March 18 (Reuters) - Collated results and standings on
Sunday after week four of the southern hemisphere's annual Super
Rugby competition:
Waikato Chiefs 29 ACT Brumbies 22
Stormers 27 Auckland Blues 17
Wellington Hurricanes 17 Otago Highlanders 19
NSW Waratahs 20 Western Force 21
Sharks 27 Queensland Reds 22
Melbourne Rebels 26 Cheetahs 33
Bye: Bulls, Crusaders, Lions
Overall standings P W D L B F A BPs Pts
Otago Highlanders (NZ) 4 4 0 0 0 87 77 0 16
Stormers (SA) 3 3 0 0 1 81 55 0 16
Queensland Reds (AU) 4 3 0 1 0 93 74 1 13
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Waikato Chiefs (NZ) 4 3 0 1 0 101 78 2 14
Bulls (SA) 3 2 0 1 1 92 61 2 14
ACT Brumbies (AU) 3 2 0 1 1 65 69 1 13
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Sharks (SA) 4 2 0 2 0 84 75 3 11
Wellington Hurricanes (NZ) 4 2 0 2 0 119 105 2 10
Canterbury Crusaders (NZ) 3 1 0 2 1 62 69 2 10
Lions (SA) 3 1 0 2 1 75 87 1 9
NSW Waratahs (AU) 4 1 0 3 0 93 83 4 8
Cheetahs (SA) 4 1 0 3 0 100 128 2 6
Melbourne Rebels (AU) 3 0 0 3 1 51 79 2 6
Auckland Blues (NZ) 4 1 0 3 0 78 98 1 5
Western Force (AU) 4 1 0 3 0 77 113 1 5
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* Points allocation: four for a win, four for a bye, two
for draw, one for scoring four or more tries in a match or
losing by seven or fewer points
* The top team from each country are ranked 1-3 and qualify
for the finals stage along with the three teams with the next
best overall records.
* AU=Australia, NZ=New Zealand, SA=South Africa.
(Compiled by Tom Pilcher. Editing by Patrick Johnston)
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