Another weekend has come to a close and after a grand total of 17 rounds and 135 matches, we now know the quarter-finalists for Super Rugby 2016, as the four Conference winners will host the four wildcard teams. Â*The Hurricanes won the battle of the New Zealand Conference to finish as winner and top tournament seed, securing a home quarter-final. They beat the Crusaders 35-10 in Christchurch, while the Highlanders beat the Chiefs 25-15 in Dunedin. View all match highlights from Round 17 The Lions 34-22 loss in Buenos Aires to the Jaguares saw them finish top of South Africa Conference 2 to qualify as tournament second seed. Â* The Stormers finished as South Africa 1 Conference winners after beating the Kings 52-24 and enter the quarter-finals as third seed, while the Brumbies topped the Australian Conference after they beat the Force 24-10, meaning the Waratahs missed out on quarter-final qualification. Â* The wild card quarter-finalists are three teams from the Australasia Group: the Highlanders, Chiefs, Crusaders; and the Sharks from South Africa 2 who beat to the Sunwolves 40-29 to claim the one wild card spot from the South Africa Group. 2016 Super Rugby Quarter-finalists and seedings: Seed 1HurricanesNew Zealand Conference winner53 pointsSeed 2LionsSouth Africa 2 Conference winner52 pointsSeed 3StormersSouth Africa 1 Conference Winner51 pointsSeed 4BrumbiesAustralia Conference Winner43 pointsSeed 5HighlandersWildcard – Australasia Group52 pointsSeed 6ChiefsWildcard – Australasia Group51 pointsSeed 7CrusadersWildcard – Australasia Group50 pointsSeed 8SharksWildcard – South Africa Group43 points2016 Super Rugby Quarter-final Draw DATEHOMEAWAYVENUEKICK-OFF *Fri 22 JulyBrumbiesHighlandersGIO Stadium, Canberra18:00Sat 23 JulyHurricanesSharksWestpac Stadium, Wellington19:35Sat 23 JulyLionsCrusadersJohannesburg16:30Sat 23 JulyStormersChiefsDHL Newlands, Cape Town19:00* Local time Semi Finals: The semi-finals will be determined by the results of the quarter-finals. The highest seeded winner will play the lowest seeded winner; the second highest seeded winner will play the second lowest seeded winner. The two highest seeds will host semi-final matches. Click here to view the full post More...