Auckland Blues upset the Cantabury Crusaders in a very close game and the then the ACT Brumbies (Canberra) beat the Waikato Chiefs in a very underwhelming display. Once the Brumbies were the entertainers, now they are just predictable.
Is South Africa the current champions, the Blue Bulls, sqeaked past the lowly Lions and the Sharks spanked the Cheetahs, but then that was always going to happen. Either the Lions or Cheetahs need to be dumped from the coomp and the Southern Kings brought into replace them.
Last game today is the Western Force (Perth) and the Queensland Reds (Brisbane). Should be good to see if the Reds can repeat last years great running style. With Quade Cooper marking James O'Conner, it should be a great game.