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Super 14 Table after Round 5

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Fixtures and Results:

Friday 13 March

08:35 Blues 46 v 12 Cheetahs (Albany)
Blues 46 (20) – Tries: Anthony Tuitavake, Chris Lowrey, Isaia Toeava, Taniela Moa, Jamie Helleur, Chris Smylie. Conversions: Jimmy Gopperth (5). Penalties: Jimmy Gopperth (2).
Cheetahs 12 (7) – Tries: Corne Uys, Kabamba Floors. Conversion: Jacques-Louis Potgieter.

10:40 Brumbies 21 v 11 Waratahs (Canberra)
Brumbies 21 (6) – Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Ben Alexander. Conversion: Mark Gerrard. Penalties: Mark Gerrard (3).
Waratahs 11 (3) – Tries: Lachie Turner. Penalties: Kurtley Beale (2).

Saturday 14 March

06:30 Crusaders 23 v 23 Force (Christchurch)
Crusaders 23 – Tries: Ryan Crotty, Tim Bateman, Isaac Ross. Conversion: Stephen Brett. Penalties: Brett (2).
Western Force 23 – Tries: Haig Sare, James O’Connor. Conversions: Matt Giteau (2). Penalties: Giteau (2).

08:35 Highlanders 10 v 14 Chiefs (Invercargill)
Highlanders 10 – Try by Fetu’u Vainikolo (14 min). Daniel Bowden kicked a conversion and a penalty.
Chiefs 14 – Tries by Tanerau Latimer (25 min) and Lelia Masaga (65 min). Stephen Donald kicked two conversions.

11:05 Reds 25 v 13 Sharks (Brisbane)
Reds 25 – Tries: Digby Ioane, Will Genia, Adam Byrnes. Conversions: Berrick Barnes (2). Penalty Conversions: Berrick Barnes, Ben Lucas.
Sharks 13 – Try: Ryan Kankowski. Conversion: Rory Kockott. Penalty Conversions: Rory Kockott (2).

17:00 Stormers 56 v 18 Lions (Cape Town)
Stormers 56 – Tries: Schalk Burger, Francois Louw, Andries Bekker 2, Sireli Naqelevuki, Gcobani Bobo, Jean de Villiers, Dewaldt Duvenage. Conversions: Willem de Waal, Peter Grant 4; Penalties: Willem de Waal 2.
Lions 18 – Tries: Louis Ludik, Henno Mentz. Conversion: Andre Pretorius. Penalties: Andre Pretorius 2.

Team sheets:
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2009 Super 14 round 4 results summary

07|03 Bulls 14 – 10 Stormers (Loftus)
07|03 Highlanders 6 – 0 Crusaders (Dunedin)
07|03 Blues 31 – 35 Sharks (Auckland)
07|03 Hurricanes 29 – 12 Cheetahs (New Plymouth)
06|03 Waratahs 15 – 11 Reds (Sydney)
06|03 Chiefs 31 – 13 Force (Hamilton)

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Fixtures

Friday 06 March 2009
08:35 | Chiefs v Force (Hamilton)
10:40 | Waratahs v Reds (Sydney)

Saturday 07 March 2009
04:30 | Hurricanes v Cheetahs (New Plymouth)
06:30 | Blues v Sharks (Auckland)
08:35 | Highlanders v Crusaders (Dunedin)
17:00 | Bulls v Stormers (Pretoria)

Team sheets:
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2009 Super 14 round 3 results summary

01|03 Reds 22 – 03 Cheetahs (Brisbane)
28|02 Stormers 08 – 14 Blues (Newlands)
28|02 Lions 09 – 16 Bulls (Joburg)
28|02 Brumbies 16 – 25 Force (Canberra)
28|02 Chiefs 15 – 22 Sharks (Hamilton)
27|02 Waratahs 34 – 16 Highlanders (Sydney)
27|02 Crusaders 24 – 30 Hurricanes (Christchurch)

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2009 Super 14 round 2 results summary

20|02 Hurricanes 22 – 17 Highlanders
20|02 Waratahs 11 – 07 Chiefs
20|02 Force 16 – 10 Cheetahs
20|02 Stormers 27 – 24 Reds
21|02 Brumbies 18 – 16 Crusaders
21|02 Bulls 59 – 26 Blues
21|02 Sharks 25 – 10 Lions

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The exodus of prominent New Zealand superstars and almost-superstars to Euro-heaven pastures and the subsequent influx of BRAND NEW unpronounceables into the New Zealand franchises is the most exciting aspect of this year’s Super 14. A competition that, I reiterate, comes around earlier and earlier with Carling Cup-like monotony.
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