The race to the finals begins as teams enter the final month of the Super Rugby Pacific regular season.
An 82nd-minute try from Blues halfback Sam Nock has delivered the Queensland Reds a heartbreaking Super Rugby Pacific loss at Suncorp Stadium.
The Western Force have missed the chance to claim another Kiwi scalp, falling to the Highlanders in a 7-6 arm-wrestle in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Dunedin.
The ACT Brumbies have breathed new life into their Super Rugby Pacific title charge, knocking off the league-leading Hurricanes 27-19 at GIO Stadium.