[VIDEO] Chiefs vs Western Force highlights: Super Rugby scores

24th April, 2015

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Teams

Chiefs
1. Mitchell Graham, 2. Hika Elliot, 3. Siate Tokolahi, 4. Matt Symons, 5. Brodie Retallick, 6. Johan Bardoul, 7. Sam Cane, 8. Michael Leitch, 9. Brad Weber, 10. Marty McKenzie, 11. Tim Nanai-Williams, 12. Sonny Bill Williams, 13. Charlie Ngatai, 14. Bryce Heem, 15. Tom Marshall

Replacements: 16. Quentin MacDonald, 17. Pauliasi Manu, 18. Ben Tameifuna, 19. Michael Fitzgerald, 20. Liam Squire, 21. Augustine Pulu, 22. Damian McKenzie, 23. Andrew Horrell

Western Force
1. Pekahou Cowan, 2. Nathan Charles, 3. Tetera Faulkner, 4. Steve Mafi, 5. Adam Coleman, 6. Angus Cottrell, 7. Matt Hodgson (c), 8. Ben McCalman, 9. Ian Prior, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 11. Nick Cummins, 12. Luke Burton, 13. Kyle Godwin, 14. Luke Morahan, 15. Dane Haylett-Petty

Replacements: 16. Heath Tessmann , 17. Chris Heiberg , 18. Oliver Hoskins , 19. Wilhelm Steenkamp , 20. Kane Koteka , 21. Ryan Louwrens , 22. Junior Rasolea , 23. Marcel Brache

Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Kick Off: 17:35 AEST
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant Ref 1: Glen Jackson
Assistant Ref 2: Mike Lash
TMO: Glenn Newman

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24th April, 2015

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The high-flying Chiefs host the struggling Western Force at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton to kick off Round 11 of Super Rugby. Join The Roar for live scores and debate from 5:35pm (AEST).

The Chiefs will approach today’s match confident that they can secure a strong victory and ensure the ladder-leading Hurricanes feel the pressure of their conference rival breathing down their neck heading into the back end of the season.

As the second best team in the competition, it is only by burden of being in the same conference as the Hurricanes that the Chiefs find themselves in fourth place on the Super Rugby ladder.

There is therefore added incentive today, as win against the Force will see them move top of the table overall, a position the Chiefs can remain pending the result of the Hurricanes match against the Queensland Reds on Sunday afternoon.

In their two most recent fixtures, the Chiefs have secured strong wins against fellow NZ conference sides, the Crusaders and Blues, so will welcome the opportunity to host a travelling side today.

Bonus points will certainly be on their mind.

The last time these sides met was in March, 2015, in Perth – a game in which the Force snuck a 3-point win. Before that however, the Chiefs certainly held the wood over the boys from Perth, dominating this fixture for over five years.

In the Chiefs’ favour today is also the fact the Force have managed just the one win from nine starts so far this season, and enter this tough away fixture after suffering a disappointing home loss to the Stormers last week.

The Force may have enjoyed a popularity boost this week, with Nick ‘the Honey Badger’ Cummins going viral across the United States for his latest post-match interview, however that acclaim will count for little against one of the competition’s main contenders.

Tip: Chiefs to cruise to the top of the table.

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