Rugby Pacific James O'Connor lays down Wallabies marker

There are three unbeaten teams in Super Rugby Pacific. Crusaders, Brumbies and Reds are the only ones to be unbeaten after three rounds. Fijian Drua won for the first time in the tournament. Blues and Hurricanes also picked up victories in Round 3.

James O'Connor was named captain of the Queensland Reds. He led his team well and provided the big plays for the second-half five pointers. O’Connor and Quade Cooper are destined to fight for a No. 10 jersey against England in July. The Reds won the match with a bonus-point victory. They beat the Force by 15 points. Liam Wright, Tate McDermott, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Lukan Salkaia left the field after just five minutes.

Stephen Perofeta's double-play sees the Blues home. Mark Telea scored in the corner. Beauden Barrett will make his return off the bench against the Chiefs. He will play with Per ofeta in a backline that also features Finlay Christie, Rieko Ioane, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Caleb Clarke and the hot-stepping TeleA.

Drua beat the Rebels 31-26. Moana made their Super Rugby debut against the Crusaders. They were beaten by the Chiefs in their only trial match. They showed enough to suggest they will be competitive in most games this season. Rugby Pacific James O'Connor lays down the marker.

Harris ran 76 metres on nine carries and scored a try against the Brumbies. He has had a series of injuries over the past two years. Harris could be a good option for the July series with England. He could replace Rob Valetini, Harry Wilson or Pete Samu. The Wallabies have been without a ball-running No. 8 for years, but they have options now.

Liam Coombes-Fabling fumbled a cross-kick and missed a golden opportunity to score a try against the Hurricanes. The Highlanders are currently 0-3 in the Rugby Pacific. The fumble will be shown on the big screen at the Highlands' awards night later in this year.

Hunter Paisami was given a yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Manasa Mataele. The Reds centre was playing for the Reds against the Force in Perth. The tackle was one of the best of rugby's weekend. Rugby is trying to promote player safety but it can't strip every element of risk out of a game. It's not possible to have a safe game without some risk.

Tom Robinson almost cost the Blues the match against the Chiefs. Bryn Gatland missed a penalty that would have won the game for the visitors. The Blues won 24-22. He almost made himself look like the dunce of the Round 3.