Monday 9 March 2015 12:13, UK
The Waratahs, Bulls and Stormers all got one over their local rivals in Super Rugby round four.
The DHL Stormers continued their impressive start to the season with a fourth consecutive win of the campaign with a 29-13 win over South African rivals the Sharks.
The Sharks arrived in Cape Town needing a win to ressurect their season start, but a try from John-Ben Kotze as well as a penalty try meant that Gary Gold's men were forced to leave Newlands with no log points. The Sharks did manage to score a try of their own through fly-half Patrick Lambie but it was not enough.
An impressive showing from Stormers pivot Demetri Catrakilis kept the home side ticking with five penalties and a conversion, while his counterpart Lambie could only muster eight points in response.
Springbok fly-half Handre Pollard amassed 29 points with the boot as the Bulls reigned 39-20 victors over a Cheetahs side that until Saturday had not lost.
Pollard scored a first-half try, slotted a drop goal and kicked five penalites along with three conversions to give his side a vital win over the Cheetahs.
Pollard's try effort was matched by centre Jan Serfontein and winger Bjorn Basson, while Boom Prinsloo and Raymond Rhule both managed impressive tries for the home team that ultimately proved fruitless.
The Reds suffered a humiliating 23-5 loss to the Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
Tries from Peter Betham and Bernard Foley as well as 13 points from the boot of Foley gave the Waratahs a clear lead with no points scored against them.
It took until the 79th minute for the Reds to score a point as Marco Kotze spared the hosts blushes with a try on the hooter, but it did not help the record of the Reds, who now have just one win from their first four games of the season.
The Lions recorded a rare win in New Zealand thanks to a try from right wing Ruan Combrink as the South Africans ran in 13-10 victors in Auckland.
Right wing Combrinck scored against the run of play after a Faf de Klerk break and along with eight points from fly-half Elton Jantjies the visitors were able to close the game out successful after taking the lead in the 62nd minute.
A try from Jerome Kaino had given the hosts the early lead but Johann Ackermann's team kicked off the early error-stricken efforts to come away with a vital win.
