Round 8 and we missed out on our predictions with only 3 correct. We certainly expected the Blues to get back into winning ways, but it now looks like they are off the pace with the new laws and are in danger of finishing in mid table. Results for all from the weekend are:

Highlanders 29-20 Lions
Brumbies 28-42 Chiefs
Western Force 15-14 Bulls
Hurricanes 13-13 Sharks
Waratahs 37-16 Blues
Cheetahs 29-14 Reds

Fixtures Rd 9

11 Apr Highlanders v Sharks 6:35
12 Apr Crusaders v Lions 6:30 SS3
12 Apr Blues v Brumbies 8:35 SS3
12 Apr Western Force v Waratahs 10:05
12 Apr Stormers v Cheetahs 13:00
12 Apr Bulls v Hurricanes 16:05

Predictions

With sides now into the run in results become even more important, a couple of the sides who had not won will have gained in confidence so we are struggling to call them, but here are our predictions:

Sharks
Crusaders
Blues
Western Force
Stormers
Bulls