A round-up of Sunday's Gallagher Premiership action as Bristol Bears claimed a club-record victory and Sale Sharks won a 10-try thriller.
Sale Sharks kept their Premiership play-off hopes alive when they clinched a 37-31 victory against Harlequins at the Salford Stadium on Sunday.
The Crusaders have been boosted by the return of All Blacks duo Scott Barrett and David Havili to their matchday squad for Friday's clash with the Rebels.
Saracens boss Mark McCall was far from impressed with his team's decision-making in the final stages of their Premiership victory over Gloucester.
As the race to eight heats up, Planet Rugby takes a closer look at all the 11 sides in the mix and what they have ahead of them at the business end of the regular season.
Rassie Erasmus has changed his plans for a Springbok alignment camp due to uncertainty around player availability for their upcoming Test with Wales in June.
Rob Penney admitted the Crusaders 'weren't good enough' in their loss to the Western Force on Saturday but is backing them to return to winning ways soon.
We selected our team of the week loaded with players from the winning teams that included memorable victories for the Reds, Blues, Hurricanes and Western Force.
Springboks centre Jesse Kriel made an encouraging return from injury, coming off the bench as the Yokohama Canon Eagles sealed a semi-final spot.
When the eyes of the NFL turn to rugby union this weekend it will not be in the direction of Louis Rees-Zammit but someone from the EIGHTH tier of English club rugby.
While playing for the All Blacks is a goal, rugby league star Joey Manu said he first wants to 'learn the game' when he joins rugby union next season.
Check out the teams ahead of Round 10 of this year's Super Rugby Pacific campaign, which starts with the Crusaders against the Melbourne Rebels on Friday.
Saracens boss Mark McCall hailed Owen Farrell's 'magnificent influence' which helped the Premiership champions to seal a narrow win over Bath on Friday.
Bristol Bears scored three converted tries in the final 10 minutes to secure a dramatic 21-19 victory at Leicester Tigers in the Premiership on Saturday.