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Los Jaguares top the Africa Super Rugby conference. After four rounds the Argentine franchise has 14 competition points. This is the same total as that of the Lions, the side that Los Jaguares defeated in round 3.
Los Jaguares and the Lions are grouped together in the Africa 2 conference. The Sharks occupy third position on 13 points while the Southern Kings are bottom of the table on five points.
Compared to the three other conferences Africa 2 is proving to be one of the most competitive. In Africa 1 the Sunwolves are winless after four matches while in the Australian conference the Rebels are 0-3. In the New Zealand conference the Blues and Highlanders are off the pace.
Round 5 will be played on Friday March 24 and Saturday March 25. The round will see six matches played. The complete fixture list is as follows:
Friday March 24
Crusaders vs Force, Christchurch
Rebels vs Waratahs, Melbourne
Saturday March 25
Blues vs Bulls, Auckland
Brumbies vs Highlanders, Canberra
Sunwolves vs Stormers, Singapore
Kings vs Lions, Port Elizabeth
Cheetahs vs Sharks, Bloemfontein
Jaguares vs Reds, Buenos Aires
Africa 1
| Pos | P | W | D | L | -/+ | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stormers |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Cheetahs |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Bulls |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Sunwolves |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -100 | 1 | 1 |
Africa 2
| Pos | P | W | D | L | -/+ | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jaguares |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Lions |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 |  Sharks |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 |  Kings |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -32 | 1 | 5 |
Australian
| Pos | P | W | D | L | -/+ | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brumbies |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Reds |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -37 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Force |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Waratahs |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -52 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Rebels |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -116 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand
| Pos | P | W | D | L | -/+ | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chiefs |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 |  Crusaders |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 |  Hurricanes |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 |  Blues |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Highlanders |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -34 | 1 | 5 |
