Drua 28 Chiefs 24

Clayton McMillan (Chiefs coach)

"We got everything we expected. Every team knows what you're likely to encounter when you come here, so no surprises.

"This was a good wake-up call that we're far from the finished product and we have to take it on the chin, regroup and go again.

"We didn't get what we wanted around our lineout, which affected our ability to play at the right end of the field and apply pressure. We played a little too much rugby in the middle of the field, and the Drua defended well and forced us into errors.

"We knew we had to be pretty frugal or accurate with our possession, and we turned the ball over too often. We weren't able to stack enough positive moments together, and they did.

"As much as we'd love to win every game, reality tells us that we're going to lose games throughout the year and today it was the Drua's day. But if you look across the competition there's really tight, small margins and small moments can have big consequences."

Glen Jackson (Drua coach)

"It was great to come out today and put in a clinical performance against an extremely well-drilled, big Chiefs team. Our forward pack stepped up and put on a good performance.

"To finish our games we needed more from our bench and they were very good today."

Frank Lomani (Drua co-captain)

"We knew we hadn't been able to finish in the final 20 minutes in our first three games but coming to Lautoka we were playing in front of our families, and all of Fiji, and we delivered."

Moana Pasifika 40 Hurricanes 31

Tana Umaga (Moana Pasifika coach)

"We're very happy, overjoyed. We worked hard this week, as we do every week, but this one had a bit more edge. We knew we let ourselves down a little last week [against the Highlanders] by giving the opposition such a lead.

"We talked about playing our game, building moments, controlling the game and being patient. We did that really well. The things we trained, we put into action.

"Our defence in the first half was outstanding. Our backs stood up, looked after the more, and were outstanding in complementing the way our forwards have been playing.

"Having Albany as a home is something we're grateful for. Last year, we didn't have a home, we were all over the place. It was hard to share a home at Mt Smart because they [the Warriors] have got a side there that plays very well at home.

"To have something that's ours now, and we share with other teams like North Harbour, but we've got great support here.

"Patrick Pellegrini played for Tonga and was outstanding at his first start today. He's taken every opportunity with two hands. He's been waiting for it for a long time.

Ardie Savea (Moana Pasifika captain)

"For the last couple of weeks, we've been training, going into some dark places in our training and preparation. It's nice to see us reap the rewards of our labours. It's a special feeling when everything clicks.

"Our drivers drove the game, put us in the right areas of the field and allowed our forwards to do the job. I'm proud of the boys and their effort.

"I feel for the Hurricanes but at the same time I'm proud of my boys. I've got mixed emotions because my hammy [hamstring] meant I wasn't able to play the 80 minutes."

Clark Laidlaw (Hurricanes coach)

"There were large parts of the first half when we were on top and didn't score points, and we didn't defend well enough for long enough.

"When we got desperate, we were dangerous. We played through them more. We had more energy, and we'd clean and carry and generate some fast ball, but it was too late. We need to be better than that earlier in the game.

"We had two yellow cards, that's six yellow cards in three games. That's not acceptable. We need to work as a group to be disciplined.

"Fair play to Moana. They took their chances and deserved their win. They've improved a lot over two or three years. They've got some good players who can hurt you.

"I thought their 10 [Patrick Pellegrini] played well and kicked well. His goal kicks when we we clawing our way back was a difference because we had to score twice rather than just needing one more score."

Brad Shields (Hurricanes captain)

"The discipline put us under a lot of pressure, and then for them to enter our 22 and score two out of three times is not good enough on our part.

"We've got to take opportunities when they present themselves, and we're working hard, and our intent is good. Sometimes, we work and try too hard and miss the opportunity. Sometimes, the simplest option is the best option.

"We've got to find a way to be ruthless with teams and within ourselves."

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Blues 20 Brumbies 21

Vern Cotter (Blues coach)

"We didn't take the ball in the air as well as we should have, we turned over quite a bit of possession, and all we needed to do was get the ball down the other end, but we couldn't manage to do it, and we couldn't get our lineouts to operation.

"It was surprising because I thought we had dominance [in the first half]. We'll have another look at it. There were a couple of surprise decisions. But we need to be better; that's the reality.

"It was a tough game; they weren't going to go away; they stayed right in it, and to lose in the last minute is always disappointing. If we had held onto the ball a couple more times and been more effective in the air, we would have got ourselves home.

"There are some things to address. These are tough times, and we just have to go forward. They're a very good team, the Brumbies, we've got to acknowledge that. They get people to the breakdown quickly.

Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues captain)

"We couldn't get possession, capitalise on that high ball, things went wrong in the scrum. We aimed to dominate there and didn't. And then we didn't adjust as quickly as we should have.

"They were able to disrupt our ruck, shift our cleaners and then get a jackal over them and you can't do that."

Stephen Larkham (Brumbies coach)

"We're very happy. We've had a tough start to the season with our travel, and beating the Blues in Auckland at Eden Park is rare.

"We knew there was an opportunity for us at halftime the way that we were playing. We knew the Blues were a little wounded coming into this game, and then Beauden [Barrett] didn't come back out in the second half. It was just the right time for us.

"We struggled for large parts of the second half to get out of our area just inside our 50 and it was a ding-dong battle for a while. We didn't want to give them access inside our half and worked hard to keep them down there.

"There's only those last couple of passages where we finally broke into their half, and then inside their 22, and that's all it takes sometimes."

On the first five-eighths, Declan Meredith:

"He's played a number of games for us now at 10 [first five-eighths], particularly this season. He's always been a standout player, and his performance this year has been exceptional. He's got all the skills.

"His kicking was exceptional, but he's very fast. He's got a good passing game and he's growing in confidence."

Crusaders 43 Reds 19

Rob Penney (Crusaders coach)

"Coming off the back of a bye, sometimes it can be difficult as you don't have your rhythm, but we got our attacking rhythm really quickly which we were rapt with. We've got a group that's determined."

Tate McDermott (Reds co-captain)

"It's incredibly disappointing. There were some good patches but too many times we were our own worst enemies. We have to own that. It's not the end of the world, there's not much in it.

"There's a lot on the scoreboard, but a couple of breakaway tries are easy fixes for us. Plenty of times we were in a good position and would chance our hand with a 50-50 offload and find ourselves back down the other end."