Chiefs

ChiefsThe Waikato Chiefs have been without doubt the least successful of the New Zealand sides in Super Rugby competition, making the finals only once in their history. The Chiefs have finished a Super Rugby season in between sixth and eighth position an incredible nine times since their inception in 1996, and finished tenth in the expanded 15 team competition in 2011. Despite the poor finals record, the Chiefs have never finished with the Wooden Spoon.

Chiefs Articles

Chiefs continue to wait for SBW

by AAP - February 10th 2012 @ 11:55am

The Chiefs square up against the Highlanders in Queenstown on Saturday in their second Super Rugby pre-season match without boxing champion Sonny Bill Williams. Williams missed the Chiefs’ 36-0 win over the Rebels in Geelong as he prepared for his New Zealand heavyweight bout with American Clarence Tillman in Hamilton on Wednesday. Williams dispatched Tillman [...]

Clinical Chiefs cost rusty Rebels in Corio

by Stuart Fazakerley - February 6th 2012 @ 6:26am

There are several things one should expect to encounter in trial matches before the season proper. Some things will change, some remain, and the legitimacy and relevance of the result will always be questioned. So too it was in Geelong last night, where the Melbourne Rebels welcomed both their home province and the Waikato Chiefs [...]

Rebels trounced by Chiefs in Super Rugby trial

by Melissa Woods - February 4th 2012 @ 5:01am

Sonny Bill Williams stays in New Zealand rugby as a Chief

by AAP - October 31st 2011 @ 4:50pm

Why would Blues sign Stephen Donald?

by kendall10 - August 2nd 2011 @ 2:16am

I think we all know that Blues fans, while commiserating over a few departures, are getting enthusiastic about the prospects ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season. While some are leaving the side, like Rocokoco, McAlister and Brett, some others are staying, like Ali Williams, Woodcock and Boric. The pre-season enthusiasm comes from the newbies; [...]

Super Rugby Statistical Awards (Pt 1: Defence)

by B-Rock - July 6th 2011 @ 2:24am

It’s time for part one of the inaugural Super Rugby awards based on the statistical performance across the season and finals to date. First up, I will be focussing on the best and worst defensive teams and players in Super Rugby. Hopefully, this confirms some views and challenges others. I have used raw data available [...]

Smith signs with Super Rugby’s Chiefs

by NZPA - June 27th 2011 @ 8:15am

Reds eye $1 million finals windfall

by Jim Morton - June 17th 2011 @ 2:23am

All Black Ralph reactivated by Reds

by Jim Morton - June 16th 2011 @ 3:05am

Chiefs and Hurricanes draw 18-18

by AP - June 11th 2011 @ 2:41am