Aussie teams make a hot start in Super Rugby, turning the tables on the Kiwis

Unbeaten starts to the Super Rugby season by the ACT Brumbies and New South Wales Waratahs have provided a boost to Australian rugby a year out from a home World Cup. In recent years Australian teams have been regularly dominated by their New Zealand rivals but already this year the Brumbies, who top the table, have beaten leading Kiwi teams the Crusaders and the Blues — champions in each of the last two years. The Waratahs are second on the table with wins over the Queensland Reds and Fiji...

By STEVE McMORRAN