HIGHLIGHTS-Super Rugby week two

Highlights from Super Rugby week two matches: ACT BRUMBIES 54 CHIEFS 17

The ACT Brumbies ended Australian fears of another long losing streak to New Zealand sides in Super Rugby with a stunning eight-try demolition of the Waikato Chiefs in Canberra on Saturday. Edged by the Melbourne Rebels at home in week one, the Brumbies were marshalled brilliantly by flyhalf-captain Christian Lealiifano and mixed backline flair with their usual forward muscle.

Tevita Kuridrani and Chance Peni each scored try doubles, with Tom Banks, Lachlan McCaffrey, Josh Mann-Rea and Folau Fainga'a also crossing for the home side who led 33-10 at half-time. Ataata Moeakiola and Samisoni Taukei'aho scored the Chiefs' two tries, with captain Brodie Retallick left with little to celebrate in his milestone 100th Super Rugby match.

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CRUSADERS 38 HURRICANES 22 The Canterbury Crusaders condemned the Wellington Hurricanes to another miserable trip to Christchurch on Saturday with a clinical thrashing that secured their second win of the season.

Having survived a big scare away to the Auckland Blues in their season-opener, the double defending champions were back to their marauding best at home where they belted the Hurricanes in last year's semi-finals. Lock Scott Barrett and flyhalf Richie Mo'unga both scored a brace of tries, with Jordan Taufua and George Bridge also crossing.

Winger Ben Lam scored two tries for the Hurricanes, with Wes Goosen and TJ Perenara also grabbing a consolation try in the second half after the visitors went to the break 24-0 down. SUNWOLVES 30 WARATAHS 31

The New South Wales Waratahs survived a huge scare to claim their first win of the season in a scrappy match against the Sunwolves at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. Sunwolves winger Gerhard van den Heever scored two tries, with his second in the 70th minute raising the Tokyo-based team's hopes of snatching an unlikely win.

Flyhalf Hayden Parker slotted the conversion into the teeth of a fierce breeze to trim the Sunwolves' lead to a point but missed a drop-goal attempt in the dying minutes, allowing the Sydney-based Waratahs to hang on for an unconvincing win. Wallabies fullback Israel Folau scored two first-half tries but the Waratahs may take little else from their error-strewn display.

HIGHLANDERS 36 REDS 31 Dillon Hunt scored a match-winning try with six minutes remaining as the Higlanders had to fight back for the second successive week before recording victory over the Reds in Dunedin.

Shannon Frizell scored two tries while Rob Thompson and Ben Smith also crossed for the Highlanders, who looked to have taken control of the game just before halftime but made numerous errors that allowed the young Reds team to stay in the match. Winger Chris Feauai-Sautia, scrumhalf Moses Sorovi, lock Izack Rodda and debutant prop Feao Fotuaika scored tries for the visitors. (Reporting by Greg Stutchbury and Ian Ransom; Editing by Sudipto Ganguly)