adminSYDNEY. — South Africa’s Coastal Sharks cling to a one-point lead in Super Rugby after going down to title rivals ACT Brumbies at the weekend with the defending champions Waikato Chiefs closing in.
Former World Cup-winning Springbok coach Jake White had a losing return to Canberra as the Brumbies ground out a 16-9 win to tighten up the race between the three national conference leaders.
The Durban-based Sharks lead the Chiefs by a single point after the Waikato side registered a gritty bonus-point 32-20 win over the Auckland Blues in New Plymouth.
The Brumbies are third overall, two points adrift of the Sharks, but are only three points ahead of Western Force in the Australian conference.
Seven-time Super Rugby champions Canterbury Crusaders ominously moved into fourth place with a record-breaking 57-29 win over the Queensland Reds in Brisbane yesterday. — AFP.
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