Chiefs lock Brodie Retallick. Photosport
The best and worst from Super Rugby's week four action.
FORWARD OF THE WEEK
Brodie Retallick - Chiefs
Retallick, back in the side after injury, played a massive part in getting his team out of a large hole against the Bulls. The All Blacks lock scored two tries and ran further with
the ball than either of the Chiefs midfielders. It was a remarkable 80-minute performance.
BACK OF THE WEEK
Tevita Li - Highlanders
Crusaders midfielder Jack Goodhue rarely misses tackles but he fell off, at rough count, four against Highlanders wing Li alone in Dunedin. Li, a former Blues player, following the well-trodden path of shining after moving franchises, was near unstoppable.
COACH KILLER
TMO Glenn Newman
When Jordan Taufua slammed the ball on the line near halftime for a try which would have put his side near level with the Highlanders, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson would have been elated. Enter Newman, who scrubbed out the try due to a highly debatable knock-on in the build-up.
UPS
Stormers
Few gave the men from Cape Town much of a shot against a confident Blues team but Robbie Fleck's outfit, who suffered on their trip to Australia and New Zealand, appeared to use that as motivation and blew the visitors away. Their commitment to the cause was remarkable – the Blues' not so much.
