Highlanders cemented a place in the Super Rugby quarter-finals with a 39-3 thumping of Fijian Drua on Sunday, leaving four teams to fight for the last playoff berth.
Tim Ryan's stocks have soared to historic heights and the Queensland Reds hit top gear in a 46-point thumping to all but end the Western Force's Super Rugby Pacific season.
The Crusaders have kept their Super Rugby Pacific playoff chances alive with the upset of the season, the defending champions beating the Auckland-based Blues 29-27.
