Australia's Super Rugby teams sitting pretty at top of ladder, but NZ challenge looms large - ABC News

Border closures forced Super Rugby Pacific into local derbies on either side of the Tasman for the first section of the season. Now, the Australian sides must prepare themselves for the New Zealand challenge.

This weekend's ninth week of Super Rugby Pacific marks an important point in the overall season  the last of the border-enforced local derbies on both sides of the Tasman before the competition moves… [+5187 chars]

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