At Cape Town, South Africa, ACT won for a sixth successive year against the Stormers, and completed its run against the African teams, beating three out of four and losing only to the Bulls last week.
"It was important to bounce back," said Brumbies captain Stirling Mortlock. "We like to throw the ball around a bit, and conditions were good this week, so we could."
Joe Roff, who had 13 points from goalkicks, scored an overlap try when ACT went for a scrum instead of a penalty in the sixth minute.
In Hamilton, All Blacks center Aaron Mauger scored the first and last of Canterbury's four tries as the Crusaders scored 25 unanswered points in the second half to beat Waikato.
Daniel Carter kicked four penalties and two conversions -- six goals from eight attempts.
Waikato scored two tries in the last 10 minutes of the first half to take a 15-11 lead into halftime but it lost its cohesion and defensive strength with substitutions in the second half.
"I think we can only be disappointed," said Chiefs captain Jono Gibbes, who was part of an outstanding loose forward combination.
"I don't think we played any football in the second half. We chased around a lot but we didn't seem to do anything ourselves."
Caleb Ralph scored for the Crusaders, his 100th try in first-class play.
At Dunedin, New Zealand, Otago took a bonus point from its first home win by beating the winless Cats at Carisbrook.
The Highlanders scored four tries in a deeply flawed performance, speeding to an early 15-0 lead, then trailing 17-15 before sealing the match with 12 late points.
Next week, Wellington hosts Auckland in Friday's only match. New South Wales visits Waikato, Canterbury plays Otago and the Stormers tackle the Bulls in a South African showdown on Saturday. On Sunday, ACT hosts the Queensland Reds at Canberra.
The Sharks and Cats have byes.
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