Rugby-Super Rugby results and standings

April 6 (Reuters) - Collated results and standings after

eighth round of Super Rugby matches at the weekend (home team in

caps):

AUCKLAND BLUES 29 Otago Highlanders 18

ACT BRUMBIES 28 Southern Kings 28

SHARKS 21 Canterbury Crusaders 17

WELLINGTON HURRICANES 41 NSW Waratahs 29

Melbourne Rebels 30 WESTERN FORCE 23

CHEETAHS 26 Stormers 24

Bye: Auckland Bulls, Waikato Chiefs, Queensland Reds

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P W D L B F A BP Pts

Waikato Chiefs (NZ) 6 5 0 1 1 197 113 5 29

ACT Brumbies (AU) 7 5 1 1 1 191 118 3 29

Sharks (SA) 6 5 0 1 1 157 93 1 25

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Queensland Reds (AU) 7 5 0 2 1 141 136 2 26

Wellington Hurricanes (NZ) 6 4 0 2 1 171 158 3 23

Cheetahs (SA) 7 5 0 2 0 167 169 2 22

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Auckland Blues (NZ) 6 3 0 3 1 161 134 6 22

Canterbury Crusaders (NZ) 6 3 0 3 1 175 137 5 21

Bulls (SA) 6 3 0 3 1 146 151 3 19

NSW Waratahs (AU) 7 3 0 4 1 162 200 1 17

Stormers (SA) 6 2 0 4 1 132 138 4 16

Melbourne Rebels (AU) 7 2 0 5 1 135 228 2 14

Western Force (AU) 7 1 0 6 1 130 172 3 11

Southern Kings (SA) 6 1 1 4 1 136 195 1 11

Otago Highlanders (NZ) 6 0 0 6 1 123 182 2 6

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* Points allocation: four for a win, four for a bye, two for

draw, one for scoring four or more tries in a match or losing

by seven or fewer points

* The top team from each country are ranked 1-3 and qualify

for the finals stage along with the three teams with the next

best overall records.

* Each team has two byes throughout competition

* AU=Australia, NZ=New Zealand, SA=South Africa

(Compiled by Alison Wildey; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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