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Chiefs returned back to winning ways as they dominated Highlanders with a 22-45 victory in their Super Rugby clash at ANZ National Stadium on Saturday.

Crusaders consolidated their position at the top as they went on to defeat Chiefs 20-34 in their Super Rugby clash at FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday.

The 15th week of the ongoing Super Rugby saw Crusaders stretch their winning streak to claim the pole position in the overall standings and Lions and Waratahs have managed to remain in top three despite their mixed outing in the second half.

Damian McKenzie contributed with 22 points including a double as Chiefs went on to defeat Waratahs 39-27 in their Super Rugby encounter at FMG Stadium Waikato on Saturday.

Sharks managed to return back to winning ways after they edged out Chiefs in their Super Rugby face-off at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.

Stormers chances of making it to the play-off of the ongoing Super Rugby season were dealt a major blow as they were defeated 9-15 by Chiefs in Cape Town on Saturday.

Jaguares have registered their fourth consecutive win as they edged out Chiefs 19-23 in their Super Rugby face-off in Rotorua on Friday.

A clinical performance from Chiefs saw them return back to winning ways with a 12-36 triumph over Queensland Reds in their Super Rugby face-off on Saturday.

Hurricanes came up with a clinical performance at Westpac Stadium as they went on to beat Chiefs 25-13 in their Super Rugby clash on Friday.

Chiefs registered their fifth consecutive victory in the ongoing Super Rugby season as they went on to beat Blues 21-19 in their Super Rugby face-off in Hamilton.

Sean Wainui scored the decisive try with 13 minutes to go as Chiefs pulled out a 27-22 win over Highlanders in their Super Rugby encounter at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday.

Chiefs ran a nine-try riot as they went on to trounce Sunwolves 10-61 in their Super Rugby encounter at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium.

Chiefs came up with a six-try performance as they completed a 41-28 bonus point victory over Bulls in their Super Rugby face-off at FMG Stadium Waikato on Friday.

Chiefs bounced back from their defeat to Crusaders with a 21-27 bonus-point victory over Blues in their Super Rugby encounter at Eden Park on Friday.

Crusaders ran a seven-try riot as they started the Super Rugby title defence with a 45-23 win over Chiefs at AMI Stadium on Saturday.

New Zealand international Liam Messam will join Toulon next season after signing a two-year contract with the French club.

Super Rugby franchise Chiefs have confirmed that Tabai Matson will join the club as an assistant coach ahead of the 2018 season.

Seta Tamanivalu scored two tries in the second half as Crusaders continued their momentum into the semi-final against Chiefs with a 27-13 win at AMI Stadium to become the first team to reach the finals of the Super Rugby 2017 season.

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Chiefs skipper Aaron Cruden credited his team for handling the pressure during the tense 11-17 win over Stormers in the Super Rugby quarter-final clash at DHL Newlands.