Wellington, March 21 NZPA - The Crusaders had some rare New Zealand company in the Super 14 rugby winners' circle but the Hurricanes and Highlanders maintained a dangerous downward spiral in round six matches over the weekend.

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - The Sharks finally broke their duck with a 30-16 Super 14 rugby win over the Highlanders in Dunedin tonight.

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - Result of a Super 14 rugby match at Carisbrook in Dunedin tonight:-

Sharks 30 (Bismarck du Plessis, Stefan Terblanche, Adrian Jacobs tries; Ruan Pienaar 3 pen, 3 con) Highlanders 16 (Ben Smith try; Israel Dagg 3 pen, con).

Halftime: 10-6.

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - The Sharks lead the Highlanders 10-6 at halftime in a Super 14 rugby match at Carisbrook in Dunedin tonight.

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Wellington, March 20 NZPA - It was a long way from the vintage Crusaders but they still had too many weapons for the Lions in a 46-19 Super 14 rugby win in Christchurch today.

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - Result of a Super 14 rugby match in Christchurch today:

Crusaders 46 (Sean Maitland 2, Jonathan Poff, Adam Whitelock, Willi Heinz tries; Colin Slade 5 pen, 3 con) Lions 19 (Hannes Franklin try; Burton Francis 3 pen, con, Earl Rose pen). Halftime: 22-16.

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - The Crusaders lead the Lions 22-16 at halftime in a Super 14 rugby match in Christchurch today.

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - Desperate defence wasn't enough for the Hurricanes, whose Super 14 rugby campaign took another blow with a tight 19-18 loss to the competition-leading Bulls in Pretoria this morning (NZT).

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - Result of a Super 14 rugby match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria today (NZT):

Bulls 19 (Zane Kirchner try; Morne Steyn 4 pen, con) Hurricanes 18 (Karl Lowe, Jeremy Thrush tries; Willie Ripia 2 pen, con). Halftime: 10-15.

Wellington, March 20 NZPA - The Hurricanes lead the Bulls 15-10 at halftime in a Super 14 rugby match in Pretoria today (NZT).