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The Chiefs are hosting the Highlanders at FMG Stadium in Hamilton tonight in the latest round of Super Rugby Pacific. Follow all the action with a live blog ...

Join us from 7pm as the home side seek to continue their unbeaten run against the winless visitors.

The second round of Super Rugby Aupiki is done and dusted. Defending champions Chiefs Manawa are the only unbeaten team after slaying the Blues 50-31 at North ...

A quick pass and the ability to spot a gap make her a real handful for any opposition. Things were torrid at times in round one, but her energy and spark in round two helped spark the Matatū resurgence. Marino-Tauhinu has enjoyed being behind a rampant Chiefs pack and reinforced their authority further with good option-taking, mature leadership, and the occasional snipe, a key part of her game. Despite being yet to win a game, she has performed with polish and authority. The retirement of Kendra Cocksedge leaves a gaping hole for the Black Ferns to cover at halfback. Down 19-8 at halftime, the Hurricanes prevailed but only after holding Matatū up over the goal line in the final minute.

The ladder-leading Chiefs will play their first game at home this season on Friday night, and it's an absolutely doozy against New Zealand rivals the ...

The funny thing is I felt like we did get better in our attack and our D. [All Blacks](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/new-zealand/) halfback [Aaron Smith](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/aaron-smith/), who has been named to start in the halves alongside Mitch Hunt. The Rebels are coming off a tough loss to the Hurricanes in Super Round, while the Waratahs defeated the Fijian Drua. Playing in front of their home fans at FMG Stadium, the Chiefs will be eager to keep maintain their unbeaten start to the season against the Highlanders. [Billy Harmon](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/billy-harmon/), who has not been named to face the Chiefs, told reporters that the team wouldn’t get “too disheartened” following their disappointing start to the season. [Damian McKenzie](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/damian-mckenzie/) has been absolutely phenomenal since returning to New Zealand, and has played a starring role in their early season success alongside [Brad Weber](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/brad-weber/) and Shaun Stevenson.

Two tries from irrepressible fullback Shaun Stevenson propelled the Chiefs to their first home win of the season in front of 12,113 locals in Hamilton on Friday ...

Whether it was laying on the opening try for Etene Nanai-Seturo with a slick switch play, sparking breakouts from the backfield or showcasing his variety of kicking options, McKenzie was in everything. A yellow card to Frizell at the 50-minute mark proved costly for the Highlanders as the Chiefs swiftly pounced to break the game open with two tries. Mosese Dawai barged his way over and for extended periods of the second half, the southerners bashed away at the Chiefs line with desperate defence required to hold up Mitchell Hunt on one occasion. Damian McKenzie picked up where he left off by pulling the strings from first receiver for the Chiefs. In the end, though, they could not contain the Chiefs strike threats. Yet the Highlanders posed enough challenges, if not for long enough, to suggest Clayton McMillan’s men have chinks that can be exploited.

Fullback Shaun Stevenson scored a second-half double to sink the visitors.

The competition leaders bank another bonus point victory without having to extend themselves against the struggling southerners.

With English fullback Freddie Burns a mixed bag, they will badly miss Hunt if he is ruled unavailable. It was a relatively routine victory for the Chiefs, who lost lock Tupou Vaa’i to injury in the first half. The right wing, who had a clear run to the line, scored the first try of the second half when put into a gap by Rameka Poihipi.

Super Rugby's win predictor sat at 84% in favour of the Chiefs for this match but the Highlanders turned up and challenged the home team.

[Alex Nankivell](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/alex-nankivell/) – 8 Poihipi is blossoming in the midfield with so many attacking threats to combine with. [Rameka Poihipi](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/rameka-poihipi/) – 8 Picked up where he left off over the opening two rounds with some dynamic carries. [Damian McKenzie](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/damian-mckenzie/) – 8 Penalised for blocking early, giving the Highlanders their first opportunity at points. [Brad Weber](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/brad-weber/) – 8 Controlled that enthusiasm as the game wore on and had a very positive influence for the Chiefs. [Luke Jacobson](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/luke-jacobson/) – 8 [Brodie Retallick](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/brodie-retallick/) – 8 Also a solid game at set piece time. Penalties went both ways at scrum time but Ross looked to have the better of his opposite when the platforms were strong.

It was first against last in Super Rugby Pacific but the gap was mostly not that big. Yes, the Chiefs always looked a bit slicker, and a lot more likely to ...

The Chiefs continued to look exceedingly dangerous with the ball in hand, and went 8-0 up with a McKenzie penalty, but that would be it in terms of first-half scoring. The Chiefs backs sliced through the defensive line like a knife through butter of a certain consistency, and winger Etene Nanai-Seturo was the man to grab the opening try of the game. Shannon Frizell had been sent to the bin — to be fair to the All Blacks flanker, he had not done much wrong, but the Highlanders as a team had just given away too many penalties — when the Chiefs turned an 11-0 lead into a 21-0 lead in the blink of an eye.

The Chiefs have continued their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby Pacific season with victory over the Highlanders.

Super Rugby Pacific's leading try scorer Shaun Stevenson scored a second half double to help keep the Chiefs clear of the visitors. At home for the first time this season, the Chiefs were ahead 8-nil at halftime courtesy of a try to Etene Nanai-Seturo and the accuracy off the tee of Damian McKenzie. The Chiefs have continued their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby Pacific season with a 28-7 victory over the Highlanders in Hamilton.

