Jona Nareki and Sio Tomkinson scored tries in the final five minutes as Highlanders pulled out a 31-33 win in the sixth round of the Super Rugby Aotearoa clash at FMG Stadium on Sunday.
Warren Gatland's stint with Chiefs is getting tougher as they went on to lose their fourth game in the Super Rugby Aotearoa with a margin of 18-25 to Hurricanes.
Hurricanes overcame a red card from Scott Scrafton as they edged out Chiefs 18-25 in the fourth round of the Super Rugby Aotearoa at FMG Stadium Waikato on Sunday.
Hurricanes have received a much-needed boost ahead of their fourth round Super Rugby Aotearoa clash against Chiefs in Hamilton with Jordie Barrett returning from an injury.
After two weeks of Super Rugby Aotearoa, Warren Gatland’s Chiefs are still yet to win a game, but hoping to play a part in turning their fortunes around will be emerging talent, Kaleb Trask.
Chiefs have received much-needed boost ahead of their upcoming Super Rugby Aotearoa clash against Crusaders with skipper Sam Cane returning to the line-up following a recovery from a stiff back.
Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson has named an unchanged matchday squad for the third round of the Super Rugby Aotearoa clash against Chiefs to be played at Orangetheory Stadium on Sunday.
Blues have maintained their winning start in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition as they defeated Chiefs 12-24 in the second round at FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday.
All Blacks legend Dan Carter said he is at least a month away from making his debut for Auckland Blues in the ongoing Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.
Akira Ioane will make his debut in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition after he was named in the starting line-up for the second round clash against Chiefs in Hamilton.
Chiefs head coach Warren Gatland has made two changes for the second round clash of Super Rugby Aotearoa to be played against Blues in Hamilton on Saturday.
Chiefs head coach Warren Gatland expressed disappointment as his team was handed a one-point defeat to Highlanders in the Super Rugby Aotearoa opener in Dunedin on Saturday.
Bryn Gatland scored the decisive drop goal in the closing stage as Highlanders edged out Chiefs 28-27 in the Super Rugby Aotearoa opening game against Chiefs at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Highlanders have included debutants Sam Gilbert and Vilimoni Koroi in their matchday squad for the Super Rugby Aotearoa clash against Chiefs to be played in Dunedin on Saturday.