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Mitchell keen to extend stay

WESTERN Force coach John Mitchell looks set for a longer stay at the Super 14 franchise, saying he hoped a two-year extension to his contract would be finalised by next week.

Round 13 teams

ALL the teamsheets for round 13 of the Super 14.

Mitchell makes six changes

WESTERN Force coach John Mitchell has responded to three successive losses with a significant reshuffle for the Super 14 visit of the Cheetahs to Perth on Friday night.

Mortlock back for Brumbies

CAPTAIN Stirling Mortlock has been named to make a timely comeback from injury in the Brumbies' do-or-die Super 14 match with the table-topping Crusaders on Saturday night.

Departing duo keeps job in focus

GEORGE Gregan and Steve Larkham, who have played side by side throughout the history of Super rugby, are preparing to play final home match for the Brumbies, against the Crusaders.

McMeniman remains a Red

QUEENSLAND and Australia forward Hugh McMeniman is poised to re-sign with the Reds, boosting the side's hopes of keeping its young pack together for next season.

Battered flanker quits New Zealand

HIGHLANDERS flanker Josh Blackie is joining the exodus of high profile New Zealand players after signing a two-year contract with Japanese side Kobe Steel.

Fresh Freier back for Tahs

ADAM Freier will return to captain and starting hooker for the New South Wales Waratahs in Friday night's Super 14 clash with the Chiefs at Aussie Stadium.

Houston a chance for Reds

THE Queensland Reds are gaining a reputation as a rugby rehab centre, with Leroy Houston the latest wayward former Australia player approached as a possible back-row boost.

Shepherd crocked for four weeks

WESTERN Force wing Cameron Shepherd will miss the remainder of the Super 14 season as a result of the knee injury that forced him from the field in the loss to the Brumbies.

Foreign clubs beckon Hewat

NEW South Wales pointscoring ace Peter Hewat revealed he has received three big offers from European clubs and could head overseas next year.

Another sore point for Reds

QUEENSLAND second rower Hugh McMeniman has sustained a serious ankle injury that could put him out of the Reds' two remaining Super 14 matches in South Africa.

Mortlock back to inspire Brumbies

WITH the race for the play-offs so tight nothing could be more heartening for the Brumbies than the return of Stirling Mortlock.

Blues can't handle storm

A FIRED-up pack and some brilliant defence allowed the Western Stormers to score a thrilling 33-20 Super 14 victory over the Auckland Blues at Newlands today (AEST).

Rampant Bulls grab vital bonus

THE Northern Bulls kept their hopes of reaching the Super 14 play-offs for the third successive year alive with a 31-7 win over the Lions today (AEST).

Earlier Reports

• Missed penalty: Waratahs beaten in thriller
• Fourth place: Chiefs survive late scare
• Suncorp Stadium: Reds record rare victory
• England deal: All Black joins northern exodus
• Neck injury: Collins regains all movement
• Gerrard: Late penalty keeps Brumbies alive
• Orders: Reds told tune in for Ben
• Thriller: Brumbies shade Force
• Christchurch: Crusaders given huge test
• New look: Tahs built on Rocky foundation
• Canberra: Force counts on inside running
• Line-up: Reds team to play Cheetahs
• Freier dropped: Elsom given Tahs' captaincy
• Second boost: Gerrard remains a Brumbies boy
• Waratahs: Holmes set for first start
• Stronger Force: Key players back for derby
• Two more years: Chisholm commits to Brumbies
• Heading north: Turinui loss adds to Tahs' woes
• No option: Cannon forced to quit
• Opportunity knocks: Dunning's shot at Test recall
• Stability needed: Reds in danger of losing cohesion
• Rare insight: Force plans to negate Larkham
• Injured: Mortlock scratched from Force clash
• Academy player: McKenzie may go to left field