Queensland's backline injury curse plumbed new depths as the Reds' took another heavy blow with a 23-13 loss to the Stormers

Former All Blacks flyhalf Mike Delany marked his return to Super 15 rugby by kicking 20 points as the Highlanders beat the Blues 30-27.

Let's just wail and weep about the Blues. They are downright awful.

The Brumbies cruised to a 37-6 win over the Melbourne Rebels.

You have to nod admiringly in the direction of Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder. Most thought his decision to start the world's best first five-eighths