Stormers 27-23 Waratahs Bulls 32-21 Brumbies Reds 20-3 Auckland Cats 25-42 Hurricanes Highlanders 35-36 Sharks

The hosts won 27-23 and scored four tries to secure a bonus point and end the Waratahs' three-match winning run.

Winger Breyton Paulse dotted down twice and Chris Rossouw added a try, two conversions and a penalty.

The Waratahs, without Wallaby Matt Rogers who was injured last week, scored three tries and snared a bonus point for losing by less than seven.

The only other unbeaten side, the ACT Brumbies, lost to the Northern Bulls 32-21.

Piet Krause grabbed two tries for the Bulls who added a bonus point with four tries while the Brumbies crossed the line three times.

Defending champions Auckland slipped to their third Super 12 defeat in four games as Wallaby full-back Chris Latham inspired Queensland to a 20-3 victory.

Latham scored a try in each half and Wendell Sailor added a superb solo score to put the Reds in command.

Auckland, without injured fly-half Carlos Spencer, could only manage a penalty from Ben Atiga as they spurned several try-scoring opportunities.

It was their lowest points tally in the nine-year history of the Super 12.

Nonu made amends after his ban

Earlier on Saturday, Ma'a Nonu and Neemia Tialata returned from suspensions to spur Wellington to a 42-25 win over the Cats.

All Blacks centre Nonu scored one try and made another within 20 minutes to put the Hurricanes in charge.

Tialata took the field as a replacement to sustain a robust forward effort as Wellington earned a bonus point.

A Nonu break led to the first of the Hurricanes' five tries, scored by fullback Brent Ward, and he went over for the second on a solo run.

Tialata featured in the forward interplay which led to the third try by Paul Tito as the Hurricanes took a 21-6 half-time lead.

An interception by centre Tane Tuipulotu, a late replacement for injured captain Tana Umaga, gave the home side a four-try bonus point minutes after the break.

Fly-half David Holwell, returning after suffering a broken hand in the first match of the season, added 17 points with the boot.

Former Springboks fly-half Andre Pretorius scored a try in a 15 point-haul for the Cats, who fought back with late tries from Os du Randt and Gerhard Visloo,.

Davidson made up for his sin-binning against ACT last week

But the Hurricanes had the last word with a first Super 12 try for wing Roy Kinikinlau in the final minute.

On Friday, Butch James converted Craig Davidson's last-minute try to give the Sharks a dramatic 36-35 victory over Otago in Dunedin.

The visitors had looked on course for a big defeat, trailing 32-15 with just 20 minutes remaining.

But a storming 20-point surge in the final quarter, including two tries from Davidson, saw the Sharks become the first South African team to win at Carisbrook in the Super 12.