Rugby-Super Rugby 2017 fixtures

WELLINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Super Rugby fixtures for 2017 (kickoff times GMT): Week 1 Feb 23 Melbourne Rebels v Auckland Blues, Melbourne (0845) Feb 24 Otago Highlanders v Waikato Chiefs, Dunedin (0635) Queensland Reds v Sharks, Brisbane (0900) Feb 25 Sunwolves v Wellington Hurricanes, Tokyo (0415) Canterbury Crusaders v ACT Brumbies, Christchurch (0635) NSW Waratahs v Western Force, Sydney (0845) Cheetahs v Lions, Bloemfontein, (1305) Kings v Jaguares, Port Elizabeth (1515) Stormers v Bulls, Cape Town (1730) Week 2 March 2 Force v Reds, Perth (1030) March 3 Chiefs v Blues, Hamilton (0635) March 4 Hurricanes v Rebels, Wellington (0415) Highlanders v Crusaders, Dunedin (0635) Brumbies v Sharks, Canberra (0845) Sunwolves v Kings, Singapore (1055) Lions v Waratahs, Johannesburg (1305) Stormers v Jaguares, Cape Town (1515) Cheetahs v Bulls, Bloemfontein (1730) Week 3 March 10 Chiefs v Hurricanes, Hamilton (0635) Brumbies v Force, Canberra (0845) March 11 Blues v Highlanders, Auckland (0635) Reds v Crusaders, Brisbane (0845) Kings v Stormers, Port Elizabeth (1305) Cheetahs v Sunwolves, Bloemfontein (1515) Sharks v Waratahs, Durban (1730) Jaguares v Lions, Buenos Aires (1940) Bye: Bulls, Rebels Week 4 March 17 Crusaders v Blues, Christchurch (0635) Rebels v Chiefs, Melbourne (0845) Bulls v Sunwolves, Pretoria (1700) March 18 Hurricanes v Highlanders, Wellington(0635) Waratahs v Brumbies, Sydney (0845) Lions v Reds, Johannesburg (1515) Sharks v Kings, Durban (1730) Jaguares v Cheetahs, Buenos Aires (1940) Bye: Force, Stormers Week 5 March 24 Crusaders v Force, Christchurch (0635) Rebels v Waratahs, Melbourne (0845) March 25 Blues v Bulls, Auckland (0635) Brumbies v Highlanders, Canberra (0845) Sunwolves v Stormers, Singapore (1055) Kings v Lions, Port Elizabeth (1305) Cheetahs v Sharks, Bloemfontein (1515) Jaguares v Reds, Buenos Aires (2140) Bye: Chiefs, Hurricanes Week 6 March 31 Highlanders v Rebels, Dunedin (0635) April 1 Blues v Force, Auckland (0415) Chiefs v Bulls, Hamilton (0635) Reds v Hurricanes, Brisbane (0845) Stormers v Cheetahs, Cape Town (1305) Lions v Sharks, Johannesburg (1515) April 2 Waratahs v Crusaders, Sydney (0605) Bye: Brumbies, Jaguares, Kings, Sunwolves Week 7 April 7 Hurricanes v Waratahs, Wellington (0735) April 8 Sunwolves v Bulls, Tokyo (0515) Highlanders v Blues, Dunedin (0735) Brumbies v Reds, Canberra (0945) Sharks v Jaguares, Durban (1305) Stormers v Chiefs, Cape Town (1515) April 9 Force v Kings, Perth (0605) Bye: Cheetahs, Crusaders, Lions, Rebels Week 8 April 14 Crusaders v Sunwolves, Christchurch (0735) April 15 Reds v Kings, Brisbane (0505) Blues v Hurricanes, Auckland (0735) Rebels v Brumbies, Melbourne (0945) Cheetahs v Chiefs, Bloemfontein (1305) Stormers v Lions, Cape Town (1515) Bulls v Jaguares, Pretoria (1730) Bye: Force, Highlanders, Sharks, Waratahs Week 9 April 21 Hurricanes v Brumbies, Napier (0735) Waratahs v Kings, Sydney (0945) Lions v Jaguares, Johannesburg (1800) April 22 Highlanders v Sunwolves, Invercargill (0515) Crusaders v Stormers, Christchurch (0735) Force v Chiefs, Perth (0945) Bulls v Cheetahs, Pretoria (1515) Sharks v Rebels, Durban (1730) Bye: Blues, Reds Week 10 April 28 Highlanders v Stormers, Dunedin (0735) April 29 Chiefs v Sunwolves, Hamilton(0735) Reds v Waratahs, Brisbane (0945) Force v Lions, Perth (1155) Cheetahs v Crusaders, Bloemfontein (1515) Kings v Rebels, Port Elizabeth (1730) Jaguares v Sharks, Buenos Aires (1940) April 30 Brumbies v Blues, Canberra (0605) Bye: Bulls, Hurricanes Week 11 May 5 Hurricanes v Stormers, Wellington (0735) Cheetahs v Highlanders, Bloemfontein (1700) May 6 Rebels v Lions, Melbourne (0500) Chiefs v Reds, New Plymouth (0735) Waratahs v Blues, Sydney (0945) Sharks v Force, Durban (1305) Bulls v Crusaders, Pretoria (1515) Jaguares v Sunwolves, Buenos Aires (2140) Bye: Brumbies, Kings Week 12 May 12 Blues v Cheetahs, Auckland (0735) Brumbies v Lions, Canberra (0945) May 13 Crusaders v Hurricanes, Christchurch (0735) Rebels v Reds, Melbourne (0945) Bulls v Highlanders, Pretoria (1305) Kings v Sharks, Port Elizabeth (1515) Jaguares v Force, Buenos Aires (2140) Bye: Chiefs, Stormers, Sunwolves, Waratahs Week 13 May 19 Chiefs v Crusaders, Suva (0735) Stormers v Blues, Cape Town (1700) May 20 Hurricanes v Cheetahs, Wellington (0735) Force v Highlanders, Perth (0945) Sunwolves v Sharks, Singapore (1155) Lions v Bulls, Johannesburg (1515) Kings v Brumbies, Port Elizabeth (1730) May 21 Waratahs v Rebels, Sydney (0605) Bye: Jaguares, Reds Week 14 May 26 Blues v Chiefs, Auckland (0735) Reds v Force, Brisbane (0945) May 27 Sunwolves v Cheetahs, Tokyo (0515) Highlanders v Waratahs, Dunedin (0735) Rebels v Crusaders, Melbourne (0945) Bulls v Hurricanes, Pretoria (1305) Sharks v Stormers, Durban (1515) Jaguares v Brumbies, Buenos Aires (2140) May 28 Lions v Kings, Johannesburg (1230) Week 15 (Australian & NZ conference teams only) June 2 Blues v Reds, Apia (0735) June 3 Crusaders v Highlanders, Christchurch (0235) Chiefs v Waratahs, Hamilton (0505) Brumbies v Rebels, Canberra (0945) Force v Hurricanes, Perth (1155) Week 16 (NZ conference teams only) June 9 Hurricanes v Chiefs, Wellington (0735) Bye: Blues, Crusaders, Highlanders Week 17 (South African conference teams only) June 30 Sharks v Bulls, Durban (1700) Jaguares v Kings, Buenos Aires (2305) July 1 Cheetahs v Stormers, Bloemfontein (1305) Lions v Sunwolves, Johannesburg (1515) Week 18 (Australian and South African conference teams only) July 7 Reds v Brumbies, Brisbane (0945) Force v Rebels, Perth (1155) July 8 Waratahs v Jaguares, Sydney (0735) Bulls v Kings, Pretoria (1515) Stormers v Sunwolves, Cape Town (1730) Bye: Cheetahs, Lions, Sharks Week 19 July 14 Highlanders v Reds, Dunedin (0735) Rebels v Jaguares, Melbourne (0945) Kings v Cheetahs, Port Elizabeth (1700) July 15 Sunwolves v Blues, Tokyo (0305) Chiefs v Brumbies, Hamilton (0515) Hurricanes v Crusaders, Wellington (0735) Force v Waratahs, Perth (0945) Sharks v Lions, Durban (1515) Bulls v Stormers, Pretoria (1730) July 21/22 Quarter-finals July 28/29 Semi-finals Aug 5 Final (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Peter Rutherford)