SUPER 12 RESULTS Wellington 37-20 Canterbury Waikato 12-15 Brumbies Auckland 50-22 Otago Queensland 23-7 NSW Bulls 62-52 Cats Coastal Sharks 24-31 Stormers

ACT Brumbies earned top spot in the Super-12 table and a home game in the semi-finals thanks to a close win at the Waikato Chiefs.

But the bonus point Waikato picked up for losing by less than seven points was enough to seal the Chiefs' place in the play-offs too.

Full-back Joe Roff scored an early try for the Brumbies and centre Matt Giteau scored another after the break.

Chiefs' fly-half Glen Jackson kicked three penalties and David Hill one to set up a semi-final against Canterbury.

The Crusaders' fell to a surprise 37-20 defeat against the Hurricanes on Friday, but their play-off place had already been confirmed.

Andrew Hore and Brent Ward both scored twice while Tana Umaga added a brilliant try in the second half.

Daniel Carter, Dave Hewett and Jamie Nutbrown all touched down for Canterbury.

They will face the Western Stormers, who beat the Natal Sharks 31-24, in the other semi-final.

Springbok flanker Schalk Burger scored the decisive try at King's Park Stadium in Durban.

A try by Werner Greef - the fourth for the visitors - gave the Stormers the bonus point they needed to get into the play-off stages but they still needed to win the match to make sure of that place.

And Burger went over after the Stormers held off a determined Sharks onslaught in the final quarter.

The Auckland Blues 50-22 win over the Otago Highlanders proved to be in vain therefore.

All Blacks prop Kees Meeuws and winger Doug Howlett each scored two of the Blues' seven tries.

The Blues still need other results to go their way, but they got the first when New South Wales suffered a surprise 23-7 loss to Queensland.

The Waratahs had needed to win their final match and collect a bonus point to stay in contention.

Peter Hynes and Nathan Sharpe scored tries for the Reds, with Lote Tuqiri replying for the Waratahs.

And in the days other game, the Bulls ran in nine tries to earn a bonus point in their 62-52 win over the Cats in a 16-try thriller at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.

Bulls moved up to sixth in the table while Gerrie Britz scored a hat-trick for the Cats.