NSW Waratahs v QLD Reds

The Waratahs have won their last five matches against the Reds, conceded only 28 points across that period. Prior to that the Reds had also won five straight matches in this fixture.

The Waratahs have lost their last two matches and will be hoping to avoid a third consecutive defeat for the first time since a horror run of nine straight losses from 2012 to 2013.

The Reds haven’t gone two matches without a loss in Super Rugby since Round 17, 2014, and they’ll be aiming to equal that after a draw against the Blues in Round 4.

The Waratahs’ opposition have kicked an average of just 1.3 penalty goals per game this season, no team concedes fewer.

League-convert Eto Nabuli has averaged 11.5m per carry so far this season, the most of any player who’s made more than 20 carries in 2016.

Cheetahs v Brumbies

The Brumbies have won eight of the 11 matches between these clubs, including a 20-3 victory in their last encounter.

The Cheetahs have lost each of their last five matches on home turf, their longest streak in Super Rugby.

On the back of an away loss to the Stormers in Round 4 the Brumbies will now be looking to avoid consecutive defeats for the first time since their last regular season trip to South Africa (Round 13, 2015).

Two of the Brumbies eight tries conceded so far this season have come from losing their own scrum, only one other team in the competition (Chiefs – 1) have conceded such a try.

At 70% the Cheetahs have the least effective scrum in Super Rugby 2016 and they lose an average of two scrums per game so far.

Melbourne Rebels v Highlanders

The Rebels have won their last two against sides from New Zealand and are aiming for three consecutive wins against teams from across the Tasman for the first time; however they have lost three of four against the Highlanders.

Despite averaging 24.5 points scored across their four matches against the Highlanders, the Rebels have only defeated them once.

The Highlanders have conceded only nine points in the first half of their last three matches, though they’ve conceded 48 points in the second half of those fixtures.

Lima Sopoaga has scored 42 points so far this season, the seventh most of any player but the most of any player who is yet to score a try.

For the second week in a row a Rebels player (John Placid) beat eight defenders in a single match, the equal most of any Rebels player since Tom English beat 11 in Round 3, 2014.

Chiefs v Western Force

The Chiefs have won seven of the nine encounters between these sides, though the Force’s most recent victory came in Round 6, 2014.

The Chiefs have won three of their four matches in Super Rugby 2016, though in each of those four matches they have trailed at half-time.

The Force have won two of their last three matches away from home, though they’ve not won in New Zealand since Round 5, 2014 against the Highlanders.

Matt Hodgson has won the most turnovers this season (9) while teammate Pekahou Cowan has won four so far, the equal most of any player who’s yet to concede a turnover.

The Chiefs have scored 59 first-half points so far this season, only the Highlanders (65) have scored more.

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