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

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

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

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. ...

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. ...

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

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. ...

Out of the last five Super Rugby matches between the Crusaders and the Brumbies the Crusaders have won four and the Brumbies just one....

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

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 matches between the Bulls and the Cheetahs the Pretoria based Bulls have won four matches and the Cheetahs have won one....

Head coach Jamie Joseph has named an almost unchanged Highlanders team to play the Stormers Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday....

Super Rugby champions the Chiefs have made fourteen changes to the side that lost to the Brumbies last week for this week's clash against the Lions in Hamilton. ...

Crusaders coach Todd Blaackadder has named a team with five changes to the side that beat the Chiefs two weeks ago for the Brumbies this weekend with Richie McCaw returning to the starting side. ...

Auckland Blues fly half Chris Noakes has signed a two year Super Rugby deal with Aviva Premiership Rugby club London Irish....

Brumbies centre Andrew Smith has agreed to join Heineken Cup Semi-finalists Munster for the 2014/15 on a one-year contract....

Out of the last five Super Rugby matches between the Blues and the Reds the Queensland Reds team have won four and the Blues one...

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

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. ...

Out of the last five Super Rugby matches between the Chiefs and the Lions the Chiefs have won four and the Lions have won one...