PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, May 11 (Reuters) - The Southern Kings (South Africa) beat the Highlanders (New Zealand) 34-27 (halftime 20-17) in a Super Rugby match on Saturday.
Scores:
Southern Kings - Tries: Luke Watson (2), Cornell du Preez, Shaun Venter; Conversions: Demetri Catrakilis (4); Penalties: Catrakilis (2)
Highlanders - Tries: Colin Slade (2), Brad Thorn, Hosea Gear; Conversions: Slade (2); Penalty: Slade (Compiled by Nick Said in Cape Town, editing by Tony Jimenez)
May 5 (Reuters) - The Canterbury Crusaders (New Zealand) beat the ACT Brumbies (Australia) 30-23 (halftime 10-10) in a Super Rugby match in Canberra on Saturday.
Scores:
Brumbies - Tries: Matt Toomua, Ben Mowen; Conversions: Christian Lealiifano, Toomua; Penalties: Lealiifano (3)
Crusaders - Tries: Andy Ellis, Zac Guilford, Israel Dagg; Conversions: Dan Carter (3); Penalties: Carter (3) (Compiled by Patrick Johnston; Editing by John O'Brien)
PRETORIA, May 4 (Reuters) - The Bulls (South Africa) beat the Hurricanes (New Zealand) 48-14 (halftime 27-0) in a Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Scores: Blues - Tries: JJ Engelbrecht, Deon Stegmann, Akona Ndungane, Dean Greyling, Lionel Mapoe, Louis Fouche; Conversions: Morne Steyn (5), Fouche; Penalties: Steyn (2) Hurricanes - Tries: TJ Perenara (2); Conversions: Beauden Barrett (2) (Compiled by Nick Said in Cape Town, editing by Josh Reich; nick.said@thomsonreuters.com +27832722948 Messaging nick.said.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)
MADRID, May 5 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's seeding at the French Open is irrelevant as the Spaniard's prowess on clay means he will always be dangerous, his great rival Roger Federer said on Sunday. Roland Garros committee member Guy Forget had suggested Nadal, who has slipped to fifth in the rankings after a lengthy injury layoff, should be seeded higher to avoid a potential quarter-final meeting with world number one Novak Djokovic. That was rejected by tournament director Gilbert Ysern, who said the move would not have been welcomed. ...
April 28 (Reuters) - Canterbury Crusaders (New Zealand) beat Melbourne Rebels (Australia) 30-26 (halftime 18-11) in their Super Rugby match in Christchurch on Sunday.
Scorers:
Crusaders - Tries: Zac Guilford, Tyler Bleyendaal; Conversion: Tom Taylor; Penalties: Taylor (6)
Rebels - Tries: Scott Higginbotham, James O'Connor, Ged Robinson; Conversion: O'Connor; Penalties: O'Connor (3) (Compiled by Patrick Johnston; Editing by John O'Brien)
April 26 (Reuters) - The Queensland Reds (Australia) beat the Blues (New Zealand) 12-11 (halftime 9-11) in a Super Rugby match in Brisbane on Friday.
Scores:
Queensland Reds - Penalties: Quade Cooper (4)
Blues - Try: Jackson Willison; Penalties: Chris Noakes, Albert Nikoro (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Ed Osmond)
April 26 (Reuters) - The Stormers (South Africa) beat the Wellington Hurricanes (New Zealand) 18-16 (halftime 7-11) in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on Friday.
Scores:
Hurricanes - Tries: Matt Proctor, Andre Taylor; Penalties: Beauden Barrett (2).
Stormers - Tries: Michael Rhodes, Gio Aplon; Conversion: Joe Pietersen; Penalties: Pietersen (2)
(Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Patrick Johnston)
PORT ELIZABETH, March 15 (Reuters) - The Waikato Chiefs (New Zealand) beat the Southern Kings (South Africa) 35-24 (halftime 18-13) in their Super Rugby match in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
Scorers:
Kings - Tries: Sergeal Petersen, Jacques Engelbrecht. Conversions: Demetri Catrakilis. Penalties: Catrakilis (4).
Chiefs - Tries: Lelia Masaga (3), Sam Cane. Conversions: Gareth Anscombe (3). Penalties: Anscombe (3). (Compiled by Nick Said in Cape Town, Editing by John Mehaffey)
HAMILTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Waikato Chiefs (New Zealand) beat the Cheetahs (South Africa) 45-3 (halftime 10-3) in a Super Rugby match in Hamilton on Saturday:
Scorers:
Waikato - Tries: Liam Messam, Ben Afeaki, Asaeli Tikoirotuma, Gareth Anscombe, Rhys Marshall, Ben Tameifuna; Conversion: Anscombe (six); Penalties: Anscombe.
Cheetahs - Penalties: Johan Goosen.
(Compiled by Stuart Condie in Sydney;Editing by Peter Rutherford)
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Waikato Chiefs (New Zealand) beat Otago Highlanders (New Zealand) 41-27 (halftime 16-14) in a Super Rugby match in Dunedin on Friday.
Scorers:
Chiefs - Tries: Tim Nanai-Williams (2), Patrick Osborne, Asaeli Tikoirotuma; Conversions: Gareth Anscombe (3); Penalties: Anscombe (5)
Highlanders - Tries: Ben Smith, Hosea Gear, Kade Poki; Conversions: Lima Sopoaga (3); Penalties: Sopoaga (2) (Compiled by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter Rutherford)
