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DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — The ACT Brumbies turned in an improved second-half performance to beat the Dunedin-based Highlanders 27-21 in Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday for the third win of the season by an Australian team over a New Zealand opponent. The Brumbies trailed 11-7 after a frenetic first half but took the lead for the first time in …

WHANGAREI, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji rugby’s long season of success came to a sudden end Saturday when the Fijian Drua were beaten 34-10 by the Auckland-based Blues in the first round of Super Rugby Pacific. Fans of Fiji have had much to celebrate over the past nine months as the Drua reached the Super Rugby quarterfinals for the first …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand fullback Will Jordan will miss all of Super Rugby Pacific and mid-year tests against England and Fiji because of a shoulder injury. Jordan’s Super Rugby club the Crusaders announced on Tuesday that Jordan shortly will undergo surgery for a long-standing injury. “Will Jordan has recently been under conservative management due to a pre-existing …