Flyhalf Damian McKenzie sent another reminder of his ability to the All Blacks selectors as he guided the Chiefs to a 28-7 win over the Highlanders Friday ...

[Alex Nankivell](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/alex-nankivell/) broke down the left flank and McKenzie was there to take his inside pass. When he was stopped Cane and [Brad Weber](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/brad-weber/) carried the move on before [Samipeni Finau](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/samipeni-finau/) scored. The first 50 minutes were a real arm wrestle. We didn’t quite get enough points on the board for the possession we had.” [Sam Cane](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/sam-cane/) said. [Shaun Stevenson](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/shaun-stevenson/), his fourth and fifth of the season.

Damian McKenzie has steered the Chiefs to a 28-7 win over the Highlanders to make it three victories from as many Super Rugby Pacific games this season.

We didn't quite get enough points on the board for the possession we had." The first 50 minutes were a real arm wrestle. As the Chiefs attacked on the open-side in the sixth minute, McKenzie spotted a numerical advantage on a wide blindside, changed the direction of the attack and sent Etene Nanai-Seturo over for the first try. "We expected a real battle and that's exactly what we go. Lapses of discipline which gave up a series of penalties and led to a sin-binning played into the Chiefs' hands in the second half. The Dunedin-based Highlanders now are 0-3 for the season but this was their best performance after a 60-20 loss to the Auckland-based Blues and 52-15 loss to the Christchurch-based Crusaders.

It was first against last in Super Rugby Pacific, but the gap was mostly not that big. Yes, the Chiefs always looked a bit slicker, and a lot more likely to ...

They were far from disgraced against a team, to be blunt, loaded with more talent. They played, as the saying goes, with a ton of ticker last night. The Chiefs continued to look exceedingly dangerous with the ball-in-hand, and went 8-0 up with a McKenzie penalty, but that would be it in terms of first-half scoring.

Chiefs co-captain Sam Cane had no qualms with being shown a yellow card, as he was given his marching orders in Friday's 28-7 victory over the Highlanders.

Waikato Chiefs fullback Shaun Stevenson has been touted by his coach as a genuine All Blacks World Cup prospect after another starring display for the Super ...

Long may that continue." "You'd have to say he's doing a lot of good things that must be raising the eyebrows of Fozzie (Foster) and his crew," McMillan told journalists. Waikato Chiefs fullback Shaun Stevenson has been touted by his coach as a genuine All Blacks World Cup prospect after another starring display for the Super Rugby Pacific leaders.

An acrobatic player, he was the prototype for the big receivers who succeeded him. He caught a memorable touchdown in the Chiefs' upset win in Super Bowl ...

draft by the Chiefs and in the 15th round of the N.F.L. In 1981, he was upset that Marv Levy, the Chiefs head coach at the time, had not interviewed him for an assistant coaching job. In his rookie season, when he started four of the Chiefs’ 14 games, he caught 26 passes for 446 yards. for covering up the dangers of concussions. “All the jobs that were available, and I never got a call from anyone. He caught a total of 410 passes in his career for 7,306 yards, with 57 touchdowns. He was a star receiver at Prairie View A&M University in Texas and was drafted in the fourth round of the A.F.L. “I was the most frustrated and saddest man in the world,” Taylor told The Kansas City Star. Kansas City was leading, 16-7, late in the third quarter when When the Chiefs faced the Vikings in Super Bowl IV on Jan. 11, 1970, it was their second appearance in the championship game. [ Taylor caught 58 passes for 1,297 yards](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylOt00.htm), an average of 22.4 yards a catch.

Otis Taylor, the longtime Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL's dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a ...

Off the field, he was kind and dedicated to his community. "He was one of the most dynamic receivers of his era, and he helped revolutionize the position. He went on to have two 1,000-yard seasons during an era in which the passing game was still evolving, and he finished his career with 7,306 receiving yards and 57 touchdown catches.

Taylor averaged nearly 18 yards a catch in his 11-year career and has the most yards of any wide receiver in Chiefs history.

Deep restart from Matatu this time. The Chiefs run it up out of the red zone before spreading it wide to the left wing. Du Plessis with a strong tackle to drive ...

At FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton: Chiefs Manawa 46 (Georgia Daals 2, Mererangi Paul, Luka Connor, Kennedy Simon, Tynealle Fitzgerald, Grace Houpapa-Barrett ...

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The Chiefs Manawa will take top billing into next weekend's Super Rugby Aupiki semifinals after taking a 46-38 home victory over a determined Matatū in ...

Wing Cheyelle Robins-Reti opened the account after just two minutes, set up by a sweet Amy du Plessis offload. But a resolute Matatū, which had made around four times as many tackles as Manawa, steeled themselves and had the final say, even if the final margin was slightly flattering to them. In the final analysis, the Chiefs pack, and the front row, in particular, was the difference, along with some impact off the bench, notably from halfback Violet Hapi-Wise and hooker Grace Houpapa-Barrett, plus the spark of unheralded left-wing Georgia Daals, who scored a brace of tries.