We take a quick glance at the results, what-ifs, leading points and try scorers after the eleventh week of competition in 2012 Super Rugby.
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The Chiefs remain top of the table and New Zealand Conference after they won their ninth consecutive match against the Lions, while the Brumbies took control of the Australian Conference with a command performance against the Waratahs.
The Bulls leapfrogged the Stormers as the top team in the South African Conference with a entertaining win over the Rebels.
Super Rugby Final’s Series ‘what if the regular season ended now?’
Super Rugby Qualifiers (20th-21st July)
Stormers v Crusaders at Newlands, Cape Town
Brumbies v Highlanders at Canberra Stadium
Super Rugby Semi-Finals (27th-28th July)
Chiefs host lowest ranked qualified winners at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Bulls host highest ranked qualified winners at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Top try scorers
| PLAYER | TEAM | TRIES |
| André Taylor | Hurricanes | 8 |
| Bjorn Basson | Bulls | 7 |
| Sona Taumalolo | Chiefs | 7 |
| Robert Fruean | Crusaders | 6 |
| Dom Shipperley | Reds | 5 |
| Henry Speight | Brumbies | 5 |
| Lelia Masaga | Chiefs | 5 |
| TJ Perenara | Hurricanes | 5 |
| Bryan Habana | Stormers | 4 |
| CJ Stander | Bulls | 4 |
| Conrad Smith | Hurricanes | 4 |
| Israel Dagg | Crusaders | 4 |
| Joseph Tomane | Brumbies | 4 |
| Riaan Viljoen | Sharks | 4 |
| Tom Kingston | Waratahs | 4 |
| Zane Kirchner | Bulls | 4 |
| Johan Goosen | Cheetahs | 3 |
| James Stannard | Force | 3 |
| Jaco Taute | Lions | 3 |
| Bernard Foley | Waratahs | 3 |
| Jesse Mogg | Brumbies | 3 |
| Aaron Smith | Highlanders | 3 |
| Adam Thomson | Highlanders | 3 |
| Andrew Smith | Brumbies | 3 |
| Benson Stanley | Blues | 3 |
| Cobus Grobbelaar | Lions | 3 |
| Coenie Oosthuizen | Cheetahs | 3 |
| Cory Jane | Hurricanes | 3 |
| Gio Aplon | Stormers | 3 |
| JJ Engelbrecht | Bulls | 3 |
| Keegan Daniel | Sharks | 3 |
| Lwazi Mvovo | Sharks | 3 |
| Robert Ebersohn | Cheetahs | 3 |
| Scott Higginbotham | Reds | 3 |
| Tom Carter | Waratahs | 3 |
| Willie Le Roux | Cheetahs | 3 |
| Wynand Olivier | Bulls | 3 |
| Zac Guildford | Crusaders | 3 |
| Aaron Cruden | Chiefs | 2 |
| Beauden Barrett | Hurricanes | 2 |
Top point’s scorers
| PLAYER | TEAM | T | C | P | D | PTS |
| Morné Steyn | Bulls | 1 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 149 |
| Johan Goosen | Cheetahs | 3 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 145 |
| Aaron Cruden | Chiefs | 2 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 145 |
| Beauden Barrett | Hurricanes | 2 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 121 |
| Tom Taylor | Crusaders | 1 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 109 |
| Christian Lealiifano | Brumbies | 0 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 109 |
| Patrick Lambie | Sharks | 1 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 108 |
| Joe Pietersen | Stormers | 1 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 89 |
| James O`Connor | Rebels | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 82 |
| Gareth Anscombe | Blues | 2 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 82 |
| David Harvey | Force | 1 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 76 |
| Mike Harris | Reds | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 72 |
| Brendan McKibbin | Waratahs | 1 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 69 |
What I like is looking at the Overall and Conference Logs this whole week…
But some tough weeks coming up for the Bulls.
With Jaques Potgieter out injured, I would play a Bulls loosie combo of No 6 Deon Stegmann, No 7 CJ Stander, No 8 Pierre Spies, seeing as Stegmann is ready to go again.
If Wynand Meisiekind is unable to play due to the rib injury, then I’d play Sadie at No 12 and JJ Engelbrecht at No 13.
And still we don’t think Basson is good enough to pull on a Bok jersey. Eish, I don’t know.
Hmm had a good week on Superbru for a change. Picked all the winners with a number of bonus points, jumped 4 and 5 places respectively…bit late for my charge I think….Looking forward to seeing heynekes Boks in action!!!
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