(Reuters) -The ACT Brumbies moved top of the Super Rugby Pacific table with a 24-14 win over the Queensland Reds on Saturday but the defending champion Auckland Blues slipped out of the knockout qualification places after a first ever loss to Moana Pasifika.

The Brumbies, who have played a game more than the teams around them near the top of the table, have 43 points from 13 matches, ahead of the Waikato Chiefs and Canterbury Crusaders, who both have 41. There are two regular season rounds left to play.