brits

Schalk Brits

Schalk Brits is a South African rugby union footballer. He married Colinda Wijnants on the 29/01/2011 in Greyton, South Africa.-Western Province:...

Con: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
Pen: Peter Grant

Peter Grant (rugby player)

Peter Grant is a South African rugby player. He was educated at Maritzburg College where he matriculated in 2001. He plays at fly-half for the Super 14 team, Stormers and for Western Province in the Currie Cup. He also has 5 tests for the Springboks team...

 (2)
| awayscore = Tries: Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear

Hosea Gear is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition as a wing. He has played six international matches for New Zealand and scored five tries...

, Conrad Smith

Conrad Smith

Conrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre . He had been in many Taranaki age group teams. He moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB at Victoria University of Wellington...

Con: Jimmy Gopperth

Jimmy Gopperth

James 'Jimmy' Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes and Blues in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...

| stadium = Newlands

Newlands Stadium

Newlands Stadium, currently referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.The stadium currently has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all seater venue....

, Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

| attendance = 45,000 (approx.)
| referee =   James Leckie

James Leckie

James Thomas Leckie is a rugby union referee from Sydney, Australia. Originally a teacher and headmaster, Leckie took up refereeing in 1994 and became a full time referee in 2007. He was appointed to his first test match in 2006, which was a 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Hong Kong...

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Round 11

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| date = 25 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Crusaders  New Zealand
| score = 26 – 22
| away =  New Zealand Blues
| homescore = Tries: Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003....

 (2), Richie McCaw

Richie McCaw

Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...

, Ti’i Paulo

Ti’i Paulo

Ti’i Paulo is a rugby union player for the Clermont in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a hooker.-Career:Paulo was educated at Kavanagh College, Dunedin, New Zealand. He played for Crusaders in Super Rugby between 2005 and 2010 and has also played for the Canterbury and Tasman provincial sides....

Con: Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett

Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...

 (3)
| away score
| stadium = AMI Stadium, Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

| attendance =
| referee =   Lyndon Bray }}

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| date = 25 April 2008
| time = 19:40
| home = Brumbies  Australia
| score = 28 – 21
| away =  South Africa Lions
| homescore = Tries: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

, Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

, Christian Lealiifano

Christian Lealiifano

Christian Lealiifano , is an Australian rugby union player. He currently plays for the ACT Brumbies wearing the number 10 jersey. In May 2010 the Waikato Rugby Union announced that they had signed Christian to become their new No.10 for the forthcoming ITM Cup...

Con: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

, Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

Pen: Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Mortlock

Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian professional rugby union player. He has scored over 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies. Mortlock is a former Wallaby and Brumbies captain, and the current captain of the Melbourne Rebels.-Early life:Mortlock began...

 (2), Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard

Mark Gerrard is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby competition. In 2011 he was one of 10 players nominated to become the competition's Super Rugby player of the year....

| awayscore = Tries: Cobus Grobbelaar, Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

 (2)
Con: Earl Rose

Earl Rose

Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...

 (3)
| stadium = Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia...

, Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

| attendance = 14,078
| referee =   Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker

Kelvin Deaker is a former New Zealand rugby union international referee and member of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, who has now retired from all refereeing. Deaker took up refereeing in 1991, and refereed his first representative match in 1996, when he took charge of a National Provincial...

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| date = 26 April 2008
| time = 19:35
| home = Chiefs  New Zealand
| score = 32 – 20
| away =  Australia Reds
| homescore = Tries: Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga

Lelia Masaga is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand. Masaga is contracted to the Chiefs in the Super 14 where he plays for them on the wing. He is nicknamed the Flash and is also the youngest member of the team. His career was highlighted by selection for New Zealand representation...

 (2), Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

, Sione Lauaki

Sione Lauaki

Sione Tuitupu Lauaki is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. His brother, Epalahame Lauaki, is a 2nd rower for Hull in the Super League competition and also a New Zealand international.-Early career:...

Con: Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald

Stephen Donald is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at First five-eighth or Second five-eighth. Despite an international career that had not lived up to expectations, Donald, aka 'The Beaver', kicked the winning penalty in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 for New Zealand...

 (3)
Pen: