Chiefs (7) 21 / 19 (16) Highlanders (Final Score)
The Chiefs and Highlanders did battle in Super Rugby at
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 06:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Chiefs:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Tim Nanai-Williams (1), Liam Messam (1), Charlie Ngatai (1)
- Conversions – Aaron Cruden (3)
Highlanders:
- Penalties – Lima Sapoaga (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – John Hardie (1)
- Conversions – Lima Sapoaga (1)
Teams:
Chiefs: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Tim Nanai-Williams, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10 Aaron Cruden (Captain), 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Nick Crosswell, 5 Matt Symons, 4 Michael Fitzgerald, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Mahonri Schwalger, 1 Pauliasi Manu
Replacements: 16 Rhys Marshall, 17 Jamie Mackintosh, 18 Josh Hohneck, 19 Tevita Koloamatangi, 20 Liam Squire, 21 Brad Webber, 22 Andrew Horrell, 23 James Lowe.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Richard Buckman, 13 Winston Stanley, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Malakai Fekitoa, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu (Captain), 7 John Hardie, 6 Gareth Evans, 5 Joe Wheeler, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Kane Hames
Replacements: 16 Brayden Mitchell, 17 Matias Diaz, 18 Craig Millar, 19 Josh Bekhuis, 20 Shane Christie, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Trent Renata, 23 Phil Burleigh.
Referee: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Garratt Williamson, (New Zealand) Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
More Ben, moenie worry nie, jou span gaan mooi hardloop vanaand………uit die tonnel tot op die veld
Let me go wash my eyes out quickly… left getting up a bit late this morning and overslept a bit.
Looking how well the highlanders are playing this year, really pleased Sharks play them at Kings Park.
Wat my beindruk van die NZ spelers, is dat hul nie net omval as hul geduik word nie. Bly op hul voete so lank as moontlik. Gister se een drie deur Blues vleuel ook, het selfs Makou se arms oop gehardloop.
61 @ nortierd:
that was funny…hehehe
highlanders will only remain competitive as long as Aaron smith plays, they’ll need 80 mins out of him every game, but I am not sure if the All Blacks will allow that.
He would even make the Stormers look threatening.
Things taking shape at SANZAR
JAMES MORTIMER 01.MAR.2014GETTY IMAGES
The new Super Rugby structure, which will be announced in the coming weeks, will mean less travel and less rugby for players, after New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Steve Tew gave his first public comments on the proposed model which was signed off by the NZ Rugby board.
Tew gave a detailed brief although exact details regarding the final tournament structure are still under wraps, as the Australian and South African Rugby Unions are still to finalise their own specific details.
Contrary to recent reports, the season will not be extended and will feature one less match.
The competition will potentially start a week later in March, while Tew said that alternatively there may be an extra week off in June, to allow All Blacks longer time in camp for the yearly Steinlager Series.
Tew reiterated the announcement last week that South Africa would have six Super Rugby teams, and that Argentina would be included in the competition.
After a SANZAR board meeting last week in Sydney, the finer details were announced to New Zealand Rugby’s board on Thursday, with the next major chapter being the presentation to the broadcasters.
“We presented the preferred model to the board yesterday,” Tew said.
“As of 30 June SANZAR is contractually obliged to present to Sky in New Zealand (and Fox and SuperSport in Australia and South Africa).
“They will have a contracted right to put a price on that before we go to the market.”
Tew said that New Zealand’s objectives had been largely met – with the above mentioned goal of seeing the season shrink ever so slightly achieved.
“I’m pleased to say we have largely achieved what we want from that conversation,” he said.
“In the end there is always some compromise, even within New Zealand balancing the wants amongst our own stakeholders is not straight forward.”
The inclusion of a sixth South African franchise has been balanced with the importance of the relationship with rugby in the Republic.
“New Zealand Rugby has decided on balance that South Africa is important to us in this competition,” he said.
“The money they bring to the table is important…if we took the cost of South Africa out and netted it against the income we would be seriously worse off.”
However it was the preparation that it provided for young rugby players that was vital.
“But equally important anyone we talk to in coaching and high performance believe that our young athletes need to play South African teams before they start playing test matches,” he said.
“So we think they are vitally important from a rugby perspective too.”
South Africa made their stance quite clear, as have other countries, which will alter how the competition is run.
“They say they want to be here but there are two prerequisites and they are non-negotiable,” Tew said.
“One is the sixth team; the other is that they won’t travel for five weeks.
“So you plug those into any modelling you do and there are some pretty tight constraints.”
Tew made it clear that the finer details of the agreed structure could not be made public, but did say that the ‘wants’ of New Zealand Rugby had been for the most part agreed on.
“We don’t want the season to be any longer and don’t want any more games than we are currently playing, and preferably we would get less,” Tew said.
“Interestingly enough Australia would like (Super Rugby) to be considerable longer, and South Africa would like it to be quite a bit shorter.”
Tew said as well as the big picture, ultimately it came down to ensuring that local Super Rugby teams had the best chance of winning the competition – the Chiefs, Crusaders and Blues have won a collective 12 trophies.
“We’re keen on a final structure that is fair and reasonable and gives New Zealand teams as great a chance as possibly to win the competition, and ideally make it possible for two New Zealand teams to contest that final,” Tew said.
“We believe the model we will announce shortly ticks all those boxes for us.”
“We’re happy with the compromises we’ve made and we’ve had initial discussions with our partners about how the money will be split.”
61: hehe, moet sê, hulle beindruk my ook met die opdraf. Wat daarna gebeur is weer ‘n ander storie.
When last did the Chiefs loose a game at home?
2nd Half ON!
Dinge is onderstebo hierdie jaar, wie weet, dalk is die finaal hierdie jaar tussen die Leeus en die Landers ?
69 @ MacroBull:Good morning, everybody.
“When last did the Chiefs lose a game at home?”
Gees, can’t remember, maybe when General Electric was still a Corporal?
What I do like about New Zealand rugby… not that I would want to like much of it… is their offloads in and after tackles and the ability to know WHEN to pass, the ball hardly goes dead.
Chiefs close now… 1m short
Try Liam Messam… Chiefs
@ BrumbiesBoy:
Nevermind the Reds beat them in April last year.
Try Chiefs. Only pleased because of my bru otherwise think for the Saffa teams it would be better if the Landers win.
Highlanders 16 / 14 Chiefs
Ek is bly die ref het daar geblaas, dis onregverdig dat die aanvallende span partykeer so van hul voete af duik.
79: Wens net hul wil dit konsekwent blaas en nie net partykeer nie.
Jinne, I picked the Chiefs by 15 on Bru… hahaha
73 @ grootblousmile:
Agree I feel exactly the same.
26 Minutes to go in the match.
Landers penalty on their own 22, offside
Lima Sapoaga for goal from a Landers penalty.
Highlanders 19 / 14 Chiefs
After the first few games of the Crusaders and Chiefs, one can’t help thinking that if ever there was a year the Sharks could and should capitalize and win this SR, then this year is it
86 @ nortierd:
Jeeez Norty, you have become quite a Tjarks fan lately… hehehe
86: hulle beste kans ooit, maar ons almal weet hulle gaan weer c….
Hulle weet dit ook, daarom het hul al reeds daardie groot C op hul truie aangebring.
Chiefs close….
Landers steal it…
Mils Muliaina is not what he used to be.. quite average now
Wasted opportunity by Chiefs there
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