The latest news and videos from the southern-hemisphere tournament involving teams from South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and Japan

Botha out of Brumbies clash

Stormers lock Ruan Botha has been ruled out of Saturday's match with the Brumbies, while Juan de Jongh is an injury doubt.

Blues dealt double blow

All Blacks duo Jerome Kaino and Charles Piutau are set to miss the rest of the Vodacom Super Rugby season through injury.

Bulls down brave Lions

The Vodacom Bulls returned to the top of the SA conference with a thrilling 35-33 bonus-point win over the Lions at Loftus. BRENTON CHELIN reports.

Stormers kicking themselves

The Stormers' hopes of winning the South African conference suffered a setback when they lost 25-17 to the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. SIMON BORCHARDT reports.

Rebels boost play-off hopes

The Rebels fended off a second-half fightback from the Chiefs to claim a 16-15 win in Melbourne, writes BRENTON CHELIN.

Barrett steers Canes to big win

Beauden Barrett scored 14 points in the Hurricanes' 29-23 bonus-point victory over the Crusaders in Wellington. JON CARDINELLI reports.