The Force’s backs fumbled while their forwards were soft. The Highlanders come from the chilly south of New Zealand but they coped with the hot conditions and gritted out an 8-7 win.

Fortunately, the other Australian teams were victorious, with two of them posting away wins. The ACT Brumbies beat the Chiefs in Hamilton, New Zealand, while the NSW Waratahs showed attitude at altitude and defeated the Lions in Johannesburg. Back in Australia, the Queensland Reds took the wind out of the Hurricanes.

This weekend, the only Investec Super 14 game being played in Australia is in the ACT.

The Force travels to Cape Town to play the Stormers. Both teams are coming off losses and will be aiming to recover some pride. Also in South Africa, the Waratahs descend from the high veldt to sea-level to take on the Sharks at Durban’s intimidating Absa Stadium, a much tougher proposition than the weak Lions team they played last weekend.

Meanwhile, the Reds will cross the Tasman to play the world’s best provincial rugby team, the Crusaders, in Christchurch. The Reds are on a roll and the Crusaders lost last weekend in Auckland to the Blues, but even an undermanned Crusaders team is a threat, especially at home.

However, the big game will be on Saturday night in Canberra when the Brumbies will take on the Blues from Auckland. Both teams are coming off wins and are keen to play exciting rugby. This looks likely to be the Investec Super 14 match of the round.

If you live in or near the ACT, the Super 14’s Australian sponsor, specialist banking group Investec, is offering you the chance to win tickets to the Brumbies-Blues match.

To win tickets to the Brumbies v Blues Investec Super 14 match in Canberra this weekend, tell us in 20 words or less who you think will win and why?

Please send the answer in an email with the subject heading "PNN Investec Super 14 Competition" to Jacky at Jacky.Howe@investec.com.au today.

Winners will be announced in Thursday’s edition of PetroleumNews.Net. See Terms and Conditions below.

Terms and conditions:

The closing date for the first competition is 12 midnight NSW/ACT time (10pm WA time) on Wednesday February 7, 2007. The 50th correct entry for each of the two games on the weekend will win four Gold tickets.

There will be one winner per match per week. To be entered into the draw you will need to select the correct answer to the question and select which match you want to win tickets for.

The winner(s) will be notified within 2 business days of the closing date of each draw by a representative of Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd. The name of the winner(s) will be published on the Petroleum.News.net website at that time.

The judges' decision is final and correspondence about the competition cannot be entered into. There is no alternative to the prize and it is not transferable.

No purchase is necessary. Entering the competition is deemed to be acceptance of these terms & conditions.

Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd accepts no responsibility for, or liability arising from, participants taking part in the competition.

The winners must be prepared to appear in post-prize draw publicity free of charge.

You may enter each match competition only once. Only a correct answer will be entered into the draw each week for each game.

Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd's employees are not eligible to enter the competitions.

Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd reserves the right to reasonably amend these terms and conditions or to vary the prize at any time, if necessary without notice, if in our opinion events or circumstances outside our control require us to do so.

Phone calls may be recorded to confirm your instructions.

The information you supply on this entry form will be used and disclosed only to the extent necessary to administer the competition and comply with the law. Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd will not give, sell or disclose this information to third parties. Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd will only use your email address to send you information pertaining to Investec Super 14, and only if you have indicated that you wish to receive such information.

These rules are governed by the laws of Australia.