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For the first time in the 2014 Super Rugby season the Brumbies have named Fotu Auelua in their starting line up to face the Sharks in Canberra on Saturday ...

The Reds have named flanker Curtis Browning to make his Super Rugby starting debut for Queensland as one of six changes to the team that lost to the Blues for Sunday's clash with the Crusaders at Suncorp Stadium....

Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has made three changes to the team that beat the Rebels for this week's Super Rugby match against the Brumbies in Canberra. ...

Out of the last five Super Rugby matches between the Chiefs and the Blues the Chiefs the current Super Rugby champions the Chiefs have won all five matches. ...

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has made five changes to the starting team that beat the Brumbies for Sunday's Super Rugby match against the Reds in Brisbane. ...

Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett has reshuffled his forward pack for this week's Super Rugby matche against the Rebels at AAMI Park in Melbourne on Friday. ...

Former Springbok Schalk Burger has been named to captain an injury hit Stormers team in the North-vs-South Super Rugby derby match against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday. ...

The Rebels will be without scrumhalf Nic Stirzaker for this week's Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Melbourne due to injury. ...

Super Rugby will expand from it's 15 team three conference format to a four conference 18 team format with three extra franchises from 2016. ...

All Blacks and Crusaders prop Owen Franks has signed a contract with the New Zealand Rugby Union that will keep him in New Zealand through to the next British and Irish Lions tour. ...

Sharks and Springbok utility back Francois Steyn has agreed a move to leave Durban and play a season in Japan's Top League. ...

The Blues secured back to back victories when they beat the Reds 44-14 with a bonus point at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. ...

The Bulls will be looking to get their Super Rugby campaign back on track at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday against a Cheetahs side that seems to have found their groove again....

Reds prop James Slipper has been cited for a alleged foul play through a dangerous tackle in his team's 44-14 loss to the Blues in Auckland on Friday. ...

Rebels captain Scott Higginbotham has blamed his team's poor handling for their 16-22 loss to the Sharks in Melbourne. ...

The Sharks recovered from their loss to the Highlanders at home last week by beating the Rebels 16-22 in Melbourne at AAMI Park....

The Melbourne Rebels and the Sharks have only played each other twice since the Melbourne franchise joined Super Rugby in 2011...

Out of the last five matches between the Bulls and the Cheetahs the Pretoria based Bulls have won four matches and the Cheetahs have won one....

Out of the last five matches between the Stormers and the Highlanders the Cape Town based Stormers have won all five matches....

Out of the last five Super Rugby matches between the Waratahs and the Hurricanes the Waratahs have won three and the Hurricanes two